RUSSIAN VISA CENTER

We recommend you to apply for a Russian visa at the Russian visa application center in Guangzhou. Its address:

Russia Visa Application Centre

地址：广州市天河区天河北路183~187号大都会广场36楼3607单元

Helpline: +86 20-38688090

Web-site: www.russiavisa.cn

Business hours: 09.00 to 15.00 (Monday to Friday)

Documents submission time: 09.00 – 15.00 (Monday - Friday, except holidays as declared by the Consulate)

The Russian Visa Center has been established to improve the quality of service to citizens of PRC, citizens of other states and stateless persons wishing to obtain a visa to enter the Russian Federation, as well as to provide maximum comfort and to simplify the procedure of applying and obtaining a visa.

Visa centers are officially responsible for receiving, editing and transferring visas of private persons, organizations and companies (including tour operators) to diplomatic and consular representations of the Russian Federation, as well as for issuing visas and collecting consular fees. Employees of visa centers may advise applicants on filling in the visa application form, collecting the documents required for obtaining a Russian visa and on questions regarding the procedure, the terms for issuing a visa, etc.  The final decision on issuing a visa or refusing to issue a visa is the exclusive right of Russian diplomatic and consular representations.

Foreign citizens have the right to apply for a visa directly at the diplomatic or consular representations of the Russian Federation in case they are applying for a visa for themselves or for their close relatives by making a prior appointment. Furthermore, the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Shanghai processes applications for the Russian visa directly, without the services of the Visa Center, from the Foreign Ministry of PRC, including employees of diplomatic and consular representations in Russia, as well as from members of official delegations wishing to visit Russia at the invitation of Russian authorities. All companies and institutions including tour operators and agencies, wishing to send in documents for issuing a visa for their employees and clients (regardless of the purpose of travelling to Russia) should contact only the Visa Center.

For its services the Visa Center will charge a fixed service fee which entirely goes into its disposal. Service charge is not to be mixed up with the consular fee payable to the Russian diplomatic mission or consular office. The amount of the visa fee is established in accordance with Consular Tariff. Upon applying for a Russian visa through the Russian Visa Center, consular fee and service fee must be paid in full prior to it being submitted to the Russian Consulate for review.

If you have any complaints about the work of the Visa Center (low level of service, long queues, incorrect behavior of the personnel, etc.) or any suggestions about the improvement of its work, you can send them to the address of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Guangzhou:

26A, Development Centre, No.3 Linjiang Dadao, Zhujiang Xincheng, 510623, PRC by post or by e-mail: guangzhou@mid.ru  All your requests will be carefully studied and answered in a detailed way.