IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT REGISTERING RUSSIAN VISAS
According to Russian immigration law, you must register your visa within 3 days upon arrival. This can be done at your hotel free of charge or for a nominal fee.
If you’re NOT staying at a hotel, in Moscow you need to register your visa at Go To Russia Moscow office: 24/6 Bolshoy Sergievskiy (Б. Сергиевский пер. 24/6), Metro station: Sukharevskaya. Phone: (495) 739-5681, (495) 225-5012, Fax: (495) 624-7637. Monday – Friday 10:00am – 7:00pm. Tourist visas are registered in 24 hours, and the cost is $45 per visa; please call our local office about registering a business visa, as it may take longer and cost more.
If St. Petersburg is the first city on your itinerary, you are not staying at a hotel and plan to be there for at least three days, you can register at Status Travel: Kondratievski Prospect 21-1, Office 401-402, St Petersburg (Metro Stop "Finlyandski Vokzal"), Tel.: 7-921-9411520 (Alexander, English), 7-901-9738362 (Yana, Russian), Office Hours: 11:00am – 6:00pm.
We also have our own stand at the Sheremetevo2 International Airport in Moscow. It is located in the Arrivals Lobby, Sector B, on the right side. Our stand has a sign "TFT" and "Go To Russia" on it. We are open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM and on Sunday from 12:00 to 11:00 PM Moscow time.
We encourage all travelers who obtained their visas with our visa support to visit our stand for simplified visa registration. Our agents will process visa registrations, arrange for airport transfers, assist with accommodations in apartments and hotels, book railroad and airline tickets, assist with any tours and answer any questions.
Tourist visas are registered in 24 hours, and the cost is $35 per visa; please call our local office about registering a business visa, as it may take longer and cost more.
If you plan to travel to another city in Russia and do not have hotel reservations there, our US office can provide you with a letter addressed to a local OVIR department requesting assistance with your registration. You will need to provide us with visa details after it has been issued to obtain such letter.
If you have a multiple entry business visa and plan to stay at a hotel, the hotel will register you for the length of your stay on its premises. If you wish to register such visa for up to 3 to 6 months at a time, we recommend contacting our Moscow office. You should know that registration stamp goes on your ‘migration card’ which is taken away by immigration officials every time you leave Russia. Therefore, we do not advise registering for longer period than your actual stay in Russia. You would have to register multiple visa every time you arrive into Russia.
A visa is only good for the period it is issued for and cannot be extended while in Russia. In case of an emergency, if you cannot leave by the visa expiration date, please call our Moscow office as soon as possible. Please make sure to fill out Migration Card which will be given to you by customs officials as you cross the Russian border, and carry it with you at all times. Visa registration stamp will be placed on this card.