Second Summit
Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum

Visa

Visa support

A valid passport and a visa are required to enter the Russian Federation.

Visitors holding an invitation to the Economic Forum Russia–Africa are eligible to apply for a short-term visa for the period from 16 October to 4 November 2019 through a simplified procedure in Russian consulates abroad.

Members of official delegations and the accompanying persons are provided for single diplomatic (for diplomatic passports) and official (for business and ordinary passports) visas; representatives of businesspersons and the accompanying persons – single entry business visas.

The host organization is the Economic Forum Russia–Africa Organizing Committee.

We recommend Forum participants to apply for a visa in advance.

To apply for an entry visa to the Russian Federation, the invited person must contact the appropriate consular office of the Russian Federation abroad (information on locations of the Russian Federation’s consular offices can be found here).

When visiting the consular office to apply for an entry visa you must bring the following documents:

It is not recommended to apply for an entry visa through intermediaries.

In a number of countries, visa applications are submitted only through visa application centres. These centres charge applicants a service fee for accepting and verifying their visa application documents.

In most countries, documents are submitted directly at the consular section by pre-booked appointment. For more detailed information, please visit the website of a consulate in the country where you are applying for the entry visa, which can be found here.

In the case of visa application centres, the service fee and visa application fee are paid right there.

“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI