Your Russian Visa should be registered upon arrival to the Russian Federation.

According to the Russian law, your Russian visa must be registered within 3 business days upon arrival. If you arrive on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday your visa must be registered on the first working day.

When you stay at a hotel, the registration is fully taken care of by the hotel reception. A nominal registration fee may be assessed.

If you stay at a private apartment, your visa is to be registered by your Russian host. Please have the host apply at the local police precinct (in Moscow) or FMS office (commonly known as OVIR) in other cities. He will need to fill out a notification form and enclose a copy of your passport (photo and visa pages) and migration card. Your host will also have to present his passport registered at the same apartment. In most places (Moscow included) the registration can also be completed through the local post office.

Please note that not registering your Russian visa may lead to serious problems: detention by police, fines on departure, prevention from boarding the plane, etc. We strongly advise you to register your Russian visa to avoid possible consequences.

Our address in Moscow:
29 Leninskiy pr., bldg. 8,
tel. (495) 956 4422,
fax (495) 956 2244.

Our partners address in St. Petersburg:
78 Nevsky pr.,
tel. (812) 400 2240,
tel/fax (812) 400 2250