Yemen → Russia: Short-stay tourist

Fill out the visa questionnaire electronically at visa.kdmid.ru, the Consular Department's own form tool for ordinary visas (a separate, no-login site from the e-visa portal). A handwritten or printed form is accepted only if you don't have a way to fill it out electronically.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Two photos, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, color or black-and-white, face forward with a clear view of your face, no dark glasses and no headwear, except headwear worn for religious or national reasons, as long as your face is clearly visible and it matches your passport photo.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

An ordinary foreign passport that doesn't raise doubts about its authenticity or that it belongs to you: no unauthorized markings, alterations, or torn/loose pages, and at least 2 blank pages for visas. It should generally stay valid for at least 6 months past your visa's expiry date (narrow exceptions exist for emergency medical or bereavement travel).

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

A visa fee is charged on a reciprocal basis. The source doesn't publish one fixed amount, it directs applicants to the fee schedule on the website of the specific Russian consulate they're applying to. The fee is not refunded if your application is refused.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Apply in person (or through a legal representative) at the Russian consulate for your place of residence. An ordinary tourist visa is single- or double-entry for up to 3 months, or multiple-entry for up to 6 months. Regardless of how many entries your visa allows, your total stay in Russia can't exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

If your nationality is on the Russian Government's approved list, you can instead apply online for a single-entry unified e-visa through a personal account at evisa.kdmid.ru, no invitation letter or accommodation confirmation needed. It's valid 120 days from issue, permits a stay of up to 30 days from entry, can only be used at specific border crossing points, costs a non-refundable fee, and only enters through eligible entry points for tourism, business, and several other listed purposes. Apply 4 to 86 days before you travel; processing takes up to 4 days.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (unified e-visa portal)

A confirmation of receiving you as a tourist, issued by a tour operator listed on Russia's unified federal register of tour operators. Nationals of countries named in Russian Government Order No. 372-r (16 February 2023) can submit a hotel/accommodation booking confirmation from the unified registry of classified hotels instead, everyone else needs the tour-operator confirmation specifically.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

A medical insurance policy valid across Russia for your entire stay, covering medical care including medical transport and emergency evacuation, from an insurer licensed to sell this cover (Russian or foreign, if the foreign insurer has an agreement with a licensed Russian insurer or service company).

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Every foreign national completes a migration card on arrival, regardless of age or visa status, typically handed out on your flight, train, or bus, or available in the arrival hall before passport control. Keep the arrival slot's stub; you'll need it again when you leave.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

If you apply for the unified e-visa, each child needs their own application and their own e-visa, including children entered in a parent's passport. Children under 6 on the date the application is submitted pay no consular fee.

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (unified e-visa portal)

Only if you're applying for the multiple-entry tourist visa valid up to 6 months: a certificate confirming you don't have HIV, in the form set out by Russian Government Decree No. 1158 (25 November 1995). Not required for the standard single/double-entry tourist visa (up to 3 months).

Source: Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia