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26.06.2008.

On June 17, 2008 President of the Russian Federation signed Decree №977 «Regulations on the entry into and exit from the Russian Federation of former citizens of the USSR, presently stateless persons, residing in the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia» which came into force on the same day.
The Decree enables the above said nationals to travel to the Russian Federation without visas upon presentation to the Russian immigration authorities Latvian alien’s passports or Estonian foreigner's passports accordingly.
Underage children of these nationals may travel to the Russian Federation on the same documents or being written in their attendants’ passports (in this case presentation of children birth certificates is required additionally).

 

 

 

 

 

12.06.2008 the Consulate will be closed due to the national holiday.

 

22.01.2008. "From Russia" art exhibition

On January, 22 the exhibition "From Russia: French and Russian Master Paintings, 1870-1925" was inaugurated at the Royal Academy, London. The landmark exhibition features masterpieces by great Russian and French painters from Russia's four most important fine arts museums and explores links between the artists of the two countries who influenced the development of the European art.

The exhibition will open for public on January, 26 and will be on display until April, 18.

More information can be found at the Royal Academy website

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01.06.2007. Visa fees for EU citizens to change (except UK, Ireland, Denmark)

Today Russia-EU Visa facilitation agreement comes into force. According to its provisions, visa processing fees are changed, from 01.06.2007 on, for the citizens of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany, Finland, France, Czech, Republic, Sweden, Estonia.

The fees introduced are:

  • For all types of visa (including multiple entry) for standard processing time — £25.00
  • For all types of visa (including multiple entry) for urgent processing — £50.00

Holders of diplomatic passports of the mentioned countries will not need a visa to enter Russia for 90 days. However these provisions are not valid for the countries which did not sign the Agreement: the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, as well as Iceland and Norway which are not EU member states and did not sign the Agreement with Russia.

Further information will be available from our website.


 

16.05.2007.

On May, 29 a concert of Russian Kolpakov trio will take place at Barbican Centre. More information and tickets are available through Barbican Centre website.



 

15.01.2007. Important notice — VISA FEES TO CHANGE

This is to announce that starting from the 12th of February, 2007 the visa processing charges are as follows:

For business, tourist, transit and private visas for citizens of all countries:

  1. Single entry visas:
    • 7 days visa processing and more — £45.00;
    • same day visa processing — £95.00;
  2. Double entry visas:
    • 7 days visa processing and more — £55.00;
    • same day visa processing — £105.00;
  3. Multiple entry visas
    • 7 days visa processing and more — £110.00;
    • same day visa processing — £160.00;

Time of collection: between 16:00 and 17:00.