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Ordinary business visa

RussiaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.

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  • Searched the business-visa page for a statement of which travellers need a visa or are exempt (nationality matrix, visa-free, e-visa); the page only describes issuing the visa, no requirement/exemption statement.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Business purposes: negotiations, conferences or meetings with business partners. The business visa is also issued to people travelling to Russia for medical treatment.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The visa may be single- or double-entry valid for 90 days, or multiple-entry valid for up to 1 year (unless Russia's international treaties provide otherwise). On a multiple-entry visa, time in Russia may not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Passport with at least 2 blank pages, valid for 6 more months after the visa expires; medical insurance covering the whole stay in Russia (for EU citizens minimum cover EUR 30.000); a direct invitation from the host organisation or an invitation processed through the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The official source does not state funds, accommodation or onward-travel evidence.

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  • Listed as consular application documents in Denmark; funds, accommodation and onward-travel evidence are not stated.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The application form is completed on visa.kdmid.ru, printed and attached to the documents, with the Russian Embassy in Denmark (not the visa centre) as the place of submission. The invitation can be arranged by the host Russian organisation through the MVD migration directorate or via the Gosuslugi portal. Non-Schengen nationals must show a right to reside in Denmark for more than 180 days. The official source does not state when a stay can be extended or changed.

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  • Extension or change of status in Russia is not stated in the source.
  • https://denmark.kdmid.ru/ru/consular-functions/voprosy-vydachi-viz/obyknovennaya-delovaya-viza/
    Заявление-анкета на визу. Заполняется на сайте visa.kdmid.ru , распечатывается и прикладывается к документам. Место подачи документов должно быть указано как Посольство России в Дании (не Визовый центр).
  • https://denmark.kdmid.ru/ru/consular-functions/voprosy-vydachi-viz/obyknovennaya-delovaya-viza/
    Приглашение на въезд иностранца с деловыми целями может быть оформлено принимающей российской организацией через управление по вопросам миграции МВД России, а также через портал «Госуслуги».
  • https://denmark.kdmid.ru/ru/consular-functions/voprosy-vydachi-viz/obyknovennaya-delovaya-viza/
    Если вы не являетесь гражданином государства, входящего в зону Шенгенского соглашения, вам необходимо предоставить документ, подтверждающий право на проживание в Дании на срок более 180 дней (вид на жительство, справку из миграционного органа и т.п.).

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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