Not only citizens of the Russian Federation can invite a foreign guest to Russia, but also foreign citizens permanently residing in the country. However, if you invite a citizen of another country to Russia on your own, you are fully responsible for their actions and compliance with the order of their stay in the country. To have more freedom in this process, it is better to address to the visa experts.
There are certain types of visa depending of the purpose of visit that allow foreigners to enter Russia. They include:
However, the easiest and most convenient type of all is a tourist visa. Its obtaining requires little time, money and effort.
A tourist visa is issued for a period of up to 30 days. It can be either single-entry or double-entry. It gives a foreign citizen the right to freely move on the territory of the Russian Federation during the entire period of validity of the visa. And in the case of double entry, a foreign citizen can visit Russia twice.
How are the documents submitted in this case?
To obtain a tourist visa, a mandatory document is a tourist invitation, which can be obtained from any specialized agency. In addition, the responsibility for the stay of a foreign citizen on the territory of the Russian Federation lies with this organization.
Visa support companies issue a tourist invitation within a few minutes, with which the foreign citizen applies to the Consulate along with a list of documents required for obtaining a visa. In addition to the tourist invitations, they include:
Visa processing at the Consulate usually does not take much time and the visa will be ready in about a week.
Upon arrival in Russia, a foreign citizen must register at the place of stay within 7 business days. One must present to the host party (the hotel administration, the owner of a rented apartment, etc.) a migration card and an identity document (passport) to get a migration registration.