Travel purpose
🔑 An application must be made 40 to 4 days before the intended entry date here: https://evisa.kdmid.ru/
e-Visa available for up to 30 days
Apply for eVisa online
No embassy visit required — apply from anywhere
30 days
5–20 working days
~14 days
at VFS
₹5,500 + VFS fee (~₹7,500)
30 days. An application must be made 40 to 4 days before the intended entry date here: https://evisa.kdmid.ru/
- •Valid passport (at least 6 months validity; 2 blank pages)
- •2 recent passport-size photographs (35×45 mm, white background)
- •Completed Russia visa application form
- •Tourist voucher / hotel confirmation from Russian registered accommodation
- •Tourist support from an accredited Russian travel agency
- •Return / onward flight booking
- •Travel insurance (minimum coverage USD 30,000)
Last verified: 28 Apr 2026 · Source
All travel purposes
Transit
e-Visa available for up to 30 days
Apply for eVisa online
No embassy visit required — apply from anywhere
5–20 working days
Transit requirements vary; check if an airside transit visa (ATV) is needed.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 22 Apr 2026 · Source
Transit
Transit data not available
Verify current transit requirements with your airline or the destination airport authority before travel.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 23 Apr 2026 · Source
Business
e-Visa available for up to 30 days
Apply for eVisa online
No embassy visit required — apply from anywhere
30 days
5–20 working days
~14 days
at VFS
₹5,500 + VFS fee (~₹7,500)
30 days. An application must be made 40 to 4 days before the intended entry date here: https://evisa.kdmid.ru/
- •Valid passport (minimum 6 months validity)
- •2 recent passport-size photographs
- •Invitation letter from Russian company (approved by Ministry of Internal Affairs)
- •Letter from Indian employer authorising business travel
- •Business registration documents
- •Travel insurance
Last verified: 28 Apr 2026 · Source
Transit
No airside transit visa required
Indian passport holders can enter Russia for leisure, so airside transit is also permitted without a separate visa. If you need to leave the international zone (e.g. overnight layover, baggage recheck), the same leisure-entry rules apply.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 28 Apr 2026 · Source