For the application for a temporary residence visa one must submit: 

1. General Administration for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russian Federation (GUVM MVD) regional Office decision;
   
   
2. Passport with no less than 2 empty pages for visas, valid for 1.5 years from the visa validity start date;
   
   
3. Visa application form filled in on the website visa.kdmid.ru, printed and signed personally by the applicant;
   
   The Russian Visa center can complete a visa application on your behalf.
   
   
4. Colour photography 3.5 x 4.5 cm with a light background with a clear frontal view of the full face without tinted glasses or a headwear (except for the persons who in accordance with their nationality or religious beliefs are depicted with a headwear on their passport photography). At the Russian visa center in Rome or Milan you may ask for the additional service “Express Photo”;
   
   
5. A certificate of a negative HIV test of a foreign citizen issued no more than 3 months ago in case of applying for a visa authorizing a stay longer than 3 months;
   
   
6. Power of Attorney (in case of submitting documents/collecting passport with ready visa by a third party).

Please note! Consulate institution reserves a right to request additional documents for visa processing, invite for an interview or extend the duration of a visa processing.

The consular and service fee may be paid in a Visa Office.

Filling in the application form

In a Russia Visa Office you can use a service of having the application form filled in. A fee for the service is added to the service fee and is 15 Eur. One may request this service during the submission of the documents for the visa processing.