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Russian visa route for Madagascar passport holders

An ordinary Madagascar passport is not listed under a general visa exemption or the current e-visa list. A regular visa is therefore the normal route; its supporting document follows the real purpose.

01 / PassportMadagascar · MG
02 / Default routeRegular visa
03 / Published staydepends on visa category
04 / InvitationSupport depends on category

What the central source establishes

The short answer, without the sales pitch

For an ordinary Madagascar passport, the working assumption is a regular Russian visa. Tourism normally uses confirmation from a registered tour operator. For citizens covered by Government list 372-r, a qualifying booking confirmation from classified accommodation can be an alternative. Business, private, work and study travel use different invitation channels. The responsible mission or visa centre decides its local checklist and receives the application.

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Entry route and application checklist are different questions.

This separation prevents the most common country-page error: copying one embassy checklist and presenting it as a worldwide rule.

QuestionDepends onBest sourceCovered here
Do I need a visa, e-visa or neither?Citizenship, passport type, purpose, dates and entriesCentral Russian MFA entry table and e-visa instructionsYes — the federal route is classified
What exactly must I submit?Country of lawful residence and the post accepting the fileThat embassy, consulate or authorised visa centreNo universal claim — verify the responsible post

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What changes when the trip changes?

01 / Visa-free route

Short qualifying visit

Madagascar ordinary passports have no general visa-free entry in the current central record. A voucher cannot create an exemption.

02 / Unified e-visa

Up to 30 days, one entry

Madagascar is absent from the current specialist e-visa list. Do not treat the digital route as available unless the official portal changes.

03 / Regular visa

Regular tourist or business visa

For Madagascar, the regular category is the working route. Tourism normally needs registered operator support; business, private, work and study use different evidence.

04

Longer, repeated or different trip

Entry count, duration and purpose decide whether tourist support, a business invitation, a private invitation or another host process is appropriate.

05

Work and study are not tourism

Madagascar: Paid work and study normally begin with the Russian employer or educational institution. Re-labelling the trip to fit a simpler product creates an inconsistent application.

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Tourist invitation prices for Madagascar

For Madagascar, the price is capped at an exact matching public-market tariff rounded down to the whole euro; an already lower price is kept. Where that benchmark does not sell the same country, duration and entries, the Global Voyage database or the existing country review rate remains in place.

Validity and entriesPriceTariff status
Single entry · up to 30 days€45 per travellerMarket-capped price · review before payment
Double entry · up to 30 days€45 per travellerMarket-capped price · review before payment
Single entry · up to 90 days€56 per travellerMarket-capped price · review before payment
Double entry · up to 90 days€59 per travellerMarket-capped price · review before payment
Multiple entry · up to 180 days€69 per travellerMarket-capped price · review before payment

Federal source

What must be checked with the application post

Madagascar: Passport nationality alone cannot answer these items. Before submission, identify the mission or visa centre with jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of lawful residence and confirm:

  1. 01

    Madagascar · whether that post accepts the application and what proves lawful residence;

  2. 02

    For a tourist application by a Madagascar citizen, confirm whether the post accepts registered-operator voucher and confirmation or an applicable 372-r accommodation route.

  3. 03

    its current passport-validity, blank-page, photo and application-form rules;

  4. 04

    which category-specific support it accepts, including whether the 372-r hotel route applies;

  5. 05

    insurance wording, fee, payment method, appointment and processing options;

  6. 06

    rules for minors, non-citizen residents and group applications.

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Evidence behind this route

The central MFA table contains 196 mapped foreign-passport records. This page uses the record for this passport, not a continent-wide assumption.

What the central source establishes

The ordinary passport is not included in a general exemption and is not on the current unified e-visa list.

Table date
July 2026
Snapshot retrieved
3 September 2026
Passport
Мадагаскар · MG
Original Russian wording

Визы по всем видам паспортов. Сотрудники, аккредитованные в Госпротоколе МИД России, находятся по визам.

Questions for this passport

Questions for this passport

Do Madagascar passport holders need a visa for Russia?

Madagascar ordinary-passport holders normally need a regular Russian visa because this passport is not covered by a general exemption or the current e-visa list.

Can Madagascar passport holders use Russia’s unified e-visa?

No current specialised e-visa record was found for Madagascar. A traveller should use the published visa-free rule if one applies, or determine the correct regular visa category.

Do Madagascar passport holders need a Russian visa invitation?

A Madagascar passport holder using a regular visa may need category-specific support. Tourism normally uses registered tour-operator confirmation, while business, private, work and study routes use different channels; the accepting post confirms the format.

Where should Madagascar passport holders submit a regular Russian visa application?

The Madagascar passport determines the federal route, but the accepting embassy, consulate or visa centre depends on the applicant’s lawful residence. That post must confirm jurisdiction, residence proof and the current document list.