France: Russian visa requirements
France is on the current unified e-visa list. For a qualifying single-entry trip of no more than 30 days, the visa is digital and no invitation is required.
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What this means for your trip
For an ordinary France passport, tourism, business meetings, private visits and certain cultural, scientific or sporting trips may fit the unified e-visa. It is single-entry, valid for 120 days from issue and permits no more than 30 days in Russia. File on the official portal from 86 to 4 days before entry. An e-visa application does not require a hotel confirmation or invitation.
France: what to do next
With this France passport, apply for an eligible e-visa online—no local appointment and no invitation. The note below is only for a regular visa filed in France.
- Cities named
- Paris, Strasbourg, Marseille and Villefranche-sur-Mer
- For a regular tourist visa, the France mission publishes ten working days with no urgent option. Stays over 15 days need a detailed programme; travel by car needs vehicle papers and a colour photograph.
- The checklist specifies travel-insurance certificate details and a valid French residence permit for non-French applicants.
Official sources
This page uses the current MFA record for this passport and preserves the original Russian wording below.
The country record and the current e-visa list confirm eligibility, subject to the trip meeting all other requirements.
Original Russian wording
Визы по всем видам паспортов. Могут въезжать по электронной визе на срок до 30 дней. Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся по визам. Безвизовой режим для: членов экипажей морских судов; членов экипажей воздушных судов.
Questions for this passport
Do France passport holders need a visa for Russia?
France ordinary-passport holders can use the unified e-visa for a qualifying single-entry trip of no more than 30 days. A longer, repeated or excluded-purpose trip normally needs a regular visa.
Can France passport holders use Russia’s unified e-visa?
Yes. France is on the current unified e-visa list for an eligible purpose, one entry and a stay of no more than 30 days through an approved checkpoint.
Do France passport holders need a Russian visa invitation?
No invitation is required for a qualifying unified e-visa trip with a passport issued by France. If the trip needs a regular visa instead, its real category determines the supporting document.
How long can France passport holders stay with a Russian e-visa?
A unified e-visa issued to the holder of a France passport permits one entry and no more than 30 days in Russia within its 120-day validity. The application window is from 86 to 4 days before entry.