French-Russian team, based in Moscow

From Russian visa to residency,
with you on the ground.

Tourist visa, the Shared Values TRP (the 3-year residence permit) or a full relocation: a French-Russian team walks you through every step, in English, all the way to Moscow. Not a PDF, not a forum. A real person, on site, with you.

How the visa works for US citizens
Visas & invitations Shared Values TRP Housing & settling in

Based in Moscow.

We go with you to the migration center in person, not from a distance.

Everything in English.

Every exchange, every document, every appointment.

An established agency.

Born out of a visa agency active in Moscow for years.

Fees published.

Payment in stages. You never pay everything up front.

What nobody tells you

The hard part is not getting the visa.

Plenty of people get the visa on their own. What sinks projects is what comes after: migration registration, generally to be filed within 7 business days, the medical exam, fingerprints at Sakharovo, a TRP file to assemble in Russian, the practical move, the military service question. And nobody on the ground who speaks your language.

How we solve that

The paperwork

Apostilled background check, translations, forms, appointments, supporting documents. The difficulty is not any single piece, it is the exact sequence of steps.

The language

A form in Cyrillic, a counter clerk who speaks only Russian, an administration that gives nothing away. Alone, every step becomes a wall.

After you land

Housing, registration at your real address (which gets checked), the SIM card, the SNILS number and the local formalities. The real black hole, where most people end up on their own.

The army question

The Decree 702 TRP requires no military contract. Decree 821 frames separate, temporary procedures, not a classic TRP route, and must be assessed case by case.

Why us

A team fluent in English, French and Russian.
With you, on the ground.

Our strength is the ground: a team living in Russia, staff in Europe, and concrete knowledge of the visa, residency and relocation procedures. You move forward with one contact who speaks your language and knows the journey from A to Z.

  1. 1

    On site, in person

    At the clinic for the medical exam, at the Sakharovo center for fingerprints and filing, then at the permit pickup. You never go alone.

  2. 2

    English, Russian and French

    We are fluent in all three. Forms, exchanges and appointments stay understandable to you at every step.

  3. 3

    Russia and Europe

    Our team is based in Russia, with staff in France preparing documents, organizing the steps and keeping the link while you are still at home.

  4. 4

    Every step covered

    Visa, registration, medical exam, fingerprints, TRP file, filing, follow-up and pickup: we support you across the whole journey.

What you get with us

Clear, human, in-person support, between your home country and Russia.

In-person support at every appointment
Team on the ground in Moscow
Staff and contacts in Europe
Fluent English, Russian and French
Knowledge of the process from A to Z
Published fees and staged payment
Our services

One point of contact, from the tourist visa to settling in.

We cover the whole chain. Our specialty, the one that built our reputation, is the Russian visa and the Shared Values TRP residence permit, supported from end to end.

The simple one, to discover Russia

Visas & invitations

quoted per case · e-visa service 95 €

US citizens are not eligible for the e-visa: we handle the consular route, invitation included, quoted per case. The 95 € price covers the e-visa service for eligible nationalities.

  • · 3-year multiple-entry tourist visa for Americans
  • · Business visa and invitation
  • · Full check before filing
How it works for US citizens
A residence permit, to settle or come back often

Shared Values TRP, 3-year residency

from 1,990 € (about $2,300)

The Decree 702 temporary residence permit, with no quota and no language exam. The official average processing period is 4 months after the file is received, preparation not included.

  • · Eligibility, apostilled background check, entry visa
  • · Medical exam, fingerprints, filing at Sakharovo
  • · File tracking and permit pickup
The 7-step method
The friction point, solved

Housing & registration

custom

Finding a home, and above all getting migration registration at your real address, on time. The step everyone dreads, done properly.

  • · Apartment search in Moscow
  • · Compliant registration at your address
  • · Renewals and compliance
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Life on the ground

Full relocation

custom

Russian SIM card, SNILS, Gosuslugi accounts, notarized translations and administrative bearings. Everything that makes arrival readable, without improvising alone.

  • · SIM, SNILS, government accounts
  • · Translations and certifications
  • · Practical bearings after arrival
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The Shared Values TRP method

Step by step. You always know where you stand.

You do not need to know these steps. Knowing them is our job. Yours: telling us where your project stands.

Honest timelines. The official memo announces an average processing period of 4 months after the file is received. Preparation at home and the pre-filing steps add to that.

Check my eligibility
  1. At home

    Eligibility, file and entry visa

    We check your situation, prepare the criminal record (under 3 months old, apostilled and translated; for US citizens, the FBI Identity History Summary), and obtain the private "shared values" visa at the consulate.

    Visa valid ≈ 3 months
  2. Arrival in Russia

    Migration registration

    Right after arrival, we get you registered at your address, within the legal deadline. A miss here costs a fine and blocks everything after.

    General rule: 7 business days
  3. On site

    Medical examination

    Appointment booking and accompaniment to the authorized clinic, with the tests and certificate the file requires.

  4. Sakharovo center

    Biometric fingerprints

    We go with you to the migration center for fingerprinting and the applicant card.

  5. Sakharovo center

    Filing the TRP application

    The complete file is submitted with you. The state fee is paid at this stage, shown separately from our fees.

  6. Processing

    File tracking

    We regularly check progress in the Interior Ministry database and keep you informed.

    Official average: 4 months
  7. Delivery

    Your permit in hand

    We go with you to collect the TRP. You hold your 3-year residence permit.

    TRP valid 3 years
Fees

Published prices. No mystery quotes.

In this market, almost everyone hides pricing behind "book a call". We publish ours. It is the simplest sign that we have nothing to hide.

Visa support

e-visa service (eligible nationalities)95 € / file

The 95 € price covers the e-visa service only. US citizens are not e-visa eligible: consular visa support and invitations are quoted per case, before any commitment.

  • Consular visa support for US citizens
  • Scope confirmed before we start
  • Official and third-party fees separate
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Shared Values TRP, turnkey

Signature

from1,990 € ≈ $2,300

Our signature offer. All 7 steps supported in person. Preparation comes on top of an official average processing period of 4 months after the file is received.

  • Entry visa and file preparation
  • In-person support at every appointment
  • MVD tracking and permit pickup
  • A dedicated English-speaking contact
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Full relocation

customOn quote

The TRP, plus housing, registration and the essential local formalities. For anyone settling in for good.

  • The whole TRP package
  • Housing, registration, SIM, SNILS
  • Post-arrival support
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Official fees shown separately. State fees, medical exam, translations: never mixed into our fees.

Payment in stages. You never pay everything up front. Payment follows progress.

Free first call. If your project is not realistic, we tell you frankly, before any payment.

On-the-ground experience

A process we know from A to Z.

Members of our team have lived in Russia for more than 10 years. We know the procedures, the local practices and the legal framework your file moves through.

10 years in Russia

Our team lives on the ground, tracks how procedures evolve and knows the administrations you will be dealing with.

English or French

We support you in your language, English or French, with a physical presence at the important appointments.

The full journey

From the first visa to the residence permit, we know every step and stay with you across the whole journey.

Frequently asked questions

We answer, even when the answer is not good for business.

Legality, the army, timelines, presence on the ground: the hard questions first. If yours is missing, ask it, answer within 48 hours.

Ask my question
They are the same thing under three names. The unofficial "ideological visa" label came from the press. The correct term is the temporary residence permit (TRP) opened by Decree 702, known as the Shared Values route. It is a 3-year residence permit, with no quota and no language exam. We use the sober, exact terms.
The TRP obtained through the Shared Values route (Decree 702) requires no military contract. Decree 821 of November 5, 2025 concerns separate, temporary procedures for permanent residency and citizenship for certain categories. It should not be presented as the classic TRP route. We verify the procedure and your profile before any step.
No. The unified e-visa is open to a government-approved list of countries, and the United States is not on it as of August 2026. US citizens apply for a consular visa based on an invitation, generally issued as a 3-year multiple-entry visa under the bilateral agreement. That is exactly the route we handle.
The residence permit rests on a mechanism provided by Russian law, and the application goes through official channels (consulate, migration center). Your file is prepared with legal support. We stay on strictly administrative ground, with no political dimension. US citizens should also read their own government's travel guidance as part of their planning.
No, and that is exactly why we exist. Every exchange, every document, every appointment happens in English. On the ground, someone speaks your language and knows the Russian administration from the inside. You never fill in a Cyrillic form alone.
The official memo indicates an average processing period of 4 months from receipt of the application. Add the upstream preparation, the visa or legal stay, the arrival and the pre-filing steps. No calendar can be guaranteed.
Our fees are published (see the Fees section). On top come the official costs: state fees, medical exam, notarized translations, which we list separately and which are not our margin. Payment happens in stages, never everything up front.
Doing it alone is possible. Doing it right, first time, from the United States, without speaking Russian, while managing every administration and every deadline, is another job. A refused file means months lost and a trip for nothing. Our role is to get it done right, once.
Yes. The TRP is a temporary 3-year permit, not a permanent commitment. Many of our clients keep a way back (an address, ties at home). We can talk about it from the first call and build a reversible project.
A free first call, no strings attached, to review your situation. You can book a call, write on WhatsApp or Telegram, phone +7 925 715 47 05, or email contact@visarusse.com. If your project is realistic, we lay out the steps and the fees. If not, we tell you frankly. You decide from there.
The guides

Understand before you commit.

Clear, current guides to Russian procedures, written by a team that actually performs them, on the ground, every week.

Free first call, no strings attached

Let's see if your project holds up.

A first call, free and without commitment, to review your situation. We tell you what is possible, what is not, and what it costs. Honestly, even when the answer is no.

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