Statistics on issued visas to Russia in the 2012

Statistics on issued visas to Russia — is official information from the MFA about migration flows to Russia.

According to the report of the Ministry of foreign Affairs in the 2012 our country was visited by many foreigners with different purposes.

Statistics on issued visas in the 2012

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I’ve made convenient presentation for easy viewing of statistics on issued visas to Russia.

I divided information into statistics by country and statistics by visa type and each group sorted by a quantity of issued visas.

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Information about which visa type was issued most often in a certain country

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Abkhazia

Total 184
Transit 165
Study 18
Private 1
Diplomatic 0
Service 0
Business 0
Tourist 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
Humanitarian 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Australia

Total 21006
Tourist 17824
Business 1263
Private 820
Humanitarian 582
Service 245
Work 104
Transit 60
Study 48
Diplomatic 26
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Austria

Total 37632
Tourist 20383
Business 11373
Humanitarian 3157
Private 1035
Study 753
Work 223
Service 175
Transit 107
Diplomatic 25
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Azerbaijan

Total 335
Business 118
Tourist 88
Humanitarian 59
Private 28
Diplomatic 15
Work 9
Transit 9
Service 3
Study 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Albania

Total 525
Tourist 201
Humanitarian 109
Business 99
Private 53
Study 27
Service 8
Work 6
Diplomatic 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Algeria

Total 2357
Tourist 734
Service 581
Business 362
Study 316
Private 177
Humanitarian 124
Diplomatic 21
Work 6
Transit 6
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Angola

Total 769
Study 405
Tourist 98
Transit 71
Business 66
Private 23
Humanitarian 14
Diplomatic 9
Service 8
Work 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Argentina

Total 253
Tourist 134
Business 82
Work 14
Study 9
Humanitarian 9
Private 5
Diplomatic 0
Service 0
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Armenia

Total 337
Tourist 143
Private 71
Business 48
Transit 24
Humanitarian 20
Service 11
Diplomatic 5
Work 5
Study 1
Temporary resident 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Afghanistan

Total 3341
Private 1698
Business 425
Service 397
Study 306
Work 231
Humanitarian 89
Diplomatic 53
Transit 41
Tourist 39
Temporary resident 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Bangladesh

Total 766
Business 296
Tourist 216
Humanitarian 66
Service 53
Study 43
Private 42
Diplomatic 28
Work 11
Transit 9
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Bahrain

Total 524
Tourist 168
Business 143
Humanitarian 106
Private 36
Diplomatic 20
Service 15
Work 6
Study 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Belarus

Total 1197
Transit 523
Business 307
Tourist 128
Private 76
Humanitarian 70
Diplomatic 25
Service 19
Work 15
Study 12
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Belgium

Total 25437
Tourist 16074
Business 6002
Humanitarian 1514
Private 828
Service 436
Study 163
Work 103
Transit 87
Diplomatic 14
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Benin

Total 77
Study 33
Private 16
Humanitarian 11
Business 8
Service 4
Tourist 2
Transit 2
Diplomatic 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Bulgaria

Total 17402
Tourist 6399
Business 6279
Humanitarian 2459
Private 1232
Study 283
Work 282
Transit 141
Service 75
Diplomatic 25
Temporary resident 9
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Bolivia

Total 147
Tourist 57
Private 25
Study 21
Business 18
Humanitarian 14
Work 9
Service 2
Diplomatic 0
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Total 3180
Work 1563
Business 1161
Tourist 233
Humanitarian 99
Temporary resident 38
Study 26
Service 23
Private 21
Diplomatic 3
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0

Botswana

Total 160
Study 95
Business 19
Tourist 18
Humanitarian 15
Service 10
Transit 3
Diplomatic 0
Private 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Brasil

Total 636
Tourist 229
Study 169
Work 88
Business 84
Humanitarian 45
Private 8
Diplomatic 5
Service 3
Transit 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Brunei

Total 238
Service 155
Tourist 21
Humanitarian 20
Diplomatic 14
Business 11
Work 7
Private 3
Transit 1
Group tourist 0
Study 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Burundi

Total 67
Study 27
Business 13
Diplomatic 9
Tourist 7
Humanitarian 5
Service 3
Private 2
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Great Britain

Total 110526
Tourist 67715
Business 30797
Humanitarian 5281
Private 3350
Work 1401
Study 723
Service 567
Transit 108
Diplomatic 102
Temporary resident 3
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Hungary

Total 13925
Tourist 5715
Business 4961
Humanitarian 1973
Private 498
Study 187
Work 170
Transit 142
Service 105
Diplomatic 5
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Venezuela

Total 552
Tourist 209
Service 141
Business 74
Study 39
Work 33
Private 29
Humanitarian 20
Transit 6
Diplomatic 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Vietnam

Total 34990
Work 9288
Business 8932
Tourist 7031
Private 4189
Study 1354
Transit 402
Humanitarian 263
Service 110
Temporary resident 50
Diplomatic 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Gabon

Total 56
Tourist 19
Study 12
Service 9
Business 9
Private 6
Humanitarian 1
Diplomatic 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Guyana

Total 72
Tourist 18
Business 17
Study 15
Humanitarian 8
Private 6
Transit 5
Service 2
Work 1
Diplomatic 0
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Ghana

Total 536
Study 221
Humanitarian 111
Tourist 55
Business 54
Service 38
Private 30
Diplomatic 4
Work 1
Transit 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Guatemala

Total 46
Study 14
Humanitarian 13
Tourist 11
Business 7
Transit 1
Diplomatic 0
Service 0
Private 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Guinea

Total 307
Tourist 85
Humanitarian 71
Study 54
Business 41
Private 14
Transit 9
Service 8
Diplomatic 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Guinea-Bissau

Total 65
Study 40
Private 7
Humanitarian 7
Business 4
Tourist 3
Diplomatic 2
Service 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Germany

Total 396940
Tourist 269721
Business 85050
Humanitarian 18635
Private 11178
Transit 6311
Study 2043
Work 1546
Service 1242
Diplomatic 149
Temporary resident 7
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Greece

Total 20320
Tourist 13582
Business 3504
Private 1395
Humanitarian 1279
Transit 131
Study 104
Work 91
Service 69
Temporary resident 22
Diplomatic 16
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Georgia

Total 19341
Private 15993
Humanitarian 1278
Business 1145
Temporary resident 378
Study 316
Service 84
Tourist 82
Diplomatic 14
Transit 12
Work 3
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Denmark

Total 22538
Tourist 13043
Business 6953
Humanitarian 1246
Private 590
Service 149
Work 125
Transit 89
Study 45
Diplomatic 20
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Total 312
Study 151
Tourist 55
Humanitarian 33
Service 25
Business 18
Private 17
Diplomatic 8
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Djibouti

Total 104
Tourist 45
Study 24
Diplomatic 12
Service 9
Humanitarian 8
Business 2
Private 1
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Egypt

Total 9756
Tourist 4802
Business 2830
Private 1216
Humanitarian 306
Study 279
Service 96
Work 92
Transit 45
Diplomatic 29
Temporary resident 5
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Zambia

Total 266
Study 169
Diplomatic 28
Humanitarian 16
Service 14
Private 12
Tourist 9
Business 7
Work 2
Transit 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Zimbabwe

Total 194
Tourist 55
Study 53
Service 38
Humanitarian 35
Business 6
Diplomatic 5
Private 2
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Israel

Total 2494
Business 1457
Tourist 304
Diplomatic 268
Work 207
Study 140
Service 38
Humanitarian 30
Transit 26
Private 16
Temporary resident 6
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

India

Total 26293
Tourist 13412
Business 6077
Study 1527
Work 1358
Private 1093
Service 1036
Humanitarian 1001
Transit 557
Diplomatic 12
Temporary resident 3
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Indonesia

Total 6157
Tourist 4808
Business 581
Service 205
Humanitarian 181
Work 139
Private 52
Study 33
Diplomatic 31
Transit 30
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Jordan

Total 2416
Tourist 1325
Business 360
Study 259
Private 243
Humanitarian 86
Service 65
Diplomatic 19
Work 17
Transit 8
Temporary resident 3
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Iraq

Total 2693
Tourist 1190
Study 625
Business 520
Humanitarian 127
Private 85
Service 59
Diplomatic 55
Work 9
Transit 2
Temporary resident 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Iran

Total 17642
Tourist 13813
Business 2146
Humanitarian 755
Study 285
Private 206
Work 84
Transit 61
Service 29
Temporary resident 3
Diplomatic 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Ireland

Total 5105
Tourist 2907
Business 1346
Private 300
Humanitarian 277
Service 88
Work 69
Study 22
Diplomatic 13
Transit 6
Temporary resident 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Iceland

Total 1350
Tourist 828
Business 245
Humanitarian 223
Private 25
Transit 10
Service 3
Diplomatic 2
Study 2
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Spain

Total 62119
Tourist 44381
Business 10706
Humanitarian 3667
Private 1294
Transit 669
Study 330
Work 235
Service 154
Diplomatic 19
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Italy

Total 137143
Tourist 97780
Business 27672
Humanitarian 5818
Private 2663
Study 1046
Service 849
Work 656
Transit 135
Diplomatic 14
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Yemen

Total 512
Study 199
Business 69
Private 68
Tourist 66
Humanitarian 21
Diplomatic 17
Service 11
Transit 7
Work 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Cape Verde

Total 15
Study 9
Humanitarian 3
Private 2
Business 1
Diplomatic 0
Service 0
Tourist 0
Group tourist 0
Work 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Kazakhstan

Total 4051
Transit 2105
Business 1102
Tourist 459
Private 158
Humanitarian 114
Diplomatic 36
Service 31
Work 19
Study 15
Temporary resident 5
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Cambodia

Total 180
Tourist 64
Humanitarian 33
Study 32
Business 15
Private 11
Transit 10
Service 6
Work 3
Diplomatic 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Cameroon

Total 532
Study 178
Service 109
Business 94
Humanitarian 42
Tourist 41
Private 38
Diplomatic 15
Work 5
Transit 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Canada

Total 19259
Tourist 12306
Business 3587
Humanitarian 1296
Private 1114
Service 285
Work 239
Diplomatic 134
Study 104
Transit 44
Temporary resident 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Qatar

Total 1463
Tourist 498
Private 28
Service 26
Business 22
Transit 17
Diplomatic 13
Humanitarian 4
Work 1
For asylum seekers 1
For admission to Russian citizenship 1
Group tourist 0
Study 0
Temporary resident 0

Kenya

Total 662
Tourist 301
Humanitarian 79
Business 73
Study 68
Diplomatic 28
Service 26
Private 26
Work 9
Transit 5
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Cyprus

Total 5339
Tourist 2788
Business 1842
Private 323
Humanitarian 226
Work 74
Study 47
Transit 30
Temporary resident 4
Service 3
Diplomatic 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Kyrgyzstan

Total 260
Tourist 82
Transit 50
Business 31
Study 31
Diplomatic 23
Private 21
Service 9
Humanitarian 8
Temporary resident 4
Work 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

China

Total 353179
Tourist 160212
Business 90668
Work 79696
Study 8664
Humanitarian 6136
Private 4095
Service 2032
Transit 1456
Diplomatic 17
Temporary resident 2
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

DPRK

Total 10019
Work 9724
Humanitarian 101
Study 95
Business 35
Private 20
Service 12
Diplomatic 10
Tourist 9
Transit 3
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Colombia

Total 226
Study 107
Tourist 42
Business 29
Work 21
Humanitarian 15
Private 10
Service 1
Diplomatic 0
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Congo

Total 480
Study 122
Service 105
Tourist 78
Business 71
Diplomatic 41
Humanitarian 26
Private 24
Work 10
Transit 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

South Korea

Total 56746
Tourist 40739
Business 11940
Work 1091
Study 1087
Humanitarian 1025
Transit 439
Private 215
Service 165
Diplomatic 13
Temporary resident 4
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0

Costa Rica

Total 508
Tourist 405
Humanitarian 26
Private 24
Business 20
Study 13
Work 4
Transit 3
Diplomatic 2
Service 0
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Ivory Coast

Total 1486
Tourist 718
Business 525
Study 102
Humanitarian 40
Private 38
Work 27
Service 21
Diplomatic 4
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Cuba

Total 241
Private 82
Work 55
Business 32
Study 26
Group tourist 18
Humanitarian 13
Transit 6
Service 3
Diplomatic 1
Tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Kuwait

Total 912
Tourist 481
Humanitarian 214
Business 98
Private 54
Diplomatic 23
Study 19
Service 11
Work 1
Group tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Transit 0
Temporary resident 0

Laos

Total 67
Group tourist 27
Business 20
Private 8
Study 7
Humanitarian 3
Work 1
Transit 1
Diplomatic 0
Service 0
Tourist 0
For asylum seekers 0
For admission to Russian citizenship 0
Temporary resident 0

Latvia

Total 82237
Tourist 35252
Business 31641
Humanitarian 9366