06-01-2006, 02:57 AM
There are three types of visa's
Business- must be on business and you need to have that business invite you.
Can stay up to a year.
Tourist- must go through a travel agent and book a hotel, cruise ship etc
Can stay for up to 30 days
Invitation- private inviation from family or friends who will vouch for you and you must be staying with them. Can stay up to 90 days and then need to apply at passport control to stay longer up to a year.
Some of these rule may of changed or it depends where you are coming from also.
Russia does not make it easy to visit, you must registor when you arrive, usally with in 3 days at the local passport control office of the city you are staying in. You techinically can not go to another city, although most people do anyways. But if your caught and your visa does not list that city your in, prepare to pay a bribe.
I have only gone by way of private invitation, this is the best, but you need friends or family there. But I here companies will do it for you?? But I have no idea how it works.
Business- must be on business and you need to have that business invite you.
Can stay up to a year.
Tourist- must go through a travel agent and book a hotel, cruise ship etc
Can stay for up to 30 days
Invitation- private inviation from family or friends who will vouch for you and you must be staying with them. Can stay up to 90 days and then need to apply at passport control to stay longer up to a year.
Some of these rule may of changed or it depends where you are coming from also.
Russia does not make it easy to visit, you must registor when you arrive, usally with in 3 days at the local passport control office of the city you are staying in. You techinically can not go to another city, although most people do anyways. But if your caught and your visa does not list that city your in, prepare to pay a bribe.
I have only gone by way of private invitation, this is the best, but you need friends or family there. But I here companies will do it for you?? But I have no idea how it works.
Soviet Wrote:Hi, I want to go 2 weeks in Russia this summer (Moscow, Volgograd). I have seen on a youth hostel web-page that they can sell me an invitation for visa. I also have the possibility to go to a travel agency in order to get a tourist visa.
What's the difference between being invited and having a tourist visa? Last time I was in Russia, I had an invitation from a university. I don't know what the best is for me.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
