i see all this is old info from pre 2010 i would like to know the latest price of a international passport for a Russian citizen that wishes to travel to UK. also the price of a visa and if it is required for traveling to UK from Russia.
[1] Absolutely, Russian citizens must obtain a visa to enter the UK. Granting of a visitor (tourist) visa, or even entry into the UK with a visa, are not guaranteed! Any foreigner, especially from the former Soviet Union, might to be rejected.
[2] You didn't ask about this, but I am reading between the lines. NEVER SEND MONEY TO AN INDIVIDUAL YOU HAVEN'T MET. It is very common that scammers (thieves posing as marriage-seekers) say, "I want to visit you, but I need money for passport, visa, airfare..." Anyone asking you for money for these purposes, is practically guaranteed to be a crook.
[3] I don't have information on the fees for a Russian citizen to apply for a UK visa.
[4] Russian citizens applying (in Russia) for an international passport have two options: an old style passport valid for 5 years, and a biometric passport valid for 10 years. The fees are very close to 20 GBP and 50 GBP respectively.
[5] To obtain the passport (zagranpasport) needs about 30 to 45 days. It can be done faster, but the cost rises steeply. It is not possible to apply for any needed visa until the passport is in hand, so additional time must be allowed for the visa process when planning travel.
[6] NEVER SEND MONEY TO AN INDIVIDUAL YOU HAVEN'T MET.
talk23, your question makes us wonder why you want to know, why Durak answered in such a strange why,, really there is no reason for anybody to know, the price of a russian passport.
i actually just asked my girl for you, she looked at me strangely and said "not much" why do want to know about such silly thing.
thats from a russians mouth..
visa's are a bit different, if its more convenient for you to pay because of credit cards and such, maybe..
but talk23, if you are been asked to pay for a passport you are either been duped scammed or what ever.
these girls over theres try to make you believe they are from poor russia to gain moneys.
if she cannot afford a few pitiful rubbles for this and she is that poor,, shes either a beggar or shes just a useless lazy no brainier of a woman.
the girls we meet there are low to middle class averagely, they have money for the basics and a little more.
dont be fooled into thinking they dont, if they dont shes either a beggar, or plainly useless or a scammer
put it another way, what standards dose one have when dealing with poorer people, if you need to pay for a passport you may consider checking out londons soup kitchens, if will be far cheaper ordeal then a international affair with one, because poverty has no differences other then a countrys differences in humanity values and theres is sh#t.
be careful mate.