The processing time is the number of working days
that it will take us to obtain your visa once we
have received your documents and lodged your
application with the Russian consulate. We will
lodge your application the next consular working day
after we receive it, provided all the documents are
in order and you are able to visit the Russian Visa
Application Centre to give your biometric data
(fingerprints) – please click
here for more information. Visa applications
received by our office after 15.30 on weekdays or at
any time on Saturdays or non-working days will not
start to be processed by our staff until the
following working day.
The visa due dates indicated on the order form
account for UK and Russian public holidays however
please note that the Russian consulate may
experience delays when issuing the visas usually
shortly after their holiday period is over. For that
reason, the visa due dates are only provisional and
by no means definitive. In any event, we do not
recommend booking your flight or make other travel
arrangements until you have got your passport and
visa with you.
Please note: if you are travelling to the North
Caucasus area (including but not restricted to
Vladikavkaz, Magas, Machatschkala, Pyatigorsk) it
will take the consulate 21 working days to process
your visa, including those requested as “Next
Day” services.
Depending upon your chosen method of delivery, we
will either dispatch your passport to you on the day
the visa is ready or hold it in our office for
collection. For Royal Mail Special Delivery, this
means that you will have your passport and visa the
next business day.”