Business or humanitarian visa
Documents for a visa should be submitted to the Consular Section of the Russian Embassy in person.
We would like to inform you that visa applications will be accepted only after making an appointment. To book an appointment, please follow the link.
A citizen of Norway or the European Union can visit the Russian Federation for business or commercial purposes or to attend a conference, an exhibition, to participate in official exchange programmes organized by twin cities using a simplified procedure. The following documents should be submitted to the consular section:
- A completed visa application, a national passport, one passport size photo, paid travel insurance (see points 1-4 of the General Information);
- One of the documents specified below in accordance with the aim of your trip to Russia.
For members of official delegations who, following an official invitation shall participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in Russia by intergovernmental organizations:
- a letter issued by a competent authority of Norway or another member state of the EU, or by a European institution confirming that the applicant is a member of its delegation traveling to the Russian Federation (original or well-printed colored copy) to participate in the aforementioned events, accompanied by a copy of the official invitation from the Russian federal or local authority, intergovernmental institution.
A visa can be one-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry (if a person is participating in official meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the Russian Federation by intergovernmental organizations on a regular basis).
For business people and representatives of business organizations:
- a written request from a hosting legal entity or company, organization, or an office or their branches, state and local authorities of the Russian Federation or organizing committees of trade and industrial exhibitions, conferences and symposia held on the territory of the Russian Federation. The document can be submitted to the Consular section in original or well-printed colored copy and should contain the following information:
- for the host organization – full title, legal address of the organization in the Russian Federation, tax registration number;
- for the guest - name, surname, date of birth, gender, citizenship, passport number, purpose and period of the trip, number of entries.
Please note that an invitation must be signed by an authorized person and sealed with the official seal of the organization.
The Embassy reserves the right to check all the information in the invitation. A business visa can be one-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry (invitations for multiple-entry visas can only be accepted in original).
For drivers conducting international cargo and passenger transportation services between the territories of the Russian Federation and Norway in vehicles registered in the Russian Federation or in Norway or in one of the EU member states:
- A written request from the national association (union) of carriers of Norway (in original only) providing for international road transportation, stating the purpose, duration and frequency of the trips and containing the following information:
- for the organization – full title, legal address of the organization in Norway, organization number;
- for the driver - name, surname, date of birth, gender, citizenship, passport number, purpose and a period of the trip, number of entries.
Please note that an invitation must be signed by an authorized person and sealed with the official seal of the organization.
For journalists (excluding free-lancers) who are going to Russia to cover specific events, to get an interview in accordance with the employer’s task, etc. but not to work in Russia as an accredited journalist:
- a certificate or other document issued by a Norwegian professional organization proving that the person is a qualified journalist (in original only);
- a written request from the applicant’s employer stating that the purpose of the journey, specified in the document, is to carry out journalistic work (in original only) and containing the following information:
- for the organization – full title, legal address of the organization in Norway, organization number;
- for the journalist - name, surname, date of birth, gender, citizenship, passport number, purpose and a period of the trip, number of entries.
Please note that an invitation must be signed by an authorized person and sealed with the official seal of the organization.
A visa can be one-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry (in this case the request from the employer should confirm that the applicant's field of work is connected to Russia).
For persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities, including university and other exchange programmes:
- a written request from the host organization to participate in those activities, specified in the request (in original or well-printed colored copy) and containing the following information:
- for the host organization – full title, legal address of the organization in the Russian Federation, tax registration number;
- for the guest person - name, surname, date of birth, gender, citizenship, passport number, purpose and a period of the trip, number of entries.
Please note that an invitation must be signed by an authorized person and sealed with the official seal of the organization.
A visa can be one-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry.
For pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake trips for the purposes of study or educational training, including in the framework of exchange programmes as well as other school related activities:
- a document which proves that a person is a pupil, a student or a teacher. It can be a student card issued by a University or an international student card or a letter from the person’s educational institution, a written request or a certificate of enrollment (in original or well-printed colored copy) from the host university, academy, institute, college or school or certificates of the courses to be attended containing the following information:
- for the host organization – full title, legal address of the organization in the Russian Federation, tax registration number;
- for the guest person - name, surname, date of birth, gender, citizenship, passport number, purpose and a period of the trip, number of entries.
Please note that an invitation must be signed by an authorized person and sealed with the official seal of the organization.
Please note that the above-mentioned only applies to a person who is going to Russia for a short-term study, to attend courses or for a probation period. To apply for a visa to study in Russia for more than 3 months please, see visa for study.
A visa can be only one-entry.
For participants in international sports events and persons accompanying them in a professional capacity (not for supporters or fans):
- a written request (in original or well-printed colored copy) from the host organization: competent authorities, national sport Federation of the Russian Federation or National Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation containing the following information:
- for the host organization – full title, legal address of the organization in the Russian Federation, tax registration number;
- for the guest person - name, surname, date of birth, gender, citizenship, passport number, purpose and a period of the trip, number of entries.
Please note that an invitation must be signed by an authorized person and sealed with the official seal of the organization.
A visa can be one-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry.
For participants in official exchange programmes organized by twin cities:
- a written request (in original or well-printed colored copy) from the Head of Administration/Mayor of a Norwegian city confirming that the applicant is a member of its delegation traveling to the twin city in Russian Federation, accompanied by a copy of the official invitation from the Head of Administration/Mayor of a Russian twin city.
