What you need to enter Russia with a Bhutanese passport

The border crossings that accept the electronic visa: different entry rules

The unified electronic visa is valid for entering and leaving Russia only through the border crossing points on the list approved by the Russian government, and that list is not the same across the country: the crossings for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, those for the Far East and the one for Kaliningrad are published separately. Turning up with an e-visa at a crossing that is not on the list does not get you in, so check your point of arrival on the consular portal before buying a ticket.

Source: evisa.kdmid.ru, Departamento Consular del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia (comprobado 18/09/2026)

Authorisation system

Unified e-Visa (evisa.kdmid.ru)

Single-entry electronic visa, managed directly by the Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, available only to nationalities eligible under the official list (not every passport we track is eligible). It allows a stay of up to 30 days from the date of entry within the visa's validity period; both the entry and exit days count as full days. The application must be submitted no less than 4 days and no more than 40 days before the intended entry date.

Apply on the official site →

Visa, e-Visa, or electronic authorisation? What's the difference →

Fee

The official evisa.kdmid.ru portal confirms the application has a cost and that the (non-refundable) payment is made by card within the form itself, but doesn't publish the exact figure on its public information pages. Secondary sources consistently cite a USD 40 consular fee (around USD 52 with payment-gateway surcharges), but that figure couldn't be verified against the official text, so it's left unconfirmed. Children under 6 are exempt from the fee.

Processing time

Up to 4 calendar days from the submission of the application, per the official portal (the period includes weekends and public holidays).

Required documents

• Machine-readable valid passport, with at least 6 months of validity from the application date.
• Digital photo of the passport data page, in JPEG format.
• Digital photo of the applicant's face, in JPEG format, with a neutral background and specific framing (the face must take up 70-80% of the frame).
• Travel medical insurance policy valid across Russian territory for the entire stay (except for nationalities exempt on a reciprocity basis, not listed on the official page consulted).

Health insurance

Mandatory for this destination.

When travel insurance is mandatory →

Transit rules

Maximum stay of 30 days from the date of entry, within the validity period of the unified e-Visa. The e-Visa is single-entry: it does not allow leaving and re-entering Russia on the same visa.