How Nigerans Can Get a Visa to Russia

By Loretta O. Adamu

18 July 2016

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The Russian Federation is a sovereign state in northern Eurasia. Russia covers a large portion of the world's inhabited land area with 17,075,200 square kilometres, and has a population of over 146.6 million people.
Russia has eleven time zones, with a wide range of environments and landforms.
Nigeria and Russia have had numerous alliances spanning decades in various sectors.
This post will describe how Nigerians can get a visa to Russia.

Types of Russian Visa You Can Apply For

  1. Business visa
  2. Tourist visa
  3. Private visa
  4. Student visa
  5. Humanitarian visa
  6. Working visa
  7. Transit visa
  8. Official visa
  9. Diplomatic visa
  10. Refugee visa
  11. Temporary Resident visa

Where To Go

Russian Embassy in Nigeria

Address: Plot 1119, Constitution avenue, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria

Consular Section:

Phone: +234 812 139 37 21 (from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm)
Website: 
rusconsulabuja@mid.ru
Office hours:09:00 am - 01:00 pm — processing of inquiries
The Consular section is open on Monday - Friday

Requirements

These are the requirements for a Business visa to the Russian Federation;

  1. International passport valid for at least 6 months and photocopy of its data page;

  2. Duly completed Visa Application Form with the applicant’s photo (size 30×40 mm);

  3. Policy of medical insurance;

  4. HIV (AIDS) Test Certificate;

  5. Consular fee payment receipt;

  6. An original invitation to enter the territory of the Russian Federation issued by the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (telex number required);

  7. A letter from the Russian receiving organization/Embassy of Nigeria in Russia/Russian citizen which confirms the invitation for a foreign citizen to travel to the Russian Federation;

  8. Certificate of Incorporation, legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria (Business and Working visas);

  9. Certificate of Birth/Adoption/Marriage/Name Change (Affidavit), legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria;

  10. Police Character Certificate (for the citizens of Nigeria only);

  11. Police Deportation Certificate (for the citizens of Nigeria only);

  12. NDLEA Clearance (for the citizens of Nigeria only);
    Nigerian Residence Permit (except for the citizens of Nigeria);

  13. Bank account statement for the period of last 6 months.

For the requirements for other and all types of Russian visas, you can check the embassy website.

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