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To obtain a Russian tourist visa you should submit to the Russian Consulate the following documents:
1. A completed visa application form (one per person).
2. National passport valid for at least 6 months after the intended date of departure from Russia
3. One professional passport size (3x4 cm) photo on a white background. Please write your name in capital letters on the back of the photos. Attach it to the specially marked place of the application form.
4. A standard tourist confirmation ("Podtverzdeniye") from an authorized hosting Russian travel agency, registered with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID RF). The confirmation letter must contain the agency's special reference number with MID RF.
5. A cover letter from your travel agency in Australia containing:
- applicant's name or alphabetical list of a group;
- dates and points of arrival and departure in and from Russia, means of transport;
- itinerary in Russia;
- the name of the hosting Russian company and its reference number.
Please follow the above requirements when submitting your papers. Otherwise, the documents will be returned.
Should we wish to contact you, please state clearly your contact telephone number (office and after hours) in the application form.
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Apart from tourist visa, you may be required to present at the border check point your tourist confirmation, voucher and a return ticket with a fixed date of departure from Russia, as well as evidence of your ability to support yourself during the travel.
Effective from 6 April, 2009 for Australian citizens visa-processing fees are:
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Visa processing period
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Single entry visa
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Double entry visa
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Seven business day processing
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$110-00
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$ 210.00
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Two business day processing
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$220-00
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$ 420.00
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Visa processing time starts only after all necessary documents received. Please note, that drop-off day is not regarded as a business day. If you apply by mail, please enclose a return self-addressed envelope (Registered Post) and add one more day for processing.
Payments can be made in cash, by money order or bank cheque to the Embassy of the Russian Federation. Personal cheques are not accepted.
After you receive your visa, please check it for possible mistakes (passport number, date of birth, term of validity etc.) and, if necessary, return it to us for corrections. The Consular Section will not be responsible for the mistakes, which were not brought to its attention before your departure from Australia.
Fees are not refundable and are subject to change without further notice.
Consular Section is open for visitors from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. only. Visa documents are accepted until 12.30 p.m. only.
The above information is also available at the MFA of teh RF website.
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