Dual citizen applying for Russian visa with only other country's passport

Question

My friend has British and Australian citizenship. He is currently on a visit to Australia with only his British passport. (His expired Australian passport is in London and needs to be renewed anyway.)

Now Russia has a policy that you can only apply for a Russian visa from a country where you are a resident.

But if you are a resident of the country in which you apply but only in possession of the passport of your other country, will they still issue you a visa?

Basically, do we know the nitty-gritty of this particular rule Russia has?

Answer 1

The nitty-gritty depends on the consular worker you encounter but then there is a different problem.

If you look at the application that needs to be submitted to the Consulate for a VISA there are 2 different forms:

• Everyone except citizens of US, Great Britain, Canada, and Georgia
• Citizens of US, Great Britain, Canada, and Georgia

You can take a look at consular service page. Given the length of the form he will be required to submit with his British Passport I would suggest that he renew his Australian passport and apply for Russian visa with it.

Sorry the portal is in Russian.