Official visa center of Russia in Norway

Office Working hours in June and July

Office be closed in the period i 15.06.26 - 12.07.26 due to summer vacation

Documents can as usual be sent by post and will be received, but there will be no visa processing during this period.

Dear applicants,

Due to applicable sanctions restrictions as of 27 March 2026, the visa center hereby informs that services related to tourist visas, as well as any form of assistance, consultation, facilitation, or processing of applications in this category, are no longer provided.

This restriction has been introduced to ensure full compliance with applicable legislation of the European Union, as well as other relevant international regulatory frameworks, including sanctions regimes.

The visa center operates exclusively within permitted visa categories in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements. These categories include, in particular, family/visitor visas, work visas, and humanitarian visas, as well as other visa categories not subject to sanctions restrictions.

Applications related to tourist visas will not be processed.

Visa Center Administration

The office will be closed from 25 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 due to the winter holidays.

Documents may be sent by mail as usual and will be received; however, visa processing will not be carried out during this period.

Office be closed in the period i 02.08.25-31.08.25 due to summer vacation

Documents can as usual be sent by post and will be received, but there will be no visa processing during this period.

Visa center will be closed from December 23 to January 8 due to winter vacation

Documents can as usual be sent by post and will be received, but there will be no visa processing during this period.

From December 1, 2024, at Moscow airports (Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky) and at the Mashtakovo border checkpoint (Orenburg region), all foreign citizens must be photographed and fingerprinted upon entering Russia.

These rules except:

• citizens of Belarus;
• diplomatic staff and their family members;
• staff of international organizations and their family members.

Office be closed in the period i 29.07.24-30.08.24 due to summer vacation

Documents can as usual be sent by post and will be received, but there will be no visa processing during this period.

On 25 December 2023, Federal Law No.646-FZ came into force suspending certain provisions of international agreements of the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union, Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland.

From December, 25, 2023 reduced visa fees for citizens of the above-mentioned states are cancelled. For current visa fees please visit our website.

Office be closed in the period 25.12.23-07.01.24 due to winter vacation.

Documents can as usual be sent by post and will be received, but there will be no visa processing during this period.

From August 1, 2023, the Russian Embassy in Iceland will stop issuing Russian visas. Citizens and residents of Iceland can apply for a Russian visa through the Russian Visa Center in Kirkenes.

To apply for a Russian visa, we recommend sending the documents to the visa center by mail. First, read the information about the documents required for visa processing, the cost of services and the postal address in the Postal Services section of our website.