These are the traits of the breed according FIFe (Fédération Internationale Féline) and their punctuation in shows, one of the few organisations that, though accepting Neva Masquerade color point Siberians, they do differenciate between SIB (Siberian) and NEM (Neva Masquerade).

General	Size	Medium to large, females mostly smaller than males	5
Head	Shape	A little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive	25
	Forehead	Broad, just slightly rounded
	Cheeks	Cheekbones well developed
	Nose	Medium length, broad, in profile shows slight indentation, but without stop
	Chin	Slightly slanting back, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose
Ears	Shape	Medium size, well open at base, tips are rounded with well-developed hairs inside and tufts	10
	Placement	With good width between, tilting slightly forward
Eyes	Shape	Large, slightly oval shaped. A bit oblique, set widely apart	10
	Colour	Any colour is permitted. There is no relationship between eye- and coat colour. Clear eye colour is desirable
Body	Structure	Well boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance	20
Legs		Medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong
	Paws	Large, round, well tufted between toes
Tail		Of medium length, thick, rounded tip. Covered on all sides by dense hair with no hairs trailing down	5
Coat	Structure	Semi-long, well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat, overcoat water repellent, slightly hard to touch. Summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat. The winter coat shows a well-developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers.	20
	Colour	All colour varieties are permitted, including all colour varieties with white; except pointed patters and chocolate and lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on belly, white on the paws, etc.