ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RUSSIAN VISA
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How to get a Russian Visa
To enter the Russian Federation, you need:
Step 1 – Obtain your visa invitation
Step 2 – Get the visa issued by Russian consulate
Step 3 – Register your visa upon arrival to Russia
Documents to be submitted:
In all cases, you have to present the following documents to the Consulate (or Visa Application Centre):
– Visa Invitation (appropriate to the chosen visa type) – original or copy (please contact the Consulate to find out)
– Consular Questionnaire (filled in and signed by you)
– Photo (1 or 2 passport size photos)
– Passport ( valid 6 month after expiry dates of visit)
Invitation to Russia a for French citizens
The Visa is issued by a tourist company, legally authorised organisation or a governmental body (depending on the purpose of the visit of a foreigner). The invitations can vary depending on the issuing body.
Those French citizens who would like to enter Russian Federation in order to spend their holidays or to visit cultural or architectural monuments have to apply for a Tourist Visa. In order to do that you will need a Tourist Invitation, which is usually issued by a legally authorised tourist company which has its own reference-number.
This type of invitation for French to visit Russia can be made within 1 working day. Such invitation will have two parts: a tourist voucher and confirmation of your visit.
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Every tourist company is allowed to have its own style of invitation. However, every invitation must contain the following data:
– Name of a tourist company and its reference-number;
– Passport information of a French citizen;
– Names of the hotels he/she is planning to stay in;
– Cities he/she is planning to visit;
– Terms of stay and some other information.
Tourist visa for French citizens can be single or double entry. Maximum validity of a Tourist visa is 30 days.
HOW to APPLY for RUSSIAN VISA
To do this, it is necessary to preliminarily obtain a tourist invitation first. Then provide full package of documents to the consular office of Russia and pay the visa application fee. The package of documents might differ depending on a consular office. However, tourist visa application, original passport and photos are a universal requirement.
Before you apply, contact the Consulate to confirm the original tourist visa invitation is absolutely necessary or a copy will be sufficient. Be prepared that the Consulate officials may ask you to provide medical insurance for the entire duration of the trip to Russia, acquired at a local or national insurance company.
Depending on the Consulate, your tourist visa application can take 1-2 weeks to process. Based on a personal decision of Consul, visa can be granted in 1-2 days.
Tourist visa invitation to Russia (also known Russian visa support letter) is a document necessary when applying for a tourist visa to Russia, which permits to stay on its territory for a limited period with the purpose of tourism. Such an invitation consists of two parts: confirmation of acceptance of a foreign tourist and a tourist voucher which is a proof that tourist services are to be provided.
Tourist visa invitations are not subject to any specific guidelines, however there is a format, commonly accepted in Russia, representing an A4-sized list of paper divided by a horizontal line in two, with one part containing the voucher itself, while the other is used for the confirmation of acceptance. Each voucher carries a unique number. Tourist vouchers can be valid for not more than 30 days.
WHAT DOES A VOUCHER CONFIRM?
Tourist voucher confirms that the foreign national had paid for tourist services and thus acquired the right to receive them. In addition, the tourist voucher being issued to the foreign citizen confirms that the company, that issued this document, assumes responsibility for the foreigner during his/her stay in Russia.
Tourist voucher must include the following information regarding the travel company:
– Name of the legal person
– Reference number
– Registered tour operator’s number
– Legal address
– Phone number.
Consular fee
The amount of the consular fee charged for processing tourist visa application documents, depends on the applicant’s nationality. They are determined by bilateral interstatal agreements.
For example, the citizens of Schengen countries are charged a visa fee of 35 € for processing visa application within 4-10 days and 70 euros for a minimum clearance of up to 3 days.
Registration of foreign citizens
All foreign citizens are obligated to complete the temporary registration procedure within 7 days following their arrival to Russia. In order to do it, each foreign person is given a migration card with the date of his/her crossing the border indicated in it.
– Visa registration can be performed by the landlord of the apartment/home where you are staying
– It is necessary to register a visa upon each arrival to Russia, if the intended period of stay in the place of stay exceeds 7 working days
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
When arranging a tourist voucher, please note that your visa to Russia will be issued on its basis only if the purpose of your visit is tourism. This means that, after receiving your tourist visa invitation, you will need to specify the purpose of your travel as tourism (not business, employment, etc.) when applying for your visa at the Consulate.
Also note that you will need to specify only those cities and accommodation sites which you have listed in your travel voucher when filling out the consular form. By carefully filling out the consular form you will avoid many problems.
