Visa Regulations


VISA issued by a Russian Consulate is required for foreign citizens to enter Russia for a business or private visit. To obtain a visa please contact:

Russian consulates in Europe

Russian consulates in USA/Canada

Russian Consular Fees and Addresses (worldwide)

Russian visas

Obtaining Visa

Application Form


We need your passport data!

To obtain a visa, you will be asked by a consular officer to provide a letter of invitation from the host organization. In the case of this NATO workshop, the invitation letter will be sent from Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute in St.Petersburg. We need the following passport information about you and ALL persons who will accompany you in this trip. (this information will be included into the "official" invitation letter for the Consulate, which will be sent to you within ~ 2-3 weeks).

1. Citizenship:
2. Name:
First name:
Last Name:
3. Date of Birth:
4. Place of Birth:
5. Passport number:
6. issued:
7. expiration date:
8. Date of entrance (to Russia):
9. Date of departure (from Russia):
10. Current occupation:
11. Address and fax number the invitation letter can be sent to:
12. Cities in Russia you plan to visit:
Please e-mail this info to us (gusev@physics.rutgers.edu).

We recommend you to claim several extra days in #8 and #9 to have a longer visa validity "window". Note: that the passport information is required for all accompanying presons. Even if your family members/friends are not sure at the moment wheather they will accompany you or not, nevertheless, we recommend you to send us the passport information about them now (otherwise, delays with visa issurance may occur).