Visas are extremely important while travelling. A visa is a special document issued by a certain country giving a person a permission to enter the country during a specified period of time and for certain purposes. As a rule, visas can be seen  inside of a passport, and sometimes they are given as separate pieces of paper.

Europe is big and popular among tourists, so European travel visas can be of great interest, but if you are travelling to more than one European country, you must think about  Schengen Visa.

Nowadays, Russia becomes more and more popular country and it’s opened to world tourism. Really and why not? Russia has  over 141 million inhabitants, diplomatic relations with 178 countries and approximately 140 embassies all around the world.  Its cities are full of fabulous architecture, churches and other places of interest. That’s why it’s useful to know more about Visas for Russia.

• Russian visas must be given in advance to travel, you don’t need Schengen visas to travel in Russia;
• a Russian Visa must be registered during 72 hours after arrival (in hotel, through business or immigration offices or a travel agency );
• to apply for a visa the following documents are necessary (a valid passport with not less than 2 clear visa pages, a completed application (1 page), a tourist confirmation and a voucher from a Russian travel agency/hotel and a cover letter with: full name, dates of travelling, means of transportation, travel rout);
• a visa can’t last more than 1 month.

Good luck and amazing travelling experience!