Photos for visa application forms must be taken no later than 6 months before applying to the consular department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. The corresponding announcement was published in the Telegram channel of the Russian diplomatic mission.

“We remind that when filling out visa applications, applicants must paste in it a color or black and white photograph 3,5 x 4,5 cm, taken no later than 6 months before applying to the consular department”, says the message.

At the same time, the consular department reserves the right not to accept questionnaires with photographs taken before this deadline or of poor quality.