Closure of Russian Consulates General in Europe and America

According to information from the Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the closure of a number of Russian consular offices abroad, the processing of invitations to enter the Russian Federation for the purpose of obtaining visas has been discontinued at the following offices abroad:

BELGIUM - Consulate General of Russia in Antwerp;
BULGARIA - Consulate General of Russia in Ruse;
LATVIA - Consulates General of Russia in Daugavpils and Liepāja;
LITHUANIA - Consulate General of Russia in Klaipėda;
USA - Consulates General of Russia in San Francisco and Seattle;
CZECH REPUBLIC - Consulates General of Russia in Brno and Karlovy Vary;
ESTONIA - Consulate General of Russia in Narva and the Chancellery of the Consular Section of the Russian Embassy in Tartu.

SWEDEN
As of September 1, 2023, the Russian Consulate General in Gothenburg will close.

FINLAND
As of July 1, 2023, the Chancellery of the Russian Embassy in Lappeenranta will close.
As of October 1, 2023, the Russian Consulate General in Turku will close.

© Source: Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs