Russian Embassy for New Zealand - Address / Phone Number

Russian Embassy in New Zealand

Address: 57 Messines Road, Karori, Wellington 6012
City: Wellington (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +12 hours)
Tel.: (04) 476 6113
Fax: (04) 476 3843
Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.00 - 18.00, Friday 9.00 - 14.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30 - 13.00

The Russian Embassy in Wellington is the formal communication link between the Russian and the New Zealand governments. The Ambassador heads the Embassy and is the official representative to New Zealand of the Russian Government. The Embassy fulfills the role of a Russian public authority when it comes to consular and migration-related matters, which include issuance of passports and different kinds of certificates, visas for students, residence and work permits as well as assistance to Russians in emergency situations.

The Consular Section of the Embassy offers a wide variety of visas:

• Business Visas
• Guest (Sponsored) Visas
• Tourist Visas
• Transit Visas
• Student Visas
• Work Visas
• Highly Skilled Migrants, etc.

Business visa is issued to foreigners who wish to enter Russia temporarily for business purposes, as representatives of foreign governments, members of official delegations, temporary workers, cultural or sports exchange visitors, religious workers.

Guest visa is required for visitors invited by relatives or friends. Transit visa permits to travel through the Russian territory without stay. It is valid for 3 days only. 

Visa can be denied if the Consulate has serious reasons to believe that the applicant's visit to the Russian Federation is not desirable, and the disclosure of the reason for the denial can be withheld.

NOTE: The Embassy accepts cash, bank cheques and post money order as a method of payment.

The applicant is welcome to submit the application in person at the Consular Section during its business hours or send it by post to the abovementioned address.

Please note that in the interests of the clients the Embassy is particularly suspicious towards any intermediary services - while applications lodged by well-established travel and passport & visas agencies are still acceptable those by individual mediators will be declined. The applicant must be physically present in New Zealand to be able to apply for a visa at the Russian Embassy in Wellington.