All foreign participants and accompanying persons will require a
visa. To issue the official letters of invitation which are necessary
to obtain Russian visas the following information is needed:
- full name as per passport
- date of birth (day, month, year)
- place of birth (city, country)
- citizenship
- residence place
- passport number
- date of issue
- passport expiry date
- place of employment (full name, address, tel., fax)
- position
- dates of stay in Russia (arrival/departure)
- place of getting visa (the city where the Russian Consulate
is situated)
- copy of passport (pages containing personal data, passport number,
expiry date); canned pages sent by e-mail are preferable; copies
sent by fax are accepted if there is no opportunity to scan the
needed pages
- mailing address
On receiving the formal invitation a participant should apply it
to the Russian Embassy or Consulate for a visa
