The mechanism for obtaining a visa by a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the country differs from obtaining a visa in Russia only by the time it will take to forward documents left at the embassy in Yerevan, to Moscow and back. Also, numerous requests and clarifications from the Russian side are possible.

In other words, a Russian citizen can obtain a Schengen visa at the French Embassy in Armenia, but in fact it will be a French visa to the Russian Federation. In this situation, the embassy in Yerevan will act only as an intermediary in the visa issue. The mechanism of obtaining a Schengen visa in Yerevan is no different from the one in the Russian Federation.