The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed on May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and May 9, 10, 11, 12 2019.
No applications for telexes will be submitted on these days and no telexes will be sent out to the Russian consulates abroad.
- All requests received on April 30 will be submitted to the MFA on May 6.
- All requests received on May 8 will be submitted to the MFA on May 13.
Please note that since all processing periods are calculated in working days and not calendar days, they will be seriously affected by these bank holidays.
The Federal Migration Service will be closed on May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and May 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 2019. The only working days during this period are May 6 and May 7.
No applications for watermarked paper invitations will be submitted and no ready invitations will be issued and handed out during the official holidays.
This regards business FMS invitations with regular and expedited processing, and aircrew, technical support, drivers and humanitarian visa support by FMS.
We expect that the FMS might be overloaded on May 6 and May 7 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 30 will be submitted to the FMS on May 6.
- All requests received on May 7 will be submitted to the FMS on May 13.
Please calculate the processing terms accordingly and contact us should you have any questions. We are always happy to help!
Business visa support on official stationary
Visa support on official stationary will be processed same day on May 1, 2, 3 and May 9, 10 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 May 1, 2, 3 and May 9,10 to assist you with complex requests and customized tourist invitations.