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2017-05-15 May holidays and summer vacations may affect processing at FMS Dear Partners,

Kindly be advised that due to the recent May holidays and the forthcoming summer vacations the Federal Migration Service may occasionally delay processing of the urgent visa requests for FMS invitations.

The recent technical issues around the world are unlikely to make the situation better.

We assume that it is the urgent single and double business FMS visa support that may be affected. Single/double FMS visa support with regular processing periods, and multiple FMS visa support are expected to be processed according to the deadlines as usual.

Whenever possible, we urge you to opt for special tourism visa support, invitations on the letterhead of the Russian organisations, or that of the Russian Chamber of Commerce, and telexes. Otherwise kindly plan ahead in order to account for prolonged processing periods.

In case you have a client that needs to travel soon and it is only FMS invitation that is appropriate for his purpose of visit, please contact us at service@visarf.com to discuss the ... read more
2017-04-26 May 2-3 and May 9 are official holidays in Russia.
The Federal Migration Service will be closed on May 2, 3 and May 9, 2016.
No applications for watermarked paper invitations will be submitted and no ready invitations will be issued and handed out during the official holidays.
We expect that the FMS might be overloaded on May 5 and May 6 and some invitations might be delayed until the end of holidays. Whenever possible we recommend you submit applications for faster processing so that the invitations are issued before holidays.
  • All requests received on April 29 will be submitted to the FMS on May 5.
  • All requests received after May 4 will be submitted to the FMS on May 11.
Please calculate the processing terms accordingly and contact us should you have any questions. We are always happy to assist!
Business visa support on official stationary
Visa support on official stationary will be processed same day on May 2, 3 and May 8, 9 by our staff on duty.
Tourist visa support
Our instant service works 24/7 and will not be affected by the official holidays. You are ... read more
2017-02-15 February 23 is an official holiday in Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Migration Service will be closed.
No applications for watermarked paper invitations and telexes will be submitted and no ready invitations will be issued and handed out during the official holidays.

All requests received on February 22, 2017 will be submitted for processing to the Russian authorities on Monday, February 27, 2017.

Please calculate the processing terms accordingly and contact us should you have any questions. We are always happy to assist!
Business visa support on official stationary
Visa support on official stationary will be processed same day on February 23-24, 2017 by our staff on duty.
Tourist visa support
Our instant service works 24/7 and will not be affected by the official holidays. You are welcome to request vouchers online as usual.
Our team will stay on duty on February 23-24, 2017 to assist you with complex requests and customized tourist invitations.
2016-12-15 January 1-9, 2017 are official holidays in Russia Dear Partners,

January 1-9, 2017 are official holidays in Russia.

The Federal Migration Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed.

All requests for Russian business watermarked invitations and telexes received after December 28, 2016 will be lodged on January 9, 2017.

IMPORTANT: Due to the duration of the official holidays Russian Visa Pro anticipates certain difficulties and delays with processing at the Federal Migration Service. Whenever possible please consider faster processing terms or alternative visa supports.

The requests for tourist vouchers, Russian business letters from authorized companies will be processed same day as usual by our team on duty, 4, 5, 6 January, from 10 am to 6 pm Moscow time.

The due dates on our corporate interface are calculated accordingly, so please consult these for more information.

Should you require further assistance please don't hesitate to contact us. We are always happy to assist!

Kind regards,
Visa Service Department
2016-12-11 FMS does not work on December 15, 2016 Dear Partners,

Please be advised that due to technical reasons the Federal Migration Service does not accept the documents for processing on Thursday, December 15, 2016.

All business visa support requests submitted on December 14 will be submitted for processing on Friday, December 16.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Kind regards,

Visa Department