How to Get Your Russia Business Visa

Single-entry and double-entry business visas can be good for up to 90 days.

More than one entry A business visa can last for one or five years, based on the request received and

(Please remember that a Multiple Entry Business visa does NOT allow you to live in the country.) You can only use it to go back to Russia for work, not to stay there.

The Russian Migration Law says that a foreigner with a one-year multiple-entry visa can only be in Russia for 90 days in every 180-day period.

All business visas need these papers:

1. Invitation Note:

a) An official invite from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the Russian Federal Migration Service, or one of their regional offices, or the six-digit reference number for your visa support info (MFA telex number), which has to be sent straight to the Consulate. Korean businesspeople will only need the following items to enter Russia: an official invitation from a company, person, or organization in Russia; a travel itinerary; the dates of their stay; and their name. The invitation must have the agency's official seal and legal address, the signature of an authorized official, and the registration number, date, and signature of an authorized official. The following people can be hosts: a legal person or company, an enterprise, an organization, an office or their branch, a state or local authority of Russia, or an organizing committee of a trade or industrial exhibition, conference, or symposium held in the territory of that respective Party.

A straight written offer to someone in the Republic of Korea must have:

a) for the person who was invited:

- the invited person's name, date of birth, sex, and country; the identity document's number and type; the trip's dates and purpose; the number of entries; and the names and dates of birth of any minors traveling with the invited person.

b) for the person who is inviting:

- full name, date of birth, and fixed home (registration),

c) for the individual, business, or group that is doing the inviting:

— complete location and name, as well as

— if the request comes from a group, the name and last name and job title of the person who signs the request;

— if the person or company doing the inviting or its office or branch is located in the Republic of Korea, it must include that person's or company's Korean business registration number, which is required by Korean law.

— the tax ID number of the person or company doing the invitation or its office or branch located in Russia.

Do not turn in copies of business visa invites; only the original will do.

2. The actual passport. Passports that have pages labeled "visas" that are not filled will be accepted. If not, the passport and papers will be sent back. The passport has to be good for at least six months after the visa expires.

During the entire visa handling time, the applicant's passport will be with the Consulate.

3. The standard visa application form, with a black-and-white or color passport-sized picture glued or taped to the form (Russian Visa Photo Specifications).

Every person who wants a visa needs to fill out the form online and print it out at home, at work, or at the Consulate General with the other needed papers.

There can't be any empty spots left. Type "N/A" if a question doesn't apply. Write "None" if none is the answer. Please make sure that the dates of your entry and exit on the application form match the dates in your letter. The form needs to have the person's real name on it and needs to be easy to read. Keep in mind that all of the numbers on your entry form need to be in European style (day, month, year). Please clearly state your phone number (home, office). Forms that are not fully filled out, that don't have a signature, that have changes, that are filled out in a way that makes the writing impossible to read, or that do NOT come from THIS SPECIAL OFFICIAL WEB SITE will be sent back to the people who filled them out.

4. Russian visas are not issued to Russian citizens, including those with expired Russian passports, according to current Russian legislation.

5. If you do not have a Korean passport: You can only apply for a Russian visa if you have an Alien Registration Card, Sojourn Status, or long-term non-immigration legal status in the ROK that is good for at least three months from when you apply for the visa. The Russian Federation has a mutual understanding visa policy with some countries around the world, and people of those countries should not need to register as aliens for more than three months. If you want to know whether your country is on this list, please ask the Consulate.