Russian Tourist Visa Information

In order to obtain a tourist visa to Russia the following documents are required:

1.  A completed visa application form (one per person). The form can be xerox-copied.
      Fax copies forms are not accepted.

2. A xerox-copy of vital pages of a passport or any other travel document with personal data of the bearer. ("GREEN CARDS" i.e. "RESIDENT ALIEN CARDS" are not valid for entry into Russia). Diplomatic passport holders should submit the original passport.

3. Three (3) recent professional identical passport size pictures of an applicant. Diplomatic passport holders should submit only one picture. Pictures can be black-and-white or color, preferably on mat paper. Please cut a xeroxcopy of vital passport pages to its original size and staple them to an upper-left corner of an application form.

4. A copy of the confirmation from a receiving hotel or a joint venture in Russia . Please note that the Consulate General does not issue visas to any republics of the former USSR except to Tajikistan. Please apply to their respective Embassies/Consulates in the USA. if you are going to Tajikistan, an invitation must be cleared through the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan.

5. HIV Test (AIDS) Certificate for those who is going to get a visa which is valid for more than 3 months.

6. A cover letter from your travel agency with the following information:
applicant's name or alphabetical list of the group participants;
passport number and the expiration date;
dates and points of arrival in and departure from Russia as well as means of transportation;
cities to be visited in Russia;