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2.
An original passport and a xerox-copy
of it's vital pages with personal data
of the bearer (including the amendments at p.24: passport
validity extension, the bearer's name change, etc.
("GREEN CARDS" i.e. "RESIDENT ALIEN
CARDS" are not valid for entry into Russia). Diplomatic
passport holders should submit their passports in original.
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3.
One (1)
recent professional passport size picture of an applicant.
Pictures can be black-and-white or color, preferably on mat
paper. Please, cut a xerox-copy of vital passport pages to
its original size and staple them to an upper-left corner
of the application form. The pictureshould
be stamped to a specially marked place.
4. An ORIGINAL invitation for a BUSINESS visa from your counterpart or sponsor in
Russia.
A letter of invitation for a BUSINESS visa
from your counterpart or sponsor in Russia.
 The
invitation must be issued only by the local Visa Service of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
(OVIR). Information on location of the appropriate OVIR Russian
inviting party can obtain at the nearest police station.
The invitation must be mailed to you in original or send to
the Consulate via telex.
If
you are traveling on invitation of a federal Russian authority -
the
invitation must be issued only by the Consular Service of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Moscow, or by a
representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in
corresponding region and mailed to you in original (a copy is
acceptable for single or double entry visa applications) or send to
the Consulate via telex.
 View an example of the invitation letter.
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Region |
MFA local office |
Address, tel/fax |
e-mail/web-site |
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Moscow/Moscow region |
Moscow |
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St.Petersburg region |
St.Petersburg |
191187, наб.Кутузова,
д.34
tel.: (812) 272-00-76,
273-37-58, 275-36-50
fax: 272-60-22 |
davtian@predspfpb.spb.ru
pitermid@predspfpb.spb.ru |
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Novgorodsky region |
St.Petersburg |
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Arkhangelsky region |
Arkhangelsk |
163061, ул.Карла
Либкнехта, д.2
tel.: (8182) 64-12-13,
64-12-12, 64-12-14,
64-12-93
fax: 64-13-00 |
midarkh@sanet.ru
midarkh@atnet.ru |
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Altay region |
Barnaul |
656099, пр.Ленина,
д.41
tel.: (3852) 24-78-66,
24-18-02, 24-49-25
fax: 24-79-18 |
mid@ab.ru |
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Tomsky region |
Barnaul |
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Evreisky A.O. |
Birobidzhan |
279016, ул.Шолом-
Алейхема, д.16
tel.: (42622) 407-67,
602-29
fax: 407-66 |
mid@on-line.jar.ru |
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Chitinsky region |
Chita |
672002, ул.Амурская,
д.68
tel.: (3022) 23-34-91,
26-23-54, 26-12-83,
23-41-27
fax: 26-23-54 |
root@mfa-rf.chita.ru |
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Aginsky Buriatsky okrug |
Chita |
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Yekaterinburg region |
Yekaterinburg |
620219, ГСП-540,
ул.Д.Н.Мамина-Сибиряка, д.111
tel.: (3432) 51-54-84,
56-47-57, 56-40-87
fax: 51-86-32 |
ekat@mid.ural.ru
nefedov@mid.ural.ru |
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Permsky region |
Yekaterinburg |
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Tumensky region |
Yekaterinburg |
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Hanty-Mansyiski region |
Yekaterinburg |
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Irkutsky region |
Irkutsk |
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Republic of Udmurtia |
Izhevsk |
426074, пл.50 лет Октября, д.15
tel.: (3412) 75-72-06,
75-24-39, 52-52-60
fax: 75-04-53 |
mid@udmnet.ru |
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Kaliningrad region |
Kaliningrad |
236000, ул.Кирова,
д.17
tel.: (0112) 21-37-12,
21-59-28, 21-16-68,
21-22-03, 27-33-61,
27-93-03, 21-14-63,
55-64-77, 55-62-66
fax: 21-06-26, 21-59-28 |
kaliningrad@mid.ru
postmaster@mid.koenig.su |
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Khabarovsky region |
Khabarovsk |
680000, ул.Запарина,
д.85
tel.: (4212) 32-86-06,
32-86-04, 32-86-02,
32-54-35, 32-63-19
fax: 32-63-19 |
olga@mid.kht.ru |
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Amursky region |
Khabarovsk |
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Kamchatsky region |
Khabarovsk |
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Krasnodar region |
Krasnodar |
350000, ул.Красная,
д.176
tel.: (8612) 55-77-14
fax: 55-64-09 |
mid@krasnodar.ru |
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Krasnoyarsk region |
Krasnoyarsk |
660049, пр.Мира, д.93
tel.: (3912) 22-44-32,
22-44-85
fax: 22-44-57 |
pred@mid.krasnoyarsk.ru |
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Dagestan |
Makhachkala |
367025, пр-т Шамиля,
д.44А
tel.: (8722) 64-64-21,
64-64-48
fax: 64-43-25, 64-64-57 |
konsul@datacom.ru
bekmurzaev@datacom.ru |
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Republic of Adygeya |
Maykop |
385000, ул.Советская,
д.176
tel.: (87722) 241-01,
238-28, 711-19,
707-85, 700-09
fax: 213-12 |
mid@maykop.ru |
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Stavropolsky region |
Mineralnye vody |
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Murmansk region |
Murmansk |
183006, ул.Володарского, д.6
tel.: (8152) 42-26-72
fax: 42-34-71 |
acopig@com.mels.ru |
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Nakhodka |
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692900, Находкинский пр., д.24
tel.: (42366) 469-80,
570-21
fax: 458-61 |
mid@online.nakhodka.ru |
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Nizhegorodsky region |
Nizhny Novgorod |
603082, Кремль, д.1
tel.: (8312) 39-13-45,
39-13-28, 39-12-28
fax: 39-13-52 |
kot@mid.nnov.ru |
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Republic of Mordovia |
Nizhny Novgorod |
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Chuvashia |
Nizhny Novgorod |
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Kirovsky region |
Nizhny Novgorod |
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Kareliya |
Petrozavodsk |
185000, ул.Энгельса,
д.10
tel.: (8142) 785-555,
783-000, 765-701
fax: 765-063 |
admin@mid.onego.ru |
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Pskov region |
Pskov |
180001, ул.Некрасова,
д.23
tel.: (8112) 16-14-37,
16-30-98, 16-36-28
fax: 16-14-37, 16-30-98 |
pskovmid@ellink.ru |
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Sakhalin |
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693000, Коммунистический пр-т, д.32
tel.: (4242) 727-341,
727-497
fax: 727-116 |
sakhmid@scn.ru |
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Samarskaya region |
Samara |
443010, ул.Галактионовская, д.132
tel.: (8462) 70-40-93,
70-45-21, 70-45-22
fax: 70-40-94, 70-45-22 |
mfasam@vis.infotel.ru |
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Saratovskaya region |
Samara |
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Penzenskaya region |
Samara |
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Volgogradsky region |
Samara |
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Ulyanovsky region |
Samara |
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Republic of Mordovia |
Saransk |
ул.Советская, д.55
tel.: (8342) 18-04-95
fax: 18-05-02 |
mid.moris.ru |
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Krasnodarsky kray |
Sochi |
354000, ул.Советская,
д.42/2
tel.: (8622) 62-21-55,
62-01-55
fax: 62-23-55 |
mid@sochi.ru |
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Komi Republic |
Syktyvkar |
167000, ул.Ленина,
д.73
tel.: (8212) 29-10-48,
21-52-87, 42-37-45,
42-23-72, 43-17-32,
28-84-61
fax: 21-48-40 |
midkomi@online.ru |
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Primorsky kray |
Vladivostok |
690091, ул.Пушкинская, д.25А
tel.: (4232) 22-17-29,
22-35-24, 22-42-47,
22-04-37
fax: 22-81-58 |
mfa.vlad@gin.ru |
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Voronezh region |
Voronezh |
394000, пр.Революции, д.33
tel.: (0732) 77-51-00,
52-81-91
fax: 77-51-00 |
midvoronezh@vmail.ru
mid_voronezh@vmail.ru |
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Belgorodsky region |
Voronezh |
г.Белгород,
пл.Революции, д.4
tel.: (0722) 32-04-34 |
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Lipetsky region |
Voronezh |
г.Липецк,
ул.Крайняя, д.2
tel.: (0742) 48-48-87 |
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Republic of Bushkortostan |
Ufa |
450008, ул.Советская,
д.18
tel.: (3472) 22-49-74,
22-97-13, 51-01-43
fax: 22-49-74 |
midufa@bashnet.ru |
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Republic of Buriatiya |
Ulan-Ude |
670000, ул.Ленина,
д.54, Дом Правительства
tel.: (3012) 21-25-51
fax: 21-24-28 |
mid@buryatia.ru |
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Republic of Mari-El |
Yoshkar Ola |
424001, Дом Правительства, Ленинский
пр, д.29
tel.: (8362) 45-39-77
fax: 45-39-78, 45-62-78 |
mid@mari-el.ru
www.mari-el.mid.ru |
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Republic of Chuvashiya |
Yoshkar Ola |
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5.
HIV Test (AIDS) Certificate for those who are going to get a
visa which is valid for more than 3 months (including
multi-entry visas).
6.
(!) Applicants who used to be citizens of the USSR or of the
Russian Federation and then emigrated from the USSR or from
Russia MUST submit one of the documents which confirms that
they are no longer citizens of the Russian Federation (so
called "Visa to Israel" or stamp in their passport
saying that they left for "permanent residence
abroad" before the 6th of February, 1992 or official
document certifying that their Russian citizenship was
abrogated).
 Обращаем
внимание на то, что согласно
положениям статьи 6 Закона
Российской Федерации "О
гражданстве Российской
Федерации" за лицом, состоящим
в российском гражданстве, не
признается принадлежность к
гражданству другого государства,
если иное не предусмотрено
международным договором
Российской Федерации. Поэтому
указанные лица рассматриваются
только в качестве российских
граждан и должны въезжать в
Россию и выезжать из нее только
по действительным российским
паспортам.
Органы
пограничного контроля ФПС
России проверку наличия виз
иностранных государств или иных
разрешений на въезд в
иностранное государство при
пропуске через государственную
границу Российской Федерации
российских граждан, выезжающих
за ее пределы, не осуществляют. В
соответствии с положениями
статьи 6 Федерального закона "О
порядке выезда из Российской
Федерации и въезда в Российскую
Федерацию" обязанность по
контролю за наличием таких виз
или разрешений возлагается на
транспортную компанию (перевозчика
пассажиров), если иное не
предусмотрено международными
договорами Российской Федерации.
7.
Att: non-American citizens - On the basis of reciprocity mandatory
medical insurance (see the list of appropriate
licensed insurers) or written guarantee of medical coverage
from a Russian hosting organization for all period of stay is required
for the citizens Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany,
Csech Republic, Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain (except for those who bear a US Permanent resident
or US resident Alien status (green card))
On the basis of reciprocity German citizens
may apply for Russian visa at the Russian Consular Mission
in the US only if they have a US Permanent resident or US
resident Alien status (green card). In all other cases they
have to apply for Russian visa at the at the Russian
Consular Mission in Germany.
8.
A cover letter from a US company or from an applicant, if
you are travelling individually, explaining who is going,
where to, when and with what purpose.
9.
To apply for a visa by mail, you must attach a return
self-addressed stamped envelope or a prepaid air-bill of an
overnight mail delivery company you choose to have the visa
sent back to you. A pick-up slip should be got then at the
time of application. The slip should be presented to pick up
the visa when it is ready or referred to if any question
arises about the visa status.
To avoid your correspondence being lost
in mail we recommend to use USPS Registered, USPS Certified,
USPS Express or FedEx, DHL, Airborne and similar services
(so, that the envelopes bear a tracking number).
Visa Desk
is not responsible for any loss or mishandling of the mail
10.
A money order or a check payable to the
Russian Consulate General for visa processing. Please, note
that cash is not acceptable. The following fees will apply:
| Processing
time |
Multi-entry
visa (upon confirmation by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Russia) |
| 6
working days (not including the day of application) |
$131.00 |
| 4
working days (not including the day of application) |
$300.00 |
| next
day |
$350.00 |
| same
day |
$450.00 |
If
you are non-american and non-canadian citizen, please, check
out the list
of countries whose citizens have to pay an extra
consular fee for the visa processing
Please,
also note that 10 working days are required to issue visas
for a stateless person.
Consulate
reserves the right to extend the processing time without
giving any explanation. Exact visa processing time depends
on how busy the Consulate is.
The
same day processing applies only to the applications which
are delivered to the Consulate General before 2.45 p.m. and
picked up at 4.00 p.m. If one applies by mail, one extra
day is added to the visa processing time.
Visa
processing fees are not refundable.
Documents
which are submitted in the way different from the above
mentioned will not be accepted.
After
visa is received, please, check it and if you find any
mistakes return it to the Consulate General for correction.
We
charge $40.00 for correction of the
mistakes which are not the Consulate's General fault. The
Consulate General will not be responsible for the mistakes
which are not brought to its attention before departure from
the USA.
Please,
note that the above mentioned requirements are general. If
you need more information, please, email us: consul@seanet.com
or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to get answers to
your exact personal questions.
The
instructions can not be faxed.
The
visa section is open for visitors Monday through Friday
2 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
ONLY, Visa pick-up 2p.m. - 3 pm ONLY
Processing
time, requirements and fees are subject to change without
notice.
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