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PLEASE APPLY FOR YOUR VISA

The Agency that we recommend is:  GO TO RUSSIA Travel
They are located at 309 Peters Street, Unit A, Atlanta, GA 30313  Phone: 1-888-263-0023 or 404-827-0099  Fax: 404-827-0435 

 

You may also download the CHI Instructions for Processing Russian Visas


From The GO TO RUSSIA WEBSITE

RUSSIAN VISA

If you wish, you can fill out all necessary forms electronically and apply for your Russian visa ONLINE.
(you will still need to mail your actual passport).

If you wish to print necessary visa forms, fill them out and apply for your Russian visa by mail, please download the forms on line. - see sample for completing visa at the end of this email.

RUSSIAN VISA REQUIREMENTS:

  • Instruction form from the CHI/St. Louis Russia Travel Coordinator (will be sent in a separate email)

  • Your actual passport with at least 2 blank visa-designated pages. Passport must be valid for at least 6 months after intended departure from Russia

  • One passport-size photograph

  • US citizens: One copy of the Russian visa application form, completed and signed

  • Non-US citizens: Two copies of the Russian visa application form, completed and signed

  • Payment: A company or personal check or money order made payable to "GO TO RUSSIA Travel" (see table ON GTR WEBSITE for COSTS OF VISAS). To pay for your Russian visa by credit card, please download the credit card authorization form. Include the form in the package that you mail to GO TO RUSSIA.

ATTENTION!  FROM THE RUSSIA EMBASSY 

 As of January 1, 2008 the U.S. State Department raises the fee for American visa from 100 USD to 131 USD. On the basis of reciprocity the fee for Russian visa (standard processing time 6-10 business days) is also raised, effective from January 14, 2008. If you have any questions about the costs, please contact Dimitri or Oksana at GO TO RUSSIA Travel.  Dimitri and Oksana are our CHI contacts.

SERVICE AND PRICE GUARANTEE -Please refer to website for visa fees

GO TO RUSSIA charges ONE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE for your visa processing. No separate overnight mail fee or check-writing or any other fee will be added. We are the leader in processing visas to Russia and CIS countries and guarantee our services. 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. We let you choose your return shipping method, as it is not included in our fee.

Although we guarantee our services, there are circumstances which we cannot control. We are not responsible for stolen visas or those lost or damaged in the mail by FedEx or similar overnight service. We cannot guarantee that a visa will be issued as the Consulate may refuse to grant entry/exit visa for any reason. Your Consular fees are reimbursable only if you are denied an entry visa and the Consulate has offered to refund their fee. Otherwise, such fees are non-refundable and subject to change without notice.

Please note that we start processing on the day we receive your complete paperwork. Please note that return shipping cost and time is determined by you and needs to be added to your fee and you need to allow for the return delivery of your visa to your home by adding 1 or 2 days depending on your selection of shipping method.

Be aware that Consulates are closed for all U.S. and their National holidays. Please call us for information on specific country's National holidays. 

VISA RETURN SHIPPING FEES

Second day Fedex - $13
Standard Overnight - $15
Priority Overnight - $20
Saturday delivery - $35

MAILING INSTRUCTIONS:
Please mail your Russian visa paperwork by overnight mail (recommended) to this address:

GTR TRAVEL
Visa Department
309 Peters St. Unit A,
Atlanta, Georgia 30313
Phone: (404) 827-0099

We accept and sign for all mail deliveries Monday-Saturday. Your package needs to get to our office by 3:30pm to be processed on the same day


 SAMPLE FORM FOR VISA:

Consulate General of Russian Federation

VISA APPLICATION
 

 IMPORTANT! Please type or print using ballpoint pen

 

I declare that to the best of my knowledge all particulars supplied by me are 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 the legislation of the Russian Federation. I undertake to leave the territory of the Russian Federation upon the expiry of the visa, if granted/ I am aware that the fact that a visa has been granted to me does not mean that I will be entitled to enter the territory of the Russian Federation, if any reasons are appear. In a case of refusal of entry I do not have  a right to compensation of damage.

 

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

 

 

 

1. Present citizenship (if you formerly had USSR or Russian citizenship, please indicate when and why you lost it)   USA

2. Last name (as in passport, in capital letters)

PUBLIC

 

3. First and middle names (as in passport)

 JOHN QUINCY

4. Other names ever used (maiden name, professional, religious aliases)

 WOMEN MAY HAVE MAIDEN NAME

 

5. Place of birth (if born in Russia, please indicate when and to what country you emigrated)

    ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI   USA

6. Date of birth (DD/MM/YY)

0

1

0

1

6

5

 

7.  Sex

M

X

F

 

 

 

9. Russian institution or organization to be visited (name and address, phone, fax number, E-mail (if known), name of contact person)

 

LEAVE BLANK, TRAVEL AGENCY WILL COMPLETE IT

REFER TO FORM FROM CHI FOR # 11, #12, & #13

 

8. Purpose of visit

 official

 

 

 tourism

 

 

medical

 

 

business

 

 

 private

 

 

 cultural

 

 

sports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other, please specify

PLEASE REFER FORM FROM CHI

 

 

 

 

**10. Itinerary (places to be visited)

 

PLEASE REFER TO FORM FROM CHI

 

11. Date of entry (DD/MM/YY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Date of departure (DD/MM/YY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. Number of entries                    1

 

      2

 

      multiple

 

 

 

14. Passport number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

8

 

Passport issued by

NEW ORLEANS

 

Date of issue

1

1

0

6

0

6

 

Valid until

1

1

0

6

1

6

 

 

15.Type of passport

diplomatic

 

official

 

tourist

X

seaman?s passport

 

alien?s travel document

 

 

other (please specify)

 

 

 

**16. Name and reference number of the tourist group    LEAVE BLANK

 

 

**17. Do you have а medical insurance policy valid in Russia (please specify)? LIST NAME OF YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

19. Marital status         мarried

X

single (never married)

 

divorced

 

separated

 

widowed

 

 

 

20. Spouse?s full name (even if divorced or separated, please indicate maiden name if applicable)

J

A

N

E

 

DO

O

E

 

P

U

B

L

I

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.Spouse?s date of birth (dd/mm/yy)

0

2

0

2

6

6

 

 

22. Spouse?s place of birth

WASHINGTON, MISSOURI  USA

 

 

**23. Your father?s full name

   JAMES JOHN PUBLIC

 

**24. Your mother?s full name

MARTHA WASHINGTON PUBLIC

 

 

25. Have you ever been issued a Russian visa?  CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX AND PLACE

 

Yes

 

When?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where?

 

       No

 

 

 

**26. Have you ever lost your passport or had one stolen? 

        Yes

 

             No

X

 

 

**27. List all countries you have visited in the last ten years and indicate the year of visit

EXAMPLE:

CANADA 1999

GREECE 2001

 

**28. List all countries which have previously issued you a passport

USA

 

 

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

1.  Name       XEROX

Address     123 BLANK STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO  

Your position SALES REP

Phone number     314-555-1212       

Your supervisor?s full name     JOE  SMITH

Dates of employment    2000-2002 

 

 

2.  Name                   

Address            

Your position    

Phone number                      

Your supervisor?s full name 

Dates of employment              

 

 

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

 

1. Name

 

 

 

 

Course of study

 

 

 

     

 

Address and phone number

 

 

Dates of admission and graduation

 

 

 

 

2. Name

 

 

 

 

Course of study

 

 

 

     

 

Address and phone number

 

 

Dates of admission and graduation

 

 

 

 

**31. List all professional, civil and charity organizations which you

are (were) a member of, or contribute (contributed) to, or work (worked) with

EXAMPLE:  AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION

 

 

**32. Do you have any specialized skills, training or experience related to fire-arms and explosives or to nuclear, biological or chemical activities? If ?Yes?, please explain      

NO

 

 

**33. Have you ever performed military service? If ?Yes?, indicate the country, branch of service, rank, military occupation and dates of service  NO

 

 

**34. Have you ever been involved in an armed conflict, either as a member of the military service or a victim? If ?Yes?, please explain   NO

 

 

35. Are any of your relatives mentioned below staying in Russia now? Is he (she) a permanent resident or citizen of Russia? If ?Yes?, indicate that person?s full name, address and status in Russia (citizen of Russia, permanent or temporary resident, visiting, studying, working, etc.)

Husband/Wife 

NO

Father/Mother 

NO

Brother/Sister

NO

Bridegroom/Bride

NO

Son/Daughter

NO

 

 

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

A visa may not be issued to persons belonging to specific categories, defined by the Law as undesirable, except in cases when a waiver has been obtained in advance.

 

 

Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offence?

Yes

 

When?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where?

 

No

x

 

 

?           Have you ever been sick with a communicable disease of risk for the public or suffered a dangerous physical or mental disorder?

         

Have you ever abused drugs or been a drug-addict?                                             Yes

 

No

x

  

 

?           Have you ever been refused a Russian visa?

Yes

 

When?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where?

 

No

x

 

 

 

?           Has your Russian visa ever been canceled?

Yes

 

When?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where?

 

No

x

 

 

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

                                                                                                                                             Yes    

 

No

x

 

 

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

 

No

x

 

 

?           Have you ever been  deported from Russia?

Yes

 

When?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where?

 

No

x

 

 

While an affirmative answer does not automatically mean ineligibility for a visa, if you answered ?Yes? you will have to appear in person  before a Consular officer.

 

 

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

PLEASE COMPLETE

 

Place for photograph

 

STAPLE

40. Has anyone assisted you in completing this application form? If ?Yes?, have the assisting

person complete item 41

Yes

 

No

X

 

 

38. Place of work or study (name, address, phone and fax number,

E-mail address), present position

PLEASE COMPLETE

 

41. Application completed by

Name

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

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

PLEASE  REFER TO FORM FROM CHI

 

Applicant?s signature, Date

PLEASE SIGN AND DATE

Signature of person completing the form, Date

 
 

updateD: 04/16/2008 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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