RUSSIAN VISA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE STEP 1: Prepare and SIGN

GO TO RUSSIA Travel

309 Peters St., Unit A

Atlanta, GA 30313

Phone: 1.888.263.0023, 404.827.0099

Fax: 404.827.0435

info@gotorussia.com

www.GoToRussia.com

RUSSIAN VISA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

STEP 1: Prepare and SIGN these documents:

● A Valid Passport: You have to MAIL us your current valid and signed passport. Passport should be

valid for at least SIX (6) months after your Russian visa expiration date. Also, you should make sure there are

at least TWO (2) completely blank visa pages in your passport.

If your passport is about to expire or needs more visa pages, please contact us, and we will help you obtain a

new one or renew passport and/or add visa pages to your existing one.

● TWO Passport Style Photographs: Photographs must be 2 x 2 inches, front of the face, plain background.

● TWO copies of Typed Visa Application Please COMPLETE and SIGN Your Russian visa application form

(on Pages 6-7 for US-citizens, and on Page 8 for non-US citizens). We ask you to provide as detailed answers as

possible,however, if you are not sure what to write for some questions or the other please leave these fields blank. We will

complete the information ourselves to avoid problems with your visa processing. You can always call 1-888-263-0023 with

your questions. Application is enclosed.

***** PLEASE NOTE: As of October 1, 2010, no handwritten applications will be accepted. For your convenience and

proper visa processing Consulate accepts only computer typed visa application form (found here) or our Online application.

● GTR Order Form Please complete Go To Russia Travel Order Form.

(see table below for processing time and fees). This form gives us your name, exact shipping address for your

visa, and your preferred method. You do not have to fill in a new order form for each applicant. If all visas are

to be mailed to the same address, we just need one form and payment. Form is enclosed.

● Visa Sponsorship/Invitation Letter/Tourist Voucher from Russia: You

do not need to worry about it. Our complete visa service package includes Letter of Invitation (a.k.a.

Confirmation, Voucher) for both business and tourist visas. If you have your own invitation letter, please call us.

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STEP 2: Select Return Shipping method.

Please select your preferred return shipping method and add SHIPPING FEE to your

payment.

IMPORTANT: Below rates are per person.

STEP 3: Enclose a Payment.

Please add up shipping and (take away OUR) our visa fees (see table below) and provide us with payment. We accept the

following payment types:

● Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Discover). Please note, the credit card authorization form on Page 9

must be filled out for all credit card transactions.

● Check/Money Order. Make checks payable to “GO TO RUSSIA TRAVEL, Inc.”

ALL PROCESSING TIMES ARE GIVEN IN BUSINESS DAYS

(Monday Through Friday excluding US and National holidays)

Our fees already include official mandatory invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Interior or a necessary

tourist voucher or invitation, consular fee, one overnight FedEx delivery to the Consulate or Consulate courier service

and our service fee.

valid for up to 30 days details+

BUSINESS VISAS

valid for 30 or 90 days details+

MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS

valid for 6 and 12 months details+

(maximum stay up to 90 days out of 180 days)

Processing in Business Days** 20 days 15 days

11 days 8 days* 5 days*

Single Entry (30 day)

$404

$444

$584

$849

Double Entry (30 day)

$424

$464 $614 $884

Single Entry (90 day)

$434

$479 $654 $939

Double Entry (90 day)

$454 $504 $659

$964

26 days 20 days

18 days* 13 days*

$399 $494 $834 $1119

Processing in Business Days**

Multi-Entry Visa (6 months)

Multi-Entry Visa (12 months)

$414 $534 $884 $1169

TOURIST VISAS

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11 days 6

days 4 days 3 days 2 days

$274 $414

$504

$714 $764

Processing in Business Days**

Single Entry

Double Entry

$274 $414

$504 $714 $764

4 days*

$954

$984

$1009

$1034

$354

$374

$384

$404

o $ 0.00 - Pick up in San Francisco office

o $ 5.00 - Include Your Own Prepaid Self-Addressed Envelope

o $22.00 - FedEx Second day

o $27.00 - FedEx Standard Overnight (3.00PM delivery on next business day)

o $32.00 - FedEx Priority Overnight (10.30AM delivery on next business day)

o $43.00 - FedEx SATURDAY Priority Overnight (12noon delivery on Saturday)

o $58.00 - Puerto-Rico, Hawaii, Alaska

o $64.00 - Western\Central Europe

o $43.00 - Canada, Mexico

o $90.00 - Eastern Europe\Asia\South America

o $22.00 - Pick up in Atlanta office

10 days*

$1419

$1469

6 days*

$1669

**Please, note that the processing time is calculated from the next business day following the receipt of your documents.

*Limited availability. Please check with our office before applying for this processing option.

**Please, note that the processing time is calculated from the next business day following the receipt of your documents.

STEP 4: Mail your application

Please, mail all required documents to us. See document checklist below . We recommend y ou to send y our

paperwork via traceable, overnight delivery service such as FedEx, DHL, UPS, USPS Express or similar courier .

Attn: V isa Dept.

Go T o Russia T ravel

309 Peters Street SW, Unit A, Atlanta, GA 30313

Required documents checklist:

Passport

Photograph

V isa Order Form

V isa Application (please do not forget to sign)

Pay m ent

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MULTIPLE ENTRY 3 YEAR VISAS (for US citizens only) valid for up to 36 months

details+ 

(maximum stay up to 6 months starting from the date of each entry)

Processing in Business Days** 13 days 10 days 7 days**

$524

Tourist Visa*

Business Visa*

Humanitarian Visa*

Private Stay Visa*

$524

$324

$734

TRANSIT VISAS

11 days 6

days

4 days 3 days

Processing in Business Days**

Single Entry - valid for 10 days with a stay

of up to 72 hours

Double Entry - valid for 3 month with two

stays of up to 72 hours each

$254

$394 $484 $694

$254

$394

$484 $694

**Please, note that the processing time is calculated from the next business day following the receipt of your documents.

*Limited availability. Please check with our office before applying for this processing option.

**Please, note that the processing time is calculated from the next business day following the receipt of your documents.

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If St. Petersburg is the first city on your itinerary, you are not staying at a

Hotel and plan to be there for at least 7 days, you can complete the required

Procedures through ‘Status Travel’ located at: St. Petersburg, Konushennya

Ploshad,2, Office 520, entrance from Griboedova Kanal Street (Kanal Griboedova

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Go To Russia Travel, Inc. acts only as an agent, and only Embassy/consular officials and U.S. Passport Office agents

make the final determination when deciding how fast a visa or passport will be issued and for what period of time (validity) visas can be

issued. U.S. Passport Services reserve the right to prioritize the processing according to the departure date provided by the applicant.

Embassy/consulate officials also have the right to ask for additional documentation in order to issue a passport or visa. Go To Russia Travel, Inc.

accepts no respons bility for the services of the Passport Agency or Embassy/Consulate in connection with the granting of passports or

visas, nor for any delays, loss of passports or other materials occasioned by such services or by any delivery services such as FedEx, UPS,

or the US Postal Service. Damage compensation is not available. In the case where a visa or passport application has been canceled or

rejected, the service fee will be non refundable. In case mistake is made on our part in dates/names, please notify us within 12 hours after

receipt of your visa for necessary corrections to be made. If your trip has been postponed or dates are changed, some consulates permit

visa correction for a fee.

STEP 5: Visa Registration Upon Your Arrival To Russia.

GTR TRAVEL AND VISA SERVICES

ORDER FORM

(one per country/visa)

Please answer the following questions to ensure correct processing of your request and enclose

this form with your other paperwork:

Your Full Name: ________________________________

Country of destination for which you request visa(s): _

Purpose of your trip (CHECK ONE)

Tourism/Pleasure Business Private/Home Stay Other (specify)

Number of entrie

s (CHECK ONE)

Single Double Multiple

Validity of requested visa (CHECK ONE)

1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months

Other

Dates visa to be valid for (dd/mm/yy): From _/ _/ _ To _/ _/ _

Important: Date you need to receive your visa by (Date of your departure from your home country) _/_ _/_ _

Processing Time Requested (see options on Page 2): __________________

Payment enclosed: check_____ money order____ credit card authorization____

For the amount of _

Address for FedEx (Important: please provide physical address, no PO Boxes):

__________________________________________________________________________

Please, choose visa return shipping (PER APPLICATION):

Include your own Prepaid Self-Addressed Envelope - $5

Second day Fedex - $22 Canada, Mexico - $43

Standard Overnight - $27 Puerto-Rico, Hawaii, Alaska - $58

Priority Overnight - $32 Western\Central Europe - $64

Eastern Europe\Asia\South America - $90Saturday delivery - $43

Signature Required on delivery YES

Contact phone number(s): Home: Work: Fax:

Email _____________________________ (not used for marketing purposes)

How did you hear about us?

Other Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

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Pick up at San Francisco office - $0 Pick up in Atlanta office - $22

10. Date of departure from Russia

2. Last name(as in passport)

11. Passport No

Issued by

13. Russian institution or organization to be visited? (for tourists – name and reference number of the host tourist company, for businessmen – name of the host organization and town, for private

persons – last name, first name, middle names and home address of the host)

**15. Do you have a medical insurance valid in Russia?

16. Who will pay for your trip to and stay in Russia?

3. First and middle names (as in passport)

8. Number of entries

** - not to be filled by holders of diplomatic and official passports

9. Date of entry in Russia

Date of issue (dd/mm/yy)

Valid until (dd/mm/yy)

12. Type of passport

diplomatic official tourist

other

17. Marital status

married single (never married) divorced

separated widowed

18. Spouse’s full name (if divorced or separated, please indicate maiden name if applicable)

19. Spouse’s date of birth

(dd/mm/yy)

20. Spouse’s place of birth

**21. Your father’s full name **22. Your mother’s full name

23. Have you ever been issued a Russian visa? (When and where?)

**24. Has your passport ever been lost or stolen?

**25. List all countries you have visited in the last ten years and indicate

the year of visit

**26. List all countries which have ever issued you a passport

**27. List your last two places of work, excluding the current one

1. Name

Address

Your position

2. Name

Address

Your position

Phone number

Your chief’s surname

Dates of joining – dismissal (mm/yy) (mm/yy)

noyes

Phone number

Your chief’s surname

Dates of joining – dismissal (mm/yy) (mm/yy)

6. Purpose of visit

7. Category and type of visa

Single entry Double entry Multiple entry

14. Itinerary(places of visit)

1. Nationality(If you formerly had USSR or Russian citizenship, please indicate when and why you lost it)

(dd/mm/yy)

yes

Please specify? no

please specify

I declare that data supplied by me is correct and complete. I am aware that any false statements will lead to my application being rejected or

to the annulment of a visa already granted and may also render me liable to prosecution under Russian law. I undertake to leave the territory

of the Russian Federation upon the expiry of the visa, if granted. I understand that possession of a visa does not entitle its bearer to enter

Russia. I will not seek compensation if I am refused to enter Russia.

4. Date of birth

(dd/mm/yy)

5. Sex

M F

VISA APPLICATION

IMPORTANT! Please type or print using ballpoint

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Your answer yes in item 33 does not automatically signify ineligibility for a visa. In this case you may be required to personally

appear before a consular officer.

** - not to be filled by holders of diplomatic and official passports

35. Has this application been completed personally by you? If no, indicate the person completing this application in item 36

34. Name, address and phone number of a person or hotel in Russia that you plan to stay with

Have you ever been deported from Russia?

When? (dd/mm/yy) Where?

Have you ever overstayed your Russian visa or stayed unlawfully in Russia?

Have you ever tried to obtain or assisted others to obtain a Russian visa or enter Russia by providing misleading or false

information?

Has your Russian visa ever been canceled?

Have you ever been refused a Russian visa?

Have you ever been afflicted with a communicable disease of public health significance or a dangerous physical or mental

disorder? Have you ever been a drug abuser or a addict?

Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offence?

33. IMPORTANT! EACH APPLICANT MUST READ AND GIVE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

A visa may be refused to persons who are within specific categories defined by the law as inadmissible to Russia.

**32. Have you ever been involved in an armed conflicts, either as a member of the military service or a victim? If yes, please specify

**31. Have you ever performed a military service? If yes, indicate the country, branch of service, rank, military occupation and dates of service

**29. List all professional, civil and charity organizations which you are /

were a member of or cooperate / cooperated with

**30. Do you have any specialized skills, training or experience

related to fire-arms and explosives or to nuclear matters, biological or

chemical substance? If yes, please specify

**28. List all educational institutions you ever attended, except high schools

2. Name

Course of study

Address and phone number

(mm/yy) (mm/yy)

yes no

When? (dd/mm/yy) Where?yes no

yes no

When? (dd/mm/yy) Where?yes no

yes no

Dates of admission and graduation

Place for photograph

I agree to my personal data on this application

form being processed

and communicated to the

appropriate Russian authorities for the issue of a

visa.

Date (dd/mm/yy), applicant’s signature

41. Are any of your relatives staying in Russia now?

(full name, relation degree, date of birth, permanent address)

40. Place of work or study, present position (name, address, phone and fax numbers, E-mail)

39. Place of birth (If bo

rn in Russia, please indicate when and what country you emigrated to)

38. Your permanent address, phone and fax number, E-mail

37. Other names ever used (maiden name, pen-name, holy orders, et..)

36. Application completed: Surname, first name

Relationship to

applicant

Applicant’s

address

1. Name

Course of study

Address and phone number

(mm/yy) (mm/yy)Dates of admission and graduation

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11. Date of exit from Russia

7. Purpose of visit

2. Surname (as in passport)

1. Nationality (If you had USSR or Russian nationality at some time please indicate when you lost it)

6. Passport No

14. Route of journey (points of destination)

15. Do you have health insurance that is valid in Russia?

3. First name, other names, patronymic names (as in passport)

4. Date of birth 5. Sex

10. Date of entry into Russia

Single entry Double entry Multiple entry

9. Number of entries

Date of issue

(dd/mm/yy)

Expires on

(dd/mm/yy)

13. Name of host organisation you intend to visit? (for tourists – name and reference number of host travel company, for business visas – name of host organisation and destination city,

for private visas - full name and address of host)

yes Provide details?

12. How many times have you been to Russia?

Date of last trip to Russia (dd/mm/yy)

16. Children under 16 years and other relatives written in your passport and travelling with you:

Surname, first name, date of birth (dd/mm/yy), your home address

Place for photograph

I hereby agree that my personal data will be

processed and communic

ated electronically for

approval of my visa application.

Date (dd/mm/yy), signature

yes

from till

8. Category and type of visa

21. Do you currently have relatives in Russia?

(Please indicate their full names, relation degree, dates of birth, address)

20. Present occupation, position

(

name of employer, address, tel, fax, email

)

19. Your place of birth (

if you were born in Russia, specify when and which country you have immigrated to

)

18. Your permanent address, telephone, fax, email

17. Other names used in the past (

maiden, religious, etc.

)

VISA APPLICATION

I declare that all data given in this form is complete and true. I am aware that any false statements will lead to my application being rejected or

to the annulment of a visa already granted and may also render me liable to prosecution under Russian law. I undertake to leave the territory

of Russia upon the expiry of the visa If granted. I understand that possession of a visa does not entitle its bearer to enter Russia. I will not

seek compensation if I am refused to enter Russia.

IMPORTANT! Please print or write in block letters using ball-point pen

(

dd/mm/yy

) (

dd/mm/yy

)

(

dd/mm/yy

)

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309 Peters St., Unit A, Atlanta, GA 30313

Toll-free (within US & Canada) 888-263-0023 Tel 404-827-0099 Fax 404-827-0435

E-mail [email protected]

Web: www.gotorussia.com

CREDIT C

ARDHOLDER’S AUTHORIZATION FORM

In lieu of my credit card imprint I (name of card holder shown on credit card)

hereby authorize Go To Russia Travel or its agents to charge my: ___ AMEX ___ VISA ___ MC ___ DISCOVER

#__________________________________ Exp. date (mm/yy)__________ in the amount of _____________

Traveler 1: Date of birth (mm/dd/yy)

Traveler 2: Date of birth (mm/dd/yy)

Traveler 3: Date of birth (mm/dd/yy)

Traveler 4: Date of birth (mm/dd/yy)

Traveler 5: Date of birth (mm/dd/yy)

For the following TRAVEL services (PLEASE SPECIFY):________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

My billing address: _

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

y mailing address (if differs from billing): _

______________________________

_______

_____________________________________

_____________________

Phone: ( FAX: _ _ E-Mail:_

Your GTR account manager: (if anyone in particular) _

By signi ng below, I a cknowledge charges de scribed he rein. Payment in full to be made whe n billed or in extende d

payments in accordance with standard policy of card issuer.

Change and/or Cancellation Policy

: In case of HOTEL, VIP, TRANSFERS or other travel services cancellation, $15 is kept as a

non-refundable cancellation fee. Cancellations for HOTELS must be made no later than 3 business days before date of check in, in

order to avoid a penalty of the cost of one night’s stay. VISA & VISA SUPPORT fees are non-refundable. In case mistake is made

on our part in dates/names, please notify us within 12 hours after receipt of your visa for necessary corrections to be made. If your

trip has been postponed or dates are cha nged, some consulates permit visa correction for a fee. Please contact us for details.

TICKETS are refundable with a $300 penalty (unless fare rules state otherwise). Return date can usually be changed with a $150

penalty paid to the airline provided seats are available.

________________________________________________________ Date: __________________

(Signature of cardholder)

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