General information
Documents for a visa should be submitted to the Consular Section personally.
The Russian Embassy accepts visa applications only after beforehand reservation.
To make an appointment, please follow the link.
The system of beforehand reservation is available 24 hours a day, is simple and easy to use. Everyone who makes an appointment through the system gets a personal code which guaranties booked time.
Only one person with one set of documents can make an appointment for exact date and period of time. An appointment is personal and can not be transferred to another person. It is not possible to make an appointment on the day of application.
The following categories of foreign citizens can apply for visa without a reservation:
Staff members of the Norwegian MFA and other authorities if they got a verbal note from MFA (applications must be submitted by a person who applies for visa or by an official courier service of the authority);
The owners of diplomatic or service passports of the diplomatic missions and consular sections of missions accredited in Norway (applications must be submitted by a person who applies for visa or by an official courier service of a mission);
Guests of staff members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in Russia;
Other foreign citizens in case of an urgent need for travel to Russia due to death or serious illness of a close relative.
To use the new system in a most effective manner we advise to get prepared before visiting the Consular Section and carefully read the requirements for the visa application documents which can be found on the web-site. In case of lack of some of the required documents or inaccuracies in them the Consular Section can decline your application and you will have to make a new reservation and visit Consular Section once again.
Your comments and observations on work of the reservation system can be sent to the e-mail of the Consular Section rusconsoslo@mid.ru.
ATTENTION! Visa application forms filled in by hand are not accepted from October 1, 2013.
The Embassy has established electronic visa applications system as of September 30, 2013. A visa application form placed on the website http://visa.kdmid.ru should be filled and printed out before applying for visa.
Please note that visa processing starts only after you have submitted all the required documents (in one set) to the Consular section. We do not accept any documents sent to the Consular section by fax, e-mail or post.
The following documents should be submitted in order to obtain a visa regardless of its category:
- A fully completed visa application form. An application form should be signed and dated by the Applicant personally. Please note that you are to answer all the questions in the visa application form in Russian, Norwegian or English in block letters. Incomplete application forms will not be accepted. No corrections in the application forms are allowed. You can be asked to submit any necessary documents to substantiate the information given in the application form.
- A valid national passport (original only with at least two blank pages). It must be valid at less six months after the visa expiry date.
Please note that any substantial damage of any page of the Applicant’s passport (especially of the page with a photograph) will result in the rejection of a visa application.
- One recent passport-sized photograph (35 x 45mm) of the Applicant, stapled lower left-corner of an application form.The photograph must be:
- of true likeness and not older than 6 months;
- showing full face;
- taken without headgear, head coverings and hats;
- taken against a plain, evenly lit light background.
Photographs that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.
- Travel insurance valid in Russia containing Applicant’s name and the period of validity.
Please note that the insurance has to cover the whole planned trip to Russia. For multiple-entry visas the validity period of the insurance should cover at least 90 days of staying in Russia during the period of first 180 days of the validity of the visa.
One-entry and double-entry visas can’t exceed 90 days of staying in Russia. A person can apply for one-entry visas frequently, one after another, but the total period of staying in Russia can’t exceed 90 days during the period of 180 days.
Please note that visa cannot be issued in less than 24 hours before your departure.
A multiple-entry visa can be issued for the maximum period of 5 years. Please note that a person can apply for a multiple-entry visa with the term of validity of up to 1 year, provided that during the previous year he has obtained at least one visa, has made use of it in accordance with the laws on entry and stay in Russia and that there are reasons for requesting a multiple-entry visa; a person can apply for a multiple-entry visa with the term of validity of a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 5 years, provided that during the previous two years he has made use of the one year multiple-entry visa in accordance with the laws on entry and stay in Russia and that the reasons for requesting a multiple-entry visa are still valid.
Be informed that with a multiple-entry visa you can stay in Russia for no more than 90 days during each period of 180 days. Therefore the validity period of your insurance policy should cover at least 90 days of staying in Russia. The information about the validity period of your insurance policy should be specified in the letter from your insurance company.
Please, do not pay the visa fee until the consular officer checks all the necessary documents.
Be informed that the consular officer determines the period of processing your visa application. The period of processing can be prolonged up to 30 working days without a notification. The Consular section reserves the right to invite applicants for an interview and ask questions about personal, financial, business or corporate-related issues, as well as about their Russian contacts, partners and relatives.
