A Russian tourist visa application, passport with at least two clear pages, one passport-sized photo, confirmation and voucher of certification from your hotel or travel agency, and a cover letter must be submitted to your nearest consulate.
To apply for a business visa, your passport must have two visa pages available. You must also submit a passport-sized photo, your letter of invitation and a cover letter. If you are traveling to Russia for work or for study, you must also submit proof that you are HIV negative.
This is for people who are visiting relatives or friends in the Russian Federation. To get a visa, travelers should submit a visa application, passport with at least two clear pages, a passport-sized photo and official letter of invitation. Your friends or relatives in Russia can obtain this letter of invitation from the Russian Interior Ministry.
People who are traveling and have stopovers in Russia by plane must have a transit visa. Submit your passport with at least two clear pages, visa application, copies of the countries you are going to and from, copies of your airline tickets and a cover letter explaining your itinerary.
It may be easiest for tourists to go through a travel agency in order to get tourist visas. Visit the embassy for a list of visa travel agencies that are accredited and certified.
