Two documents. That’s genuinely all it takes. Sorting through the Russia eVisa Requirements beforehand cleared up a surprising amount of confusion around what actually needs uploading. No invitation letter, no hotel confirmation, nothing beyond a passport scan and a photograph, and that holds true across every eVisa category on offer.
The passport scan needs full visibility of all four corners along with a readable machine-readable zone at the bottom, submitted in colour rather than black and white. The photograph pairs with it: a plain light background, a neutral expression, and no reused image lifted from the passport page itself.
On the passport side, six months of validity from the submission date is non-negotiable, along with a visible date of birth and enough blank space left for border stamps. Families traveling together should note that each person, children included, needs a fully separate application filed under their own name.
