You must bring the following to cross the border:
You must bring the following to cross the border:
If you need a visa to enter the Russian Federation, you can apply for one of the two following types of visas:
For all Forum participants
After submitting all the required documents, Forum participants can obtain a short-term, single-entry Russian visa for the period from 11 to 28 June 2025 at foreign consular offices of the Russian Federation on the day of their application.
If you need to apply for a visa, you need:
1. Generate an invitation for foreign arrivals
An invitation for foreign arrivals is not an invitation to the Forum, but a separate document from the Forum organizers
2. Submit an application at a consular office
To receive a visa for entry into Russia, individuals in possession of an invitation must apply at the relevant foreign consular office of the Russian Federation. Information about the location of Russian consular offices can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
We recommend that participants apply at their Russian consular office in good time, and at least 2 (two) weeks before their departure.
Can be issued to citizens of 64 foreign countries:
Austria, Barbados, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eswatini, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Korea, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Vatican, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
The unified electronic visa is a single-entry visa. The validity of the single electronic visa is 60 days from the date of issue.
The permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation on a single electronic visa is not more than 16 days from the day of entry within its validity period.
To apply for a unified e-visa, it is necessary to fill in an application on the purpose-made website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
The application may be submitted not earlier than 40 days and not later than 4 days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation.
The unified electronic visa is not free. Payment is made on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia via the Internet using bank cards of international payment systems (Visa, MasterCard, etc.). No refunds will be issued regardless of the result of the application.
Detailed information on obtaining an e-visa is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.