Dear Applicants

Duo to Covid-19, the Government of the Russian Federation temporary introduced restrictions on the entry of foreign citizens.

The Russian General Consulate in Sydney and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canberra temporary stops accepting all visa application for exception of:

• Business visas for air crew, truck drivers, international road and traffic personal, crew of river and sea vessels, diplomatic staff;
• Private visas for the purpose of medical treatments in Russian medical institutions;
• Private visas family members (husband, wife, children under 18) of Russian Citizens;
• Private visas for careers to care for sick relatives;
• Private visa for travelling to the Russian Federation in connection with death of close relatives.

Please direct your query via email - australia@interlinkservice.ru, sydney@interlinkservice.ru

Interlink Service Sydney office temporary business hours:

Monday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
Wednesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
Friday: 9.00am - 2.00pm

Postal applications:

PO Box 482
Pyrmont, NSW 2009.

Interlink Service Canberra office is now closed until further notice. Please direct your query by email: australia@interlinkservice.ru

Postal applications:

PO Box 482
Pyrmont, NSW 2009.

The restrictions on Russian Visa applications are now lifted for the holders of UK, Turkey and Tanzania passports.

Important information!

Attention all travellers who obtained visa for entering Russian Federation after 15^th March 2020.

As soon as all restrictions regarding visiting Russia are lifted and the full reopening of Russian borders, foreign citizens who previously obtained Russian visas but was unable to use due to Covid-19, will have the opportunity to apply for new replacement visas without paying the additional consular fees. New replacement visa can be obtained while observing all of the following conditions:

• an unused single-entry or double-entry visa is attached in the applicant's passport, the validity of visas begins not earlier than 15^th March 2020.
• the applicant has submitted documents for obtaining a visa for the same or lower period of validity;
• the validity of the previously issued visa expires withing 6 months after the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation from March 16, 2020 No. 635-r is declared invalid.