Two documents form the entire foundation of this process, regardless of which travel category actually applies. The Russia eVisa Requirements stay consistent across every type: a colour scan of the passport bio page, showing all four corners along with a clearly readable machine-readable zone, paired with a recent photograph set against a plain, light background.

On the passport side, validity needs to stretch at least six months beyond the submission date, not the intended travel date, and the date of birth must appear clearly printed for the application to move forward. Enough blank space reserved for border stamps rounds out what the passport itself needs to satisfy.

Nothing beyond those two items gets requested during the online application, no invitation letter, no hotel booking confirmation, regardless of destination or purpose. Families travelling together should keep one detail in mind though: every person, children included, needs their own separate application on file, even when listed within a parent's passport.