Transit visa to Russia
A transit visa to Russia is granted when a passenger needs to travel through Russia, where their final destination is outside of Russia.
The transit visa can be issued for a single or double entry. It allows staying in Russia for a maximum period of 3 days if travelling by air or 10 days if travelling by land.
Double-entry visa is granted only if you are leaving Russia for the neighbouring (bordering) country.
- If you have a connecting flight at the same terminal within 24 hours (e.g. Singapore – Moscow – Houston by SQ) and are staying in the transit zone, no visa is required. This transit visa waiver is not applied to passengers travelling to the Republic of Belarus or the Republic of Kazakhstan.
COVID-19 Update
From December 22, 2020, foreign nationals are prohibited from entering Russia and land border checkpoints are closed to passenger transport. This policy does not apply to persons arriving by air from Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Maldives, Serbia, Seychelles, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, or the United Arab Emirates. Further exemptions exist for lawful residents, diplomats, airplane crew members, or those travelling for urgent business or medical reasons. Persons seeking to enter Russia must present documentation issued in either English or Russian showing a negative result for COVID-19 issued no more than 72 hours prior to departure using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Persons travelling to Russia for purposes of employment must undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival. At the moment, it is possible to apply for a business visa with a business invitation from the MFA of Russia for crew members, technical maintenance personnel and highly skilled specialists. Apply for a business visa to Russia.