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1,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center"">\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/Visa_facilitation_EN.pdf""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img height=""52"" alt="""" width=""74"" border=""0"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/eu.gif"" /></span></span></a></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/Visa_facilitation_EN.pdf""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">AGREEMENT</span></span></a></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">between the Russian Federation and the European Community on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens <br />\r\nof the Russian Federation and the European Union</span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><br />\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">THE PARTIES,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nand<br />\r\n<br />\r\nTHE RUSSIAN FEDERATION,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDESIRING to facilitate people-to-people contacts as an important condition for a steady development of economic, humanitarian, cultural, scientific and other ties, by facilitating the issuing of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation on the basis of reciprocity,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nHAVING REGARD to the Joint Statement agreed on the occasion of the St Petersburg Summit held on 31 May 2003 stating that the European Union and the Russian Federation agree to examine the conditions for visa-free travel as a long term perspective,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nREAFFIRMING the intention to establish the visa-free travel regime between the Russian Federation and the European Union,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nBEARING IN MIND the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation of 24 June 1994 establishing a Partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, <br />\r\n<br />\r\nHAVING REGARD to the Joint Statement on EU Enlargement and EU–Russia Relations agreed on 27 April 2004 confirming the intention of the European Union and the Russian Federation to facilitate visa issuance for the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation on a reciprocal basis and to launch negotiations with a view to concluding an agreement,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nRECOGNISING that this facilitation should not lead to illegal migration and paying special attention to security and readmission,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nTAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland and the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union of 7 February 1992 and the Treaty establishing the European Community of 25 March 1957 and confirming that the provisions of this Agreement do not apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nTAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union of 7 February 1992 and the Treaty establishing the European Community of 25 March 1957 and confirming that the provisions of this Agreement do not apply to the Kingdom of Denmark,<br />\r\n<br />\r\nHAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 1</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em><strong>Purpose and scope of application</strong></em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate, on the basis of reciprocity, the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period of 180 days to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 2</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em><strong>General Clause</strong></em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. The visa facilitations provided in this Agreement shall apply to citizens of the European Union and of the Russian Federation only insofar as they are not exempted from the visa requirement by the laws and regulations of the Russian Federation, of the Community or the Member States, the present agreement or other international agreements.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">2. The national law of the Russian Federation, or of the Member States or Community law shall apply to issues not covered by the provisions of this Agreement, such as the refusal to issue a visa, recognition of travel documents, proof of sufficient means of subsistence and the refusal of entry and expulsion measures.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 3</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Definitions</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">For the purpose of this Agreement:</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(a) ‘Member State’ shall mean any Member State of the European Union, with the exception of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(b) ‘Citizen of the European Union’ shall mean a national of a Member State as defined in point (a);</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(c) ‘Citizen of the Russian Federation’ shall mean a person who possesses or has acquired citizenship of the Russian Federation in accordance with its national legislation;</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(d) ‘Visa’ shall mean an authorisation/permission issued or a decision taken by a Member State or by the Russian Federation which is required with a view to:</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">— entry for an intended stay of no more than 90 days in total in that Member State or in several Member States or in the Russian Federation,<br />\r\n— entry for transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States or of the Russian Federation. </span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(e) ‘legally residing person’ shall mean:<br />\r\n — for the Russian Federation, a citizen of the European Union who acquired a permission for temporary residing, a residence permit or an educational or working visa for a period of more than 90 days in the Russian Federation,<br />\r\n— for the European Union, a citizen of the Russian Federation authorised or entitled to stay for more than 90 days in the territory of a Member State, on the basis of Community or national legislation. <br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: rgb(0,0,128)""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span id=""1298935311810S"" style=""display: none""> </span></span></span></span><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em><a style=""color: rgb(0,0,128); text-decoration: none"" name=""article4""><span style=""color: rgb(0,0,128)""><span style=""text-decoration: none"">Article 4</span></span></a></em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Documentary evidence regarding the purpose of the journey</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. For the following categories of citizens of the European Union and of the Russian Federation, the following documents are sufficient for justifying the purpose of the journey to the other Party:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(a) for members of official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to the Member States, the European Union or the Russian Federation, shall participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Russian Federation or one of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n— a letter issued by a competent authority of a Member State or of the Russian Federation, or by a European institution confirming that the applicant is a member of its delegation travelling to the territory of the other Party to participate in the aforementioned events, accompanied by a copy of the official invitation;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(b) for business people and representatives of business organisations:<br />\r\n— a written request from a host legal person or company, organisation, or an office or their branches, state and local authorities of the Russian Federation and the Member States or organising committees of trade and industrial exhibitions, conferences and symposia held in the territories of the Russian Federation or one of the Member States;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(c) for drivers conducting international cargo and passenger transportation services between the territories of the Russian Federation and the Member States in vehicles registered in the Member States or in the Russian Federation:<br />\r\n— a written request from the national association (union) of carriers of the Russian Federation or the national associations of carriers of the Member States providing for international road transportation, stating the purpose, duration and frequency of the trips;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(d) for members of train, refrigerator and locomotive crews in international trains, travelling between the territories of the Member States and the Russian Federation:<br />\r\n— a written request from the competent railway company of the Russian Federation or the Member States stating the purpose, duration and frequency of the trips;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(e) for journalists:<br />\r\n— a certificate or other document issued by a professional organisation proving that the person concerned is a qualified journalist and a document issued by his/her employer stating that the purpose of the journey is to carry out journalistic work;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(f) for persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities, including university and other exchange programmes:<br />\r\n— a written request from the host organisation to participate in those activities;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(g) for pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake trips for the purposes of study or educational training, including in the framework of exchange programmes as well as other school related activities:<br />\r\n— a written request or a certificate of enrolment from the host university, academy, institute, college or school or student cards or certificates of the courses to be attended;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(h) for participants in international sports events and persons accompanying them in a professional capacity:<br />\r\n— a written request from the host organisation: competent authorities, national sport Federations of the Member States or the Russian Federation and National Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation or National Olympic Committees of the Member States;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(i) for participants in official exchange programmes organised by twin cities:<br />\r\n— a written request of the head of administration/mayor of these cities;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(j) for close relatives — spouses, children (including adopted), parents (including custodians), grandparents and grandchildren<br />\r\n— visiting citizens of the European Union or the Russian Federation legally residing in the territory of the Russian Federation or the Member States:<br />\r\n— a written request from the host person;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(k) for visiting military and civil burial grounds:<br />\r\n— an official document confirming the existence and preservation of the grave as well as family or other relationship between the applicant and the buried.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2. The written request mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall contain the following items:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(a) for the invited person — name and surname, date of birth, sex, citizenship, number of the identity document, time and purpose of the journey, number of entries and name of minor children accompanying the invited person;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(b) for the inviting person — name, surname and address; or<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(c) for the inviting legal person, company or organisation —<br />\r\nfull name and address: and<br />\r\n— if the request is issued by an organisation, the name and position of the person who signs the request,<br />\r\n— if the inviting person is a legal person or company or an office or their branch established in the territory of a Member State, the registration number as required by the national law of the Member State concerned,<br />\r\n— if the inviting person is a legal person or company or an office or their branch established in the territory of the Russian Federation, the tax identification number.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n3. For the categories of citizens mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article, all categories of visas are issued according to the simplified procedure without requiring any other justification, invitation or validation concerning the purpose of the journey, provided for by the legislation of the Parties.</span></span></div>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 5</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Issuance of multiple-entry visas</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. Diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Member States and of the Russian Federation shall issue multiple-entry visas with the term of validity of up to five years to the following categories of citizens:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(a) members of national and regional Governments and Parliaments, Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts, if they are not exempted from the visa requirement by the present Agreement, in the exercise of their duties, with a term of validity limited to their term of office if this is less than five years;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(b) spouses and children (including adopted), who are under the age of 21 or are dependant, visiting citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation legally residing in the territory of the Russian Federation or the Member States, with the term of validity limited to the duration of the validity of their authorisation for legal residence.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2. Diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Member States and of the Russian Federation shall issue multiple-entry visas with the term of validity of up to one year to the following categories of citizens, provided that during the previous year they have obtained at least one visa, have made use of it in accordance with the laws on entry and stay in the territory of the visited State and that there are reasons for requesting a multiple-entry visa:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(a) for members of official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to the Member States, the European Union or the Russian Federation, shall participate in official meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Russian Federation or one of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(b) business people and representatives of business organisations who regularly travel to the Russian Federation or the Member States;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(c) drivers conducting international cargo and passenger transportation services between the territories of the Russian Federation and the Member States in vehicles registered in the Member States or the Russian Federation;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(d) members of train, refrigerator and locomotive crews in international trains, travelling between the territories of the Russian Federation and the Member States;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(e) persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities, including university and other exchange programmes, who regularly travel to the Russian Federation or the Member States;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(f) participants in international sports events and persons accompanying them in a professional capacity;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(g) journalists;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(h) participants in official exchange programmes organised by twin cities.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n3. Diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Member States and of the Russian Federation shall issue multiple-entry visas with the term of validity of a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years to the categories of citizens referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, provided that during the previous two years they have made use of the one year multiple-entry visas in accordance with the laws on entry and stay in the territory of the visited State and that the reasons for requesting a multiple-entry visa are still valid.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n4. The total period of stay of persons referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article shall not exceed 90 days per period of 180 days in the territory of the Member States or in the Russian Federation.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 6</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Fees for processing visa applications</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. The fee for processing visa applications shall amount to EUR 35.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe aforementioned amount may be reviewed in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 15(4).<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2. The Parties shall charge a fee of EUR 70 for processing visas in cases where the visa application and the supporting documents have been submitted by the visa applicant within three days before his/her envisaged date of departure. This will not apply to cases pursuant to Article 6(3), (b), (e) and (f) and Article 7(3).<br />\r\n<br />\r\n3. Fees for processing the visa application are waived for the following categories of persons:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(a) for close relatives — spouses, children (including adopted) parents (including custodians), grandparents and grandchildren — of citizens of the European Union and of the Russian Federation legally residing in the territory of the Russian Federation or the Member States;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(b) for members of official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to the Member States, the European Union or the Russian Federation, shall participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Russian Federation or one of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(c) members of national and regional Governments and Parliaments, Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts, if they are not exempted from the visa requirement by the present Agreement;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(d) pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake trips for the purpose of study or educational training;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(e) disabled persons and the person accompanying them, if necessary;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(f) persons who have presented documents proving the necessity of their travel on humanitarian grounds, including to receive urgent medical treatment and the person accompanying such person, or to attend a funeral of a close relative, or to visit a seriously ill close relative;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(g) participants in youth international sports events and persons accompanying them;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(h) persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities including university and other exchange programmes;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(i) participants in official exchange programmes organised by twin cities.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 7</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Length of procedures for processing visa applications</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. Diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Member States and the Russian Federation shall take a decision on the request to issue a visa within 10 calendar days of the date of the receipt of the application and documents required for issuing the visa.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2. The period of time for taking a decision on a visa application may be extended up to 30 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n3. The period of time for taking a decision on a visa application may be reduced to three working days or less in urgent cases.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 8</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Departure in case of lost or stolen documents</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Citizens of the European Union and of the Russian Federation who have lost their identity documents, or from whom these documents have been stolen while staying in the territory of the Russian Federation or the Member States, may leave that territory on the grounds of valid identity documents entitling to cross the border issued by diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Member States or of the Russian Federation without any visa or other authorisation.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 9</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Extension of visa in exceptional circumstances</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The citizens of the European Union and of the Russian Federation who do not have the possibility to leave the territory of the Russian Federation and of the Member States by the time stated in their visas for reasons of force majeure shall have the term of their visas extended free of charge in accordance with the legislation applied by the receiving State for the period required for their return to the State of their residence.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 10</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Registration procedures</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The Parties agree to undertake measures as soon as possible to simplify the procedures of registration, with the view to entitle the citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the European Union to the equal treatment regarding registration procedures while staying in the territory of the Russian Federation or of the Member States, respectively.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 11</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Diplomatic passports</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. Citizens of the Russian Federation or the Member States, holders of valid diplomatic passports may enter, leave and transit through the territories of the Member States or the Russian Federation without visas.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2. Citizens mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article may stay in the territories of the Russian Federation or the Member States for a period not exceeding 90 days per period of 180 days.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 12</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Territorial validity of visas</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Subject to the national rules and regulations concerning national security of the Russian Federation and of the Member States and subject to EU rules on visas with limited territorial validity, the citizens of the Russian Federation and of the European Union shall be entitled to travel within the territory of the Member States and of the Russian Federation on equal basis with European Union and Russian citizens.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 13</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Joint Committee for management of the Agreement</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. The Parties shall set up a Joint Committee for management of the Agreement (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’), composed by representatives of the European Community and of the Russian Federation. The Community shall be represented by the European Commission, assisted by experts from the Member States.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2. The Committee shall, in particular, have the following tasks:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(a) monitoring the implementation of the present Agreement;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n(b) suggesting amendments or additions to the present Agreement;<br />\r\n<br />\r\nc) to examine and, if deemed necessary, propose amendments to this agreement in case of new accessions to the European Union.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n3. The Committee shall meet whenever necessary at the request of one of the Parties and at least once a year.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n4. The Committee shall establish its rules of procedure.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 14</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Relation of this Agreement with Agreements between Member States and the Russian Federation</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">As from its entry into force, this Agreement shall take precedence over provisions of any bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements concluded between Member States and the Russian Federation, insofar as the provisions of the latter agreements or arrangements cover issues that are dealt with by the present Agreement.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><em>Article 15</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><em>Final clauses</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">1. This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Parties in accordance with their respective procedures and shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify each other that the procedures referred to above have been completed.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2. By way of derogation to paragraph 1 of this Article, the present Agreement shall only enter into force at the date of the entry into force of the agreement between the Russian Federation and the European Community on readmission if this date is after the date provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n3. This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period of time, unless terminated in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n4. This Agreement may be amended by written agreement of the Parties. Amendments shall enter into force after the Parties have notified each other of the completion of their internal procedures necessary for this purpose.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n5. Each Party may suspend in whole or in part this Agreement for reasons of public order, protection of national security or protection of public health. The decision on suspension shall be notified to the other Party not later than 48 hours before its entry into force. The Party that has suspended the application of this Agreement shall immediately inform the other Party once the reasons for the suspension no longer apply.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n6. Each Party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Party. This Agreement shall cease to be in force 90 days after the date of receipt of such notification.</span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Done at Sochi on the twenty fifth day of May in the year two thousand and six, in duplicate each in the Czech, Danish,Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek,Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Russian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<em>Hecho en Sochi, el veinticinco de mayo del dos mil seis.<br />\r\nV Soči dne dvacбtйho pбtйho května dva tisнce šest.<br />\r\nUdfжrdiget i Sotji den femogtyvende maj to tusind og seks.<br />\r\nGeschehen zu Sotschi am fьnfundzwanzigsten Mai zweitausendsechs.<br />\r\nKahe tuhande kuuenda aasta maikuu kahekьmne viiendal pдeval Sotšis.<br />\r\n`Εγινε στο Σότσι, στις είκοσι πέντε Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες έξι.<br />\r\nDone at Sochi on the twenty fifth day of May in the year two thousand and six.<br />\r\nFait а Sotchi, le vingt cinq mai deux mille six.<br />\r\nFatto a Soci, addм venticinque maggio duemilasei.<br />\r\nSočos, divtūkstoš sestā gada divdesmit piektajā maijā.<br />\r\nPriimta du tūkstančiai šeštų metų gegužės dvidešimt penktą dieną Sočyje.<br />\r\nKelt Szocsiban, a kettőezer hatodik йv mбjus huszonцtцdik napjбn.<br />\r\nMagħmul f`Sochi, fil-ħamsa u għoxrin jum ta` Mejju tas-sena elfejn u sitta.<br />\r\nGedaan te Sotsji, de vijfentwintigste mei tweeduizend zes.<br />\r\nSporządzono w Soczi dnia dwudziestego piątego maja roku dwutysięcznego szуstego.<br />\r\nFeito em Sotchi, em vinte e cinco de Maio de dois mil e seis.<br />\r\nV Soči dňa dvadsiateho piateho mбja dvetisнcšesť.<br />\r\nV Soči, petindvajsetega maja leta dva tisoč šest.<br />\r\nTehty Sotšissa kahdentenakymmenentenдviidentenд pдivдnд toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattakuusi.<br />\r\nSom skedde i Sotji den tjugofemte maj tjugohundrasex.<br />\r\nAdoptată la Sochi, la douăzeci și cinci mai două mii șase.<br />\r\nСовершено в г. Сочи двадцать пятого мая две тысячи шестого года.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n </div>",Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement,014,0,http://,0
2,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px;"">\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"">\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"">\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"">\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"">\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"">\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: center;""><strong><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"">Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""> </div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">On January 13, 2014 <strong>Russian Visa Center</strong> was opened in the Hague - <a href=""http://ambru.nl/en/state.php?s=19"">more information.</a></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">Address: Zeestraat 100 2518 AD Den Haag.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">Opening hours: from Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">Telephone: 31 702 170 120</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">Fax: 31 702 170 119</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">E-mail: info@vhs-nederland.com</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">Web-site: <a href=""http://www.vhs-nederland.com/"">www.vhs-nederland.com</a></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">Russian visa requests will be handled by the Visa Center. Consular Department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands will be open for visa requests </span></span><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">only by prior appointment via <a href=""http://hague.kdmid.ru/queue-en/"">Web-site</a> on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday </span></span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">from 10.00 till 11.00.</span></strong></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana;""><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">IMPORTANT!</span></strong></span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;""> Starting from January 13, 2014 there will be accepted only electronic visa application forms, which can be filled in via the Web-site <a href=""https://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a>.</span><font color=""#ff0000"" face=""Times New Roman""> </font><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">Any other application forms will not be taken into consideration.<br />\r\n</span><strong><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">When applying for a visa directly to the Consular Department, please choose ""Embassy"" as visa issuing office while filling in application form online.</span></strong></div>\r\n<div style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana;""> </div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; text-align: center;""> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><strong><font color=""#ff0000""><span style=""font-size: 11.3333330154419px;"">Applications in person</span></font></strong></div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; color: black"">Visa applications should be submitted to the Consular Department in person. </span><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt;"">If you apply for someone else make sure that you have a written authorization from this person/your employer and the application form is filled in and signed personally by the applicant.</span><span style=""color: #ff0000""><strong><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt""><br />\r\n</span></strong><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 0);""><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt;""><a href=""/images/image/Доверенность.doc"">See sample of the authorization.</a></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; color: black"">Please note that the Consular Department may invite the person you represent for an interview.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></div>\r\n</span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""color: #000000""><strong><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Please note </span></span></span></span></strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">that if you travel across the territory of Russia <strong>to the countries of the Customs Union (Belorussia, Kazakhstan)</strong> according to Russian laws you need to apply for a <a href=""http://www.ambru.nl/en/page.php?a=13"">transit visa</a>, unless you are a citizen of countries eligible for visa-free travel to Russia in accordance with bilateral agreements.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><span style=""font-size: 11px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><strong>To the attention of citizens of Australia</strong></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 11px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana; text-align: center;"">The citizens of</span><span style=""font-family: Verdana; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;""> <strong>Australia</strong></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana; text-align: center;""> are to provide </span><span style=""font-family: Verdana; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;""><strong>a detailed CV in Russian language</strong></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana; text-align: center;""> to apply for a Russian business visa if they are invited</span><strong style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana; text-align: center;""> <span style=""text-decoration: underline;"">by governmental authorities</span></strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana; text-align: center;"">. Please note that Australian nationals, travelling to the Russian Federation with business purposes for events organised by non-government-related organisations may be selectively requested by the Consular Department to provide the abovementioned CV.<br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 11px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana; text-align: center;""><br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-size: 11px;""><span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Restrictions to enter the Russian Federation</span></span></span></strong></span><span style=""font-size: 11px;""><span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 11px;""><span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">We would like to inform you about new service (only in Russian language) available on the website of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation. A foreign citizen (or host Russian citizen or Russian organisation) </span></span><span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">can obtain information about whether he has restrictions to enter the Russian Federation by entering personal data to the relevant section of the website </span></span></span><span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><a href=""http://www.fms.gov.ru""><span style=""font-size: 11px;"">www.fms.gov.ru</span></a></span><span style=""font-size: 11px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> (Information Services).</span></span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""color: #000000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\n</span></span></span><br />\r\n</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><font face=""Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px;"">Issuance of multiple-entry Russian visas with terms of validity from 2 to 5 years</span></font></strong></span><strong><font face=""Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px;""> - <a href=""http://ambru.nl/en/state.php?s=27"">more information.</a></span></font></strong></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: left;""><span style=""color: #000000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> <br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: #000000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> <br />\r\n</span></span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>",General Information,001,0,http://,0
5,1,1,"<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Hereby we would like to inform you about the following aspects:</span></span>  </div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Russia only.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Dutch citizens and <strong>for subjects of other nationalities that have valid residence permits. </strong><u><strong>Please bring a copy of your residence permit.</strong></u></li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Please take into consideration that you should apply for a visa not later than <strong>10 working days before your departure</strong>.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The payment can be done only by bank card.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Paid visa fees are not refundable.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify""><u><strong>After you obtain a visa together with your passport, you shou</strong></u><u><strong>ld look through it carefully</strong></u>. If there are any mistakes, the Consular Department will correct it immediately.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Mistakes done by yourself are to be corrected at your own expense.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is not responsible for the mistakes that were not pointed out before your departure.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>",Additional Rules,015,0,http://,0
6,1,0,"<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">\r\n<div style=""margin-left: 40px""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)""><br />\r\nAttention!</span> All application forms should be completed and printed out in accordance with </span></strong><strong><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_4.pdf""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><u>the requirements</u></span></a><span style=""font-size: 12px""> enclosed. <span style=""font-family: Verdana""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""color: #ff0000"">The bottom margin of the application form shall not exceed 5 mm.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span>Application forms not meeting these requirements will not be accepted. </span></strong></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></strong></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""/en/visa_online.php"">Visa Questionnaire - Online</a><br />\r\n    <a target=""_blank"" href=""/en/visa_online.php"">(except for the citizens of the US, the UK, Australia, Canada and Georgia. Please see below).</a><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_2.pdf"">Download visa application form</a> <a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_2.pdf""><img border=""0"" alt="""" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/docs/pdf.gif"" /> </a><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_1.pdf"">Visa application form for the citizens of the US, the UK, Australia, Canada and Georgia</a>  <a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_1.pdf""><img border=""0"" alt="""" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/docs/pdf.gif"" /></a><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>",Download Application Forms,016,0,http://,0
7,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Visa processing time and fees </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Please note that you may apply for a Russian visa not earlier than 3 months before you intend to enter Russia.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The visa fee </span></span><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">for the citizens of the EU-member states coming within the Russia-EU Facilitation Agreement </span></span><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">is 35 EURO.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">In cases related to humanitarian or health reasons (need of urgent treatment, serious illness or death of a close relative) the visa can be issued the same day if the applications are supported by required documents.</span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<p div="""" style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If the urgency of the trip to Russia is proved by the supporting documents submitted by the applicant (e.g. proof of important unexpected visit, etc.) the visa can be issued within 3 working days. </span><strong><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Please note that the copy of the applicant’s flight tickets cannot be considered as a proof of the urgency of the trip.</span></strong></span><br />\r\n<span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The visa fee </span></span><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">for the citizens of the EU-member states coming within the Russia-EU Facilitation Agreement in this case</span></span><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> equals to 70 EURO.</span></span></p>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">In accordance with the <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement </span>the length of procedures for processing applications for multiple visas can take up to 10 days.<br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\n<span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The visa fees for the citizens of other countries may differ.<br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center"">\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""> </div>\r\n </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>",Visa Fees & Processing Times,017,0,http://,0
8,1,0,<blank>,How to Read a Russian Visa?,018,0,http://,0
9,6,1,"<table border=""0"" cellspacing=""2"" cellpadding=""2"">\r\n    <tbody>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""296""><img border=""0"" hspace=""8"" alt="""" width=""300"" height=""418"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/r_svid_vozvr_big1.jpg"" /></td>\r\n            <td valign=""middle"" width=""200"" style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If a passport of a Russian citizen is lost or stolen, the Consular Department is empowered to provide him/her with a Laissez – Passer.</span></span></span></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n    </tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">This document enables Russian citizens to return to the Russian Federation. Laissez-Passer holders do not need a visa.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">In order to get a Laissez-Passer, a person has to provide an explanation statement, fill in an application form and handle it to the Consular Department or to a local brunch of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service.</span></span> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div><a target=""_blank"" href=""/images/image/заявление(1).rtf""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Laissez – Passer application form</span></span></a></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If a person is in a temporary detention facility, the Consular Department is empowered to contact the immigration authorities who are responsible for this person.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">2 passport photos and the documents that prove Russian citizenship are to be submitted to the Consular Department. If a person has his/her Russian (internal) passport, Laissez – Passer can be granted directly.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If a person has no documents available, the Consular Department inquires the Russian Federal Migration service in order to identify his/her personality and confirm the citizenship. The identification process may take several weeks.</span></span></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>",Obtaining a Laissez-Passer,001,0,http://,0
10,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center""><img alt="""" hspace=""5"" width=""530"" align=""bottom"" border=""0"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/visa_sample.jpg"" /></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Tourist visas can be issued for a period of not more than 30 days and can be single-entry or double-entry (only when during your stay in Russia you are planning to visit some neighbouring countries of Russia).</span></span></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""color: #ff0000"">DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR A TOURIST VISA:</span></span></span> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>Tourist invitation, so called <span style=""color: #ff0000"">TOURIST VISA SUPPORT LETTER </span>(consists of two parts: confirmation and voucher). Tourist Visa Support Letter can be requested at the Russian travel agency, directly at the Russian Hotel you are going to stay in or via a Dutch travel agency. [vokno030].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Please note that a print-out of your hotel reservation from websites offering booking services does not equal to a tourist invitation and CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.</span></span><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Electronic visa application form should be filled in via Web-site <a href=""https://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a>. Application form should be printed out and signed personally by the applicant. <strong style=""font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">When applying for a visa directly to the Consular Department, please choose ""Embassy"" as visa issuing office while filling in application form online.</span></strong></li>\r\n    <li>One recent passport photo should be glued to the application form. <a href=""/images/image/photo requirements.pdf"">Photo requirements</a>.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Passport or travel document that is valid at least 6 months after the expiry date of the visa and has at least 2 blank visa pages.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia. [vokno016].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: #ff0000"">Please note that it shall be explicitly mentioned in the insurance document that it is valid in Russia or worldwide. Copies of insurance cards are not admissible.</span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Hereby we would like to inform you about the following aspects:</span></span>  </div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Russia only.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Dutch citizens and <strong>for subjects of other nationalities that have valid residence permits. </strong><u><strong>Please bring a copy of your residence permit.</strong></u></li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Please take into consideration that you should apply for a visa not later than <strong>10</strong><strong> working days before your departure</strong>.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">No urgent tourist visas are provided.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Multiple – entry visas are not available for tourist and private visits.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Private visit visas are valid only for single entries and up to a three-month period irrespective of the duration of the invitation.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The payment can be done only by bank debit card.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Paid visa fees are not refundable.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Visa applications submitted with documents that differ from that described below are not to be processed.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">After you obtain a visa together with your passport, you should look through it carefully. If there are any mistakes, the Consular Department will correct it immediately.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Mistakes done by yourself are to be corrected at your own expense.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is not responsible for the mistakes that were not pointed out before your departure.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<!--\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""color: #ff0000"">Wij vragen uw aandacht voor een nieuwe dienst: visumaanvraag per post </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><a href=""/en/state.php?s=3""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""296"" height=""30"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/visumpostservice.gif"" /></a></div>\r\n-->",Tourist Visa,003,0,http://,0
11,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center""><img border=""0"" hspace=""5"" alt="""" align=""bottom"" width=""530"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/visa_sample.jpg"" /></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If you are traveling to Russia in order to visit friends or relatives and you are planning to stay at their place you should apply for a private visa. Private visas can be single-entry or double entry and are valid for a period of not more than 3 months.</span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR A PRIVATE VISA: </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li><span style=""color: #ff0000"">PRIVATE INVITATION</span> that can be obtained by your Russian relatives or friends from a local office of Russian Federal Migration Service located in the territory of Russia only. [vokno015].<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Electronic visa application form should be filled in via Web-site <a href=""https://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a>. Application form should be printed out and signed personally by the applicant. <strong style=""font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">When applying for a visa directly to the Consular Department, please choose ""Embassy"" as visa issuing office while filling in application form online.</span></strong><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>One recent passport photo that is to be <span style=""color: #ff0000"">glued (not stapled!) </span>on the visa application form. <a href=""/images/image/photo requirements.pdf"">Photo requirements</a>.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Passport or travel document that is valid at least 6 months after the expiry date of the visa and has at least 2 blank visa pages. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia. [vokno016].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: #ff0000"">Please note that it shall be explicitly mentioned in the insurance document that it is valid in Russia or worldwide. Copies of insurance cards are not admissible.</span><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>  </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div><a href=""#vis1""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">1. Visas for the closest relatives (spouses and minor children) of Russian citizens traveling together to Russia.</span></span></a></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div><a href=""#vis2""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">2.Visas for close relatives of EU citizens legally residing in Russia.</span></span></a></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div><a style=""text-decoration: none"" name=""vis1""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">1. Visas for closest relatives (spouses and minor children) of Russian citizens traveling together to Russia.</span></span></span></a></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">From March, 12, 2010 spouses and minor children of <i>Russian citizens legally residing in the Netherlands</i> traveling <span style=""color: #ff0000""><u>together with their Russian relative</u> </span>to Russia can get a private visa on basis of a facilitated procedure. In this case a standard private invitation issued by the Russian Federal Migration Service is not required anymore.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nPrivate visa can be single-entry or double entry and is valid for the period up to 3 months.</span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Documents required:</span></span></span> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>Special request to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands filled in by the applicant-Russian citizen. <a target=""_blank"" href=""http://netherlands.mid.ru/documents/22235492/22911200/Zayavlenie+(1).doc/5a8ab414-e6bd-4eae-b91e-7d2a316e3ac7"">Download</a>.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Valid Russian Foreign Passport of the applicant-Russian citizen + <span style=""color: #ff0000"">copy!<br />\r\n    </span> </li>\r\n    <li>Document confirming legal residency of the applicant-Russian citizen in the Netherlands (visa, residence permit, passport) + <span style=""color: #ff0000"">copy!<br />\r\n    </span> </li>\r\n    <li>Documents proving the relationship to the applicant-Russian citizen (marriage certificate, birth certificate) + <span style=""color: #ff0000"">copy!</span><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Passport or travel document of the family member travelling to Russia that is valid at least <span style=""color: #ff0000"">6 months after the expiry date </span>of the visa and has at least 2 blank visa pages. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Visa application form filled in via <a href=""https://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>One recent passport photo that is to be <span style=""color: #ff0000"">glued (not stapled!) </span>on the visa application form. <a href=""/images/image/photo requirements.pdf"">Photo requirements</a>.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia. [vokno016].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: #ff0000"">Please note that it shall be explicitly mentioned in the insurance document that it is valid in Russia or worldwide</span><span style=""color: #ff0000"">. Copies of insurance cards are not admissible.<br />\r\n      </span></li>\r\n    <li>Documents confirming the simultaneous entry into Russia of the applicant-Russian citizen and her/his family members (copy of flight tickets). <br />\r\n    <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div><a style=""text-decoration: none"" name=""vis2""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">2. Visas for close relatives of EU citizens legally residing in Russia.</span></span></span></a></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">By virtue of the Article 4 of the Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a style=""text-decoration: none"" href=""#vis3""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><sup>1</sup></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px""> the visa application procedure for the applicants <span style=""color: #ff0000""><i>visiting their close relatives the EU citizens legally residing in the territory of Russia</i> </span>has been facilitated.</span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">In this case the term “close relatives” refers to spouses, children (including adopted), parents (including custodians), grandparents and grandchildren.</span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Documents required:</span></span> </span></div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>A written request <span style=""color: #ff0000"">(original or copy)</span> from the host citizen of the European Union. The signature of the host person shall be legalized by a notary according to Russian legislation in force. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Proof of relationship documents. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>A document showing that the host EU citizen legally resides in the territory of the Russia (permit for temporary residence, study or work visa for a period exceeding 90 days). <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Visa application form filled in via <a href=""http://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>One recent passport photo that is to be <span style=""color: #ff0000"">glued (not stapled!) </span>on the visa application form. <a href=""/images/image/photo requirements.pdf"">Photo requirements</a>.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Passport or travel document that is valid at least <span style=""color: #ff0000"">6 months after the expiry date </span>of the visa and has at least 2 blank visa pages. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia. [vokno016].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: #ff0000"">Please note that it shall be explicitly mentioned in the insurance document that it is valid in Russia or worldwide. Copies of insurance cards are not admissible.</span><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n       </li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Hereby we would like to inform you about the following aspects:  </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Russia only.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Dutch citizens and <strong>for subjects of other nationalities that have valid residence permits</strong>. <u><strong>Please bring a copy of your residence permit.</strong></u></li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Please take into consideration that you should apply for a visa not later than <strong>five working days before your departure</strong>.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The payment can be done only by bank card.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Paid visa fees are not refundable.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">After you obtain a visa together with your passport, you should look through it carefully. If there are any mistakes, the Consular Department will correct it immediately.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">Mistakes done by yourself are to be corrected at your own expense.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify"">The Consular Department is not responsible for the mistakes that were not pointed out before your departure.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a style=""text-decoration: none"" name=""vis3""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><sup>1</sup></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px""> The AGREEMENT or the same rules are applicable to the citizens of the following states: <span style=""color: #ff0000"">Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and </span><span style=""color: #ff0000"">Switzerland</span><b>.</b> </span></span> </div>",Private Visa,004,0,http://,0
12,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center""><img alt="""" hspace=""5"" width=""530"" align=""bottom"" border=""0"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/visa_sample.jpg"" /></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If you would like to travel to Russia with business purposes you should apply for a business visa.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Business visas can be single-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry. Single-entry and double-entry visas can be valid for a period up to 3 months. Multiple business visas are normally valid for a period up to 1 year. However in accordance with </span></span><a target=""_blank"" href=""/en/notice.php?n=2""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement multiple business visas</span></span></a><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> can be valid for a period up to 5 years.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Please note that the total period of stay in the Russia on basis of a multiple-entry business visa shall not exceed 90 days per period of 180 days.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR A BUSINESS VISA</span></span></span> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>BUSINESS INVITATION <br />\r\n    <blockquote style=""text-align: justify"">(a) FMS BUSINESS INVITATION – an invitation issued by an office of Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS). This type of invitation can be obtained by your Russian business partner from a local FMS office in the territory of Russia only. [vokno015].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">OR</span><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    (b) TELEX INVITATION – an invitation issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This type of invitation can be requested by your Russian business partner at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<br />\r\n    Such invitations are sent to the Consular Department directly by the Ministry. <br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">OR (for the citizens of [vokno020] and alike Visa Facilitation Agreements only)</span><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    (c) DIRECT INVITATION – a written request of your host Russian business partner. <br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    Such invitation shall be printed on the official paper of the host organisation. It can be made in any form but shall necessarily contain the <u>INN (tax) number</u> of the organisation.<br />\r\n    A copy of such invitation can be submitted. If necessary, the Consular Department may request the original invitation. <br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    [vokno031].  </blockquote></li>\r\n    <li>Electronic visa application form should be filled in via Web-site <a href=""http://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a>. Application form should be printed out and signed personally by the applicant. <strong style=""font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">When applying for a visa directly to the Consular Department, please choose ""Embassy"" as visa issuing office while filling in application form online.</span></strong><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>One recent passport photo that is to be <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">glued (not stapled!) </span>on the visa application form. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Passport or travel document that is valid at least <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">6 months after the expiry date </span>of the visa and has at least 2 blank visa pages.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia. [vokno016].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">Please note that it shall be explicitly mentioned in the insurance document that it is valid in Russia or worldwide. Copies of insurance cards are not admissible.</span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n<br />\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">!! ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A MULTIPLE BUSINESS VISA</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Please note that you can apply for a multiple-entry business visa on basis of a direct invitation only provided that during the previous year you have visited Russia. Transit visits are not considered.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">In this case the copies of your old visas with border stamps are to be submitted to the Consular Department together with your visa application.</span></span></strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Please note that in accordance with the <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement </span>the length of procedures for processing applications for multiple-entry visas on basis of a direct invitation takes <strong>10 calendar days</strong>.</span></span></span></span></div>\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />",Business Visa,005,0,http://,0
13,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center""><img alt="""" hspace=""5"" width=""530"" align=""bottom"" border=""0"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/visa_sample.jpg"" /></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If you need to travel across the territory of Russia on the way to your final destination you should apply for a transit visa. Transit visas are valid for the maximum of 3 days when travelling by plane and 10 days when travelling by train. </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">YOU DO NOT NEED A TRANSIT VISA if you are travelling via Russia to your final destination and you spend in Russia <span style=""color: #ff0000"">not more than 24 hours remaining in the transit zone of the same airport</span><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"">.</span> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> <br />\r\n</span></span><strong style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"">Please note </span></strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"">that if you travel across the territory of Russia <strong>to the countries of the Customs Union (Belorussia, Kazakhstan)</strong> according to Russian laws you need to apply for a transit visa, unless you are a citizen of countries eligible for visa-free travel to Russia in accordance with bilateral agreements.<br />\r\n<br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR A TRANSIT VISA:</span></span></span> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">Copy of your confirmed ticket to and from Russia.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">Copy of a valid visa (if required by that country) to the country of you final destination.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">Electronic visa application form should be filled in via Web-site <a href=""https://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a>. Application form should be printed out and signed personally by the applicant. <strong style=""font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">When applying for a visa directly to the Consular Department, please choose ""Embassy"" as visa issuing office while filling in application form online.</span></strong><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">One recent passport photo that is to be <span style=""color: #ff0000"">glued (not stapled!) </span>on the visa application form. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">Passport or travel document that is valid at least 6 months after the expiry date of the visa and has at least 2 blank visa pages.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia. [vokno016].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: #ff0000"">Please note that it shall be explicitly mentioned in the insurance document that it is valid in Russia or worldwide. Copies of insurance cards are not admissible.</span> </li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Hereby we would like to inform you about the following aspects: </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Russia only.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">The Consular Department is empowered to give visas to Dutch citizens and <strong>for subjects of other nationalities that have a valid residence permit</strong>.<u><strong> Please bring a copy of your residence permit.</strong></u></li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">The payment can be done only by bank card.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">Paid visa fees are not refundable.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">After you obtain a visa together with your passport, you should look through it carefully. If there are any mistakes, the Consular Department will correct it immediately.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">Mistakes done by yourself are to be corrected at your own expense.</li>\r\n    <li style=""text-align: justify;"">The Consular Department is not responsible for the mistakes, that were not pointed out before you departure from the Netherlands.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""> </div>",Transit Visa,006,0,http://,0
23,1,1,"<span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<p style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify""> </p>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt"" align=""center""><b><span style=""font-size: 10.5pt"">WORK VISA</span></b></div>\r\n<p style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify""> </p>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt""><br />\r\nIf you would like to travel to Russia with the purpose of employment you should apply for a work visa. Work visa can be single-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry.</div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Single-entry and double-entry work visas can be valid for a period up to 3 months. Multiple work visas can be valid for a period up to 3 years.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Please note that you are required to submit your HIV test Certificate when applying for a work visa.</span></span></div>\r\n<br />\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR A WORK VISA</span></span></span> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""mso-fareast-font-family: `Times New Roman`; mso-bidi-font-family: `Times New Roman`; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"">FMS WORK INVITATION <strong>(original only)</strong> </span></span></span>– an invitation issued by an office of Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS). This type of invitation can be obtained by your Russian business partner from a local FMS office in the territory of Russia only. [vokno015].<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Electronic visa application form should be filled in via Web-site <a href=""http://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a>. Application form should be printed out and signed personally by the applicant. <strong style=""font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">When applying for a visa directly to the Consular Department, please choose ""Embassy"" as visa issuing office while filling in application form online.</span></strong><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>One recent passport photo that is to be <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">glued (not stapled!) </span>on the visa application form. <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Passport or travel document that is valid at least <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">6 months after the expiry date </span>of the visa and has at least 2 blank visa pages.<br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li>Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia. [vokno016].<br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <span style=""color: rgb(255,0,0)"">Please note that it shall be explicitly mentioned in the insurance document that it is valid in Russia or worldwide. Copies of insurance cards are not admissible.</span><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">HIV blood test (AIDS) Certificate taken not earlier than three months before the date of application.</span></span><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n    <br type=""_moz"" />\r\n     </li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n</span></span>",Work visa,008,0,http://,0
19,7,0,"<div style=""margin-left: 30px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""25"" height=""24"" src=""/i/en_forms.jpg"" /></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""/en/visa_online.php"">Visa Questionnaire - On-line (except for the citizens of the US, the UK, Canada and Georgia. Please see below).</a><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_2.pdf"">Visa application form</a> <a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_2.pdf""><img border=""0"" alt="""" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/docs/pdf.gif"" /> </a><br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_1.pdf"">Visa application form for the citizens of the US, the UK, Canada and Georgia</a>  <a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_1.pdf""><img border=""0"" alt="""" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/docs/pdf.gif"" /></a><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><span style=""color: #ff0000"">Attention!</span> Application forms should be completed and printed out in accordance with <a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_4.pdf""><u>the requirements</u></a> enclosed.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""margin-left: 30px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""25"" height=""24"" src=""/i/nl_forms.jpg"" /></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""/nl/visa_online.php""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Visum aanvraagformulier - On-line (except for the citizens of the US, the UK, Canada and Georgia. Please see below).</span></span></a> <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_3.pdf""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Visum aanvraagformulier</span></span></a><a target=""_blank"" href=""f/visa_form_3.pdf""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/docs/pdf.gif"" /></span></span></a> <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_1.pdf""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Visa application form for the citizens of the US, the UK, Canada and Georgia</span></span></a><a target=""_blank"" href=""f/visa_form_1.pdf""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/docs/pdf.gif"" /></span></span></a><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span><br />\r\n    <br />\r\n     </li>\r\n    <li><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span class=""style13"">Attention!</span></span></span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> Application forms should be completed and printed out in accordance with </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_form_4.pdf""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><u>the requirements</u></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px""> enclosed. </span></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>",Forms,001,0,http://,0
14,8,1,"<table border=""0"" cellspacing=""4"" cellpadding=""4"" width=""100%"">\r\n    <tbody>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://president.kremlin.ru/eng/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/prezident.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://eng.kremlin.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Official Web Portal President of Russia</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.duma.gov.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/duma.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.duma.gov.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of RF</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.council.gov.ru/eng/index.html""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/CofFofFA.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.council.gov.ru/eng/index.html""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of RF</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.government.gov.ru/government/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/Government.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://government.ru/eng/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Government of the Russian Federation</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.oprf.ru""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/PCofRF.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.oprf.ru""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Public Council of the Russian Federation</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/main_eng""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/mid.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/main_eng""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://eng.mvdrf.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/mvd.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://eng.mvdrf.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Ministry of the Interior of Russia</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.economy.gov.ru/wps/portal/english""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/economy.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.economy.gov.ru/minec/main""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Ministry for Economic Development and Trade of RF</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.mcx.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/mcx.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.mcx.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.minjust.ru/eng/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/minjust.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.minjust.ru/ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www1.minfin.ru""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/minfin.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www1.minfin.ru/en/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.nalog.ru""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/nalog.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.nalog.ru""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.cbr.ru/eng/main.asp""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/cbr.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.cbr.ru/eng/main.asp""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Central Bank of the Russian Federation</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.iacis.ru/html/index-eng.php""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/iacis.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.iacis.ru/html/index-eng.php""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The CIS Interparliamentary Assembly</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/http://www.ras.ru/index.aspx?_Language=en""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/ras.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ras.ru/index.aspx?_Language=en""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The Russian Academy of Sciences</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n        <tr>\r\n            <td width=""196""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.russiaprofile.org/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><img border=""0"" alt="""" width=""196"" height=""105"" src=""http://www.ambru.nl/i/links/RP_Logo_196x105.gif"" /></span></span></a></td>\r\n            <td><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.russiaprofile.org/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">An analytical English language magazine </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">and website</span></span></a></td>\r\n        </tr>\r\n    </tbody>\r\n</table>",Links,001,0,http://,0
15,5,1,"<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">This information is available in Russian only.</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px""><a href=""/ru/page.php?a=2"">Go to ""Consular register"" in Russian ></a></div>",General Information,001,0,<blank>,0
16,3,1,"<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">This information is available in Russian only.</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px""><a href=""/ru/page.php?a=3"">Go to ""Passports"" in Russian ></a></div>",General Information,001,0,http://,0
17,2,1,"<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">This information is available in Russian only.</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px""><a href=""/ru/page.php?a=10"">Go to ""Citizenship"" in Russian ></a></div>",General Information,001,0,http://,0
18,4,1,"<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px"">This information is available in Russian only.</div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div style=""font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px""><a href=""/ru/page.php?a=25"">Go to ""Notary desk"" in Russian ></a></div>",General Information,001,0,http://,0
20,1,1, ,Online Appointment,100,1,http://hague.kdmid.ru/queue-en/,0
21,2,1, ,Online Appointment,100,1,http://hague.kdmid.ru/queue/,0
22,3,1, ,Online Appointment,100,1,http://hague.kdmid.ru/queue/,0
24,1,0,"<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">As provided in Article 5 of the <span style=""color: #ff0000"">Agreement between the Russian Federation and the European Community on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the Russian Federation and the European Union<strong> </strong></span>(entered into force on June, 1, 2007; hereinafter – the Agreement) multiple-entry visas with the term of validity of 2 to 5 years on basis of written requests of host organizations and persons can be issued in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Agreement to: <br />\r\n </span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify; margin-left: 40px""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">a) members of national and regional Governments and Parliaments, Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts, if they are not exempted from the visa requirement by the present Agreement, in the exercise of their duties, with a term of validity limited to their term of office if this is less than 5 years<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span><em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Requested documents - </span></span></em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno001]<br />\r\n<br />\r\nb) spouses and children (including adopted), who are under the age of 21 or are dependant, visiting citizens of the European Union legally residing in the territory of the Russian Federation, with the term of validity limited to the duration of the validity of their authorisation for legal residence<br />\r\n<span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno002]<br />\r\n</span></span><br />\r\n</span></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 5 of the Agreement:<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify; margin-left: 40px""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">a) for members of official delegations who, following an official invitation addressed to the Member States, or the European Union, shall participate in official meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Russian Federation by intergovernmental organisations;<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em>[vokno003]<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></span></span>b) business people and representatives of business organisations who regularly travel to the Russian Federation<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno004]<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span>c) drivers conducting international cargo and passenger transportation services between the territories of the Russian Federation and the Member States in vehicles registered in the Russian Federation or the Member States<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno005]<br />\r\n</span></span><br />\r\nd) members of train, refrigerator and locomotive crews in international trains, traveling between the territories of the Russian Federation and the Member States</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno006]<br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\ne) persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities, including university and other exchange programmes, who regularly travel to the Russian Federation</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno007]<br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\nf) participants in international sports events and persons accompanying them in a professional capacity</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno008]</span></span><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\ng) journalists</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno009]</span></span><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\nh) participants in official exchange programmes organised by twin cities</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\n<em>Requested documents - </em><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">[vokno010]<br />\r\n</span></span></span></span></div>\r\n</span></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><br />\r\nPlease note that the abovementioned paragraphs of the Agreement are applicable to the citizens of the following states: <em>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.<br />\r\n</em><br />\r\n<span style=""color: #ff0000"">IMPORTANT!<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""font-size: 11px"">\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The written requests can be made in any form but shall necessarily contain the information specified in <a onclick=""window.open(this.href,`article4`,`resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=900,height=600,left=100,top=100,status`); return false"" href=""/en/page.php?a=3#article4"">paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Agreement</a>. If necessary, the Consular Section may request the original invitation. </span></span></li>\r\n    <li><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The issuance of a multiple-entry Russian visa for a period of 2 to 5 years is possible provided that during the previous two years (24 months) the applicant has made use of use 2 one year multiple-entry visas in accordance with Russian laws and that the reasons for requesting a multiple-entry visa are still valid. </span></span></li>\r\n    <li><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The total period of stay in the Russian Federation of persons in possession of multiple-entry Russian visas shall not exceed 90 days per period of 180 days. </span></span></li>\r\n    <li><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">The fee for processing visa applications for multiple-entry Russian visas for a period of 2 to 5 years on basis of direct invitations from Russian entities in accordance with Article 6 of the Agreement amounts to 35 euro, and the processing procedure of such visas takes 10 days. No urgent visas can be issued on basis of direct invitations. </span></span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"" style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><em>Dear applicants, we strongly advise you to check the duration of the visa immediately after receiving them at the Consular Section.</em></span><span style=""color: #000080""><em> <br />\r\n<br />\r\n</em></span></span></span></div>",Visa for 2-5 years,007,0,http://,0
25,1,1,"<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><strong><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span>Visas for highly-skilled specialists</span></span></span></strong></span><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\nAccording to Article 13<sup>2</sup> of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation № 86-FZ from 19 May 2010 ""On making changes in the Federal Law ""About the legal position of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation"" a new procedure is introduced from July 1, 2010 at Russian Embassies and Consulates concerning receiving applications and issuing of <span style=""color: #ff0000"">visas for foreign citizens who declare themselves as highly skilled specialists</span>: </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Therefore the applicant is to fill in a special </span></span><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://ambru.nl/f/application_form.doc""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">application form</span></span></a><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> (available on our web site or in the visitor`s room of the Consulate). It should meet the following conditions:</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">1) The application form should be filled out in Russian and be legible. If it is necessary you can do it with the help of a translator.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n2) It is not allowed to use in the application forms neither any abbreviations (with the exception of abbreviated name of legal persons) nor corrections by crossing out or erasure.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n3) After submitting a properly completed application form you will be given a written statement of receiving the application with the date of receving.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n4) This application is free of charge.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">The application is sent to the FMS (the Russian Federal Migration Service) to be placed on the official website </span></span><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.fms.gov.ru/""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">www.fms.gov.ru</span></span></a><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> in the section ""Highly skilled specialists"".</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">After registration on the FMS website the applicant may submit the documents for a Russian business visa with the maximum duration of 30 days.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">This business visa is <span style=""color: #ff0000"">issued on the basis of a written invitation (request) from a Russian employer</span>. The invitation should be made in Russian and contain the following information:</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">a)The vacancy for which a highly skilled specialist is invited as well as the main working conditions and social assistance;<br />\r\n<br />\r\nb) The invited person (name, surname as in passport, birth date, gender, nationality, passport number);<br />\r\n<br />\r\nc) The inviting party (full name of employer, legal and actual address of the legal person, individual tax number (INN), main state registration number of the foundation of the entity (OGRN). For branches (representations) of foreign legal persons in the Russian Federation it is necessary to mention the registration information; <br />\r\n<br />\r\nd) The scheduled date of arrival of a highly skilled specialist in Russia and his / her itinerary. </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">This invitation should be signed by the director of the legal person or his deputy and certified with an official stamp. After checking the correctness of Russian invitation, the presence of data about this highly skilled specialist on the website of the FMS </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.fms.gov.ru/""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><u>www.fms.gov.ru</u></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px""> and on the page ""Highly skilled specialists"", and after confirming of sufficient financial means for staying in the Russian Federation and leaving the Russian Federation (It may also be a bank account statement of the applicant with the amount which should not be less than 6.000 euro, the statement should not be older than 1 month), the visa application can be taken by a Consular officer for further consideration. </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Afterwards the request is sent to the FMS for research. After receiving positive results of the research (not earlier than after 7 days) the applicant receives a business visa with the maximum duration of 30 days. </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Attention!</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">If a highly skilled specialist signs a work agreement with the employer or customer it is necessary for him / her <span style=""color: #ff0000"">to</span> <span style=""color: #ff0000"">apply in Russia for a multiple-entry work visa</span>.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIf a highly skilled specialist <span style=""color: #ff0000""><u>fails</u></span> to sign a work agreement with the employer or customer, a highly skilled specialist will be obliged to leave the Russian Federation in legal order before his/her visa expires.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nVisas for family members of a highly skilled specialist are issued as earlier - on basis of the invitation made by the FMS at the request of the employer after the work agreement is signed. <br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000"">New!! Memo to the alien — highly qualified specialist</span></p>\r\n<p>The alien recognized to be considered as the highly qualified if he/she has the working experience, skills or achievements in specific area of activity and if his/her working conditions in Russian Federation provide for him receipt of the salary (remuneration) in the amount of two million roubles a year or higher.</p>\r\n<p>Employer or customer for works (services) for their own account execute evaluation of competency and qualification level of the aliens whom they desire to engage as highly qualified specialists and thus bear all the risks connected thereupon.</p>\r\n<p>An alien engaged for execution of works to Russian Federation as a highly qualified specialist receive the right:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>to perform labour activities off the quotas for granting the invitations to the aliens for entrance to Russian Federation for the purpose of performance of labour activities and quotas for granting the permissions for works execution for aliens;</li>\r\n    <li>to perform labour activities on the basis of permission for work, granted to him/her for the time of effectiveness of concluded labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering) with the employer or customer for works (services) inviting him/her but not more than to three years. Specified term of validity for the permission for works execution may be prolonged continually for the term of validity of the labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering), but not more than three years for each such prolongation;</li>\r\n    <li>in the case when according to the labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering) the labour activity of highly qualified specialist is supposed to be executed in the territory of two or more subjects of Russian Federation to receive the permission for works execution valid in the territories of these subjects of Russian Federation;</li>\r\n    <li>to arrange residence permits for him/her and for relatives (husband/wife, children under the age of eighteen as well as to disabled children achieved mentioned age and being dependant on such highly qualified specialist) for the validity period of the labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering) on the basis of his/her application in written form to the federal body of executive authority in migration sphere;</li>\r\n    <li>within thirty working days from the day of early termination of the labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering) to perform search of other employer or customer for works (services) and to receive new permission for works execution. Within this specified period the permission for works execution that was granted to such highly qualified specialist and to his relatives are considered invalid;</li>\r\n    <li>to receive the permission for works execution in the federal body of executive authorities in migration sphere in Russian Federation and in case of presence in the citizenship state of the highly qualified specialist representation or representative of such a federal body it shall be done in such a representation or by such a representative. Permission for works execution is granted to the highly qualified specialist on the basis of presentation of the document proving his/her identity and accepted by Russian Federation to serve in this capacity;</li>\r\n    <li>to announce himself/herself to be the highly qualified specialist, applying to the representation of the federal body of executive authority in migration sphere in the citizenship state of such alien or to the diplomatic mission or consular office of Russian Federation with the pleading, containing the evidence proving his/her working experience, skills or achievements in specific field of capacity (including the recommendations of the persons or organizations evidencing the competency and qualification level of the alien) and giving the consent for introduction of information provided to the data bank about execution of the labour activity by the aliens and for submitting the stipulated information to prospective employers or customers for works (services) at the territory of Russian Federation. In this case the information submitted by the alien is placed on the official web-site of the federal body of the executive authority in migration sphere;</li>\r\n    <li>after placement of information on the official web-site of the federal body of executive authority in migration sphere to receive the ordinary business visa for entrance to Russian Federation with the validity period up to thirty days with the purpose of conducting the negotiations with the employer or customer for works (services) and concluding the labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering). Ordinary business visa is arranged for the highly qualified specialist on the condition he/she has in possession the written invitation for entrance to Russian Federation with the purpose of conducting corresponding negotiations, sent to such alien by the employer or customer for works (services).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>In the case a highly qualified specialist within the period of thirty working days passing after the early termination of the labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering) did not conclude new labour agreement or civil-law agreement for works execution (services rendering) or whether the pleading of employer or the customer for works (services) for involvement of highly qualified specialist is rejected, the permit for works granted to such highly qualified specialist as well as the visa and residence permits, granted to the highly qualified specialist and his/her relatives are considered to be valid within the period of thirty days after the expiration time, stipulated in the present Clause or taking the decision on rejection of the pleading of employer or customer for works (services). Within the period of mentioned thirty days highly qualified specialist and his/her relatives must leave the territory of Russian Federation pursuant to Russian Federation laws.</p>\r\n<p>Highly qualified specialists and his/her relatives (husband/wife, children under the age of eighteen as well as to disabled children achieved mentioned age and being dependant on such highly qualified specialist) arrived to the territory of Russian Federation and being aliens from the day of their entrance to the territory of Russian Federation must be insured as per agreement of voluntary medical insurance. Providing of medical insurance for the highly qualified specialist should be the basic condition of the labour agreement concluded with him/her.</p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000"">New !! Memo to the employer or customer for works (services), involving the highly qualified specialist</span></p>\r\n<p>The alien is recognized to be considered as the highly qualified specialist if he/she has the working experience, skills or achievements in specific area of activity and if his/her working conditions in Russian Federation imply his salary (remuneration) level in the amount of two million roubles a year or higher.</p>\r\n<p>An employer or a customer for works (services) for his own account executes evaluation of competency and qualification level of the aliens whom they want to engage as highly qualified specialists and thus bear all the risks connected thereupon.</p>\r\n<p>The right to engage highly qualified foreign specialists for working in Russian Federation have the employers or customers for works (services) being:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>Russian commercial organizations;</li>\r\n    <li>Russian scientific organizations, educational institutions of professional education (except institutions of professional religious education (religious educational institutions), health care institutions as well as other organizations conducting scientific, scientific-technical and innovational activity, experimental developments, tests, staff training in accordance with state priority areas of science development, technologies and technique of the Russian Federation having at their disposal, in cases set by legislation of the Russian Federation, state letter of accreditation;</li>\r\n    <li>accredited as applicable on the territory of the Russian Federation by branches of foreign juridical persons and who during two years till the day of motion submission regarding involving of high qualified specialists have not been incurred administrative penalty for illegal involving to labor activity in the Russian Federation of aliens and persons without citizenship as well as have not had at the moment of submission of such motion unexecuted decrees regarding assignment of administrative penalty for commitment of mentioned misdemeanours.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The employer or customer of works (services) in order to register permission for work as well as to register invitation for admission to the Russian Federation (if required) to highly a qualified specialist shall submit to the federal executive power body in sphere of migration the following documents:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>a request regarding engagement of a high qualified specialist;</li>\r\n    <li>employment agreement or civil-law agreement for execution of works (rendering of services) with the engaged highly qualified specialist entering into force of which is stipulated by receiving permission for work by this highly qualified specialist;</li>\r\n    <li>written undertaking to pay (indemnify) costs of the Russian Federation connected with possible administrative exclusion outside the Russian Federation or deportation of the highly qualified specialist engaged by him;</li>\r\n    <li>copy of certificate on state registration of juridical person or docket out of state register of branches of foreign juridical persons accredited as applicable on the territory of the Russian Federation in case if a branch of a foreign juridical person acts as the employer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>For receiving by an employer or a customer of works (services) the work permission for a highly qualified foreign specialist for engaging and usage of foreign workers is not required.</p>\r\n<p>Term for request consideration of employer or customer of works (services) regarding involving of highly qualified foreign specialist constitutes not more than fourteen business days from the day of its entry to federal body of executive branch in the sphere of migration.</p>\r\n<p>For extension of validity of work permission for a highly qualified foreign specialist employer or customer of works (services) not later than thirty days prior to the date of expiry of the previous work permission should submit to the federal executive power body in sphere of migration:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>application of employer or customer of works (services) regarding prolongation of permission validity for work to high qualified specialist;</li>\r\n    <li>employment agreement or civil-law agreement for execution of works (rendering of services) with high qualified specialist entered into force and issued in accordance with legislation of the Russian Federation;</li>\r\n    <li>copy of agreement of voluntary health insurance of high qualified specialist and domiciling on the territory of the Russian Federation together with present high qualified specialist members of his family who are aliens;</li>\r\n    <li>data regarding wage rate (awards) paid to high qualified specialist by employer or customer of works (services);</li>\r\n    <li>documents confirming registration of high qualified specialist on site of lodgment;</li>\r\n    <li>data regarding registration of high qualified specialist in tax authorities of the Russian Federation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Term for consideration of prolongation validity application for permission to work of high qualified specialist constitutes not more than fourteen business days from the day of submission of the mentioned application to the federal executive power body in sphere of migration.</p>\r\n<p>During thirty days from the day of receiving by a high qualified specialist work permission his employer or customer of works (services) is obliged to submit to the federal executive power body in sphere of migration the data regarding registration of this highly qualified specialist in tax authorities of the Russian Federation.</p>\r\n<p>Employers and customers of works (services) involving high qualified specialists are obliged to inform quarterly federal executive power body in sphere of migration about execution of undertakings regarding payment of wage (awards) to high qualified specialists as well as about cases of cancellation of employment agreements or civil-law agreements for execution of works (rendering of services) with this highly qualified specialists and cases of granting them vacations with term more than one calendar month during the year without saving of wage.</p>\r\n<p>Validity of work permission issued to a highly qualified specialist as well as term of validity of visa and residence permit issued to such high qualified specialist and members of his family is prolonged for the period of motion consideration submitted by the employer or customer of works (services) and with whom highly qualified specialist has entered into new employment agreement or civil-law agreement for execution of works (rendering of services).</p>\r\n<p>Employer or customer of works (services) who did not execute undertakings taken and stipulated by legislation of the Russian Federation due to own fault in respect of a highly qualified specialist but equally obligatory provisions of employment agreement or essential provisions of civil-law agreement for execution of works (rendering of services) entered into with high qualified specialist has the right to engage again a highly qualified foreign specialists not earlier than in two years from the day when corresponding circumstances has come to knowledge to the federal executive power body in sphere of migration.</p>\r\n<p>For receiving by employer or customer of works (services) the work permission for a highly qualified foreign specialist the following data should be submitted:</p>\r\n<p>1. TIN, TСС of the company <br />\r\n2. receipt on payment of state duty with in estimation of 2000 rubles per one foreign citizen</p>\r\n<p>Bank details for payment of state duty:</p>\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<p><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Recipient of payment:</span></span></p>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">\r\n<p>FTD in Moscow (FMS of Russia) <br />\r\nsettlement account: 401 018 108 000 000 100 41 <br />\r\nbank: Department № 1 of Moscow MTD <br />\r\nof the Bank of Russia, Moscow <br />\r\nTIN 770 154 955 3 <br />\r\nTCC 770 101 001 <br />\r\nBIC 044583 001 <br />\r\nARCPS code 452 86 555 000 <br />\r\nBCC 192 108 06 0000 11 000 110</p>\r\n<p>3. a photo of the foreign specialist (3x4) on mat paper <br />\r\n4. a copy of foreign specialist`s passport</p>\r\n<p>A required provision of acceptance of an employment agreement is the availability of the following data therein:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>date of entering into the employment (civil-law) agreement;</li>\r\n    <li>position of hired high qualified foreign specialist;</li>\r\n    <li>wage in Russian currency (in rubles);</li>\r\n    <li>data on granting of health insurance.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Contact information</p>\r\nAddress: Moscow, Verhnyaya Radischevskaya street, 4, building 1Б, Representation FMS abroad <br />\r\nTelephone: 214-93-61, 915-59-24 </span></span></div>",Visas for highly-skilled specialists,009,0,http://,0
26,4,1, ,Online Appointment,100,1,http://hague.kdmid.ru/queue/,1
27,1,1, ,Emergency visa for close relatives: available only in Russian,012,1,http://ambru.nl/ru/page.php?a=49,1
28,1,1, ,Russian Residence Permit: available only in Russian,013,1,http://ambru.nl/ru/page.php?a=50,1

