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Documents Necessary for Visa Application

Documents Necessary for Visa Application

Online Visa Application (https://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx)

1. Valid Passport (+ a good quality scanned copy of the page with the photo and the address page). The passport should be valid for at least 6 months after the expected visa expiry date and have at least two blank (without any stamps, inscriptions, etc.) pages facing each other for stamping by the Immigration Officer;

2. Visa Application form filled in on the website visa.kdmid.ru, printed out and signed personally by the applicant in the due field of the form. When selecting the location for submission of the documents please specify the Russian Visa Centre (Kolkata)/the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Kolkata you will be applying at;

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

4. Confirmation of acceptance of a foreign tourist (good quality color scanned copy is acceptable) issued by a Russian organization which is authorized to carry out tour operator activities and is registered in the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators under a unique reference number (MVT)

OR confirmation of booking of a hotel or other accommodation included in the Uniform List of Classified Hotels, Ski trails, Beaches approved by the Russian Government;

Such confirmation should contain:

confirmation number;
number of entries;
full name, date of birth, sex, citizenship and passport number of the tourist;
duration of stay (dates of entry and exit);
purpose of visit (specified by the current Russian legislation);
itinerary and places of accommodation;
receiving organization’s address and its MVT;
signature of an authorized person of the tour agency and its official seal.

2. Visa Application form filled in on the website visa.kdmid.ru, printed out and personally signed by the applicant in the due field of the form. When selecting the location for submission of the documents please specify the Russian Visa Centre (Kolkata)/the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Kolkata you will be applying at;

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

4. The official original invitation issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation upon the request of the Russian receiving organization/company

OR a good quality fax or scanned copy of the invitation issued by the host legal entity company, organization, enterprise, institution or their branch offices, public or local authorities of the State of the other Party, organizing committees of commerce and industry exhibitions, conferences and workshops held in the territory of the Russia as justification for the purpose of travel.

The invitations should contain the following information:

a) for the invited person - name and surname, date of birth, sex, citizenship, number and type of the identity document, duration and purpose of the travel, number of entries;

b) for the inviting organization - full name and legal and de facto addresses; name, surname and position of the authorized signatory of the letter, and his/her telephone number.

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

Please note that processing time for multiple private visas is minimum 10 working days, and urgent processing is not possible even in case of purchased tickets.

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

4. Basis for visa issuance:

Written request of Russian citizen for visa issuance for their family member who are foreign citizens (spouses, parents, children, brothers and sisters, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandchildren, adoptive parents, adopted children) addressed to the head of the Consular Mission. In case, if inviting Russian citizen is in Russia and cannot submit the letter of invitation in person, it must be attested by a Russian notary and submitted in original by the applicant. Along with notary attested invitation following documents must be provided:

proof of kinship of applicant and Russian citizen (marriage certificate, birth certificates, etc). Original documents must also be certified by an apostille if this document was issued outside the Russian Federation. In case of apostille, the page with apostille is also to be attested by notary.
Internal valid passport of the Russian citizen.

5. HIV blood test certificate (not applicable to spouses, children, and parents). The test is to be taken not earlier than 3 months prior to the application.

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

4. The official original invitation issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation upon the request of the receiving educational institution/university/academy/college in Russia

OR original visa request/admission letter issued by a host educational institution/university/academy/college of the Russian Federation with the obligatory mentioning of:

a) for the invited person - name and surname, date of birth, sex, citizenship, number and type of the identity document, period and purpose of the travel, number of entries;

b) for the inviting organization - full name and legal and de facto addresses; name, surname and position of the authorized signatory of the letter, and his/her telephone number

OR original student card issued by a host educational institution/university/academy/college of the Russian Federation;

5. HIV blood test certificate. The test is to be taken not earlier than 3 months prior to the application.

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

4 The official original invitation issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation upon the request of the receiving organization in Russia;

5. HIV blood test certificate. The test is to be taken not earlier than 3 months prior to the application.

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

4. Valid visa to the country neighboring the Russian Federation/country of the destination or the passport of this country;

5. Tickets with fixed/confirmed departure date from the Russian Federation.

Transit visa is not required in case a person does not leave the territory of the airport of arrival, joins the connecting flight at the same airport and the time period between the two connecting flights does not exceed 24 hours.

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

OR the visa request letter issued by a host scientific/cultural/educational organization of the Russian Federation with the obligatory mentioning of:

a) for the invited person - name and surname, date of birth, sex, citizenship, number and type of the identity document, dates and purpose of travel, number of entries;

b) for the inviting organization - full name and legal and de facto addresses; name, surname and position of the authorized signatory of the letter, and his/her telephone number.

3. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

4. The official original invitation issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation upon the request of the receiving organization/company in Russia.