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1,"<div class=""ind8"">CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE NETHERLANDS</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">Address: Scheveningseweg 2, 2517 KT Den Haag<br />\r\n<a href=""https://www.google.nl/maps/place/Scheveningseweg+2/@52.086886,4.3003465,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c5b73473d421bd:0xdf1f2e3c83c6da01"">See the map<br />\r\n</a><br />\r\n<a href=""http://ambru.nl/en/state.php?s=24""> Phone <i>(9:00 -12:00)</i> : 070 - 364 64 73; 070 - 364 07 80</a> <br />\r\nFax : 070 - 365 86 34<br />\r\nE-Mail : <a href=""mailto:mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru"">mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru</a></div>\r\n<div class=""ind8"">OPENING HOURS:<br />\r\nMonday-Friday 09:00-13:00<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<a target=""_blank"" href=""http://www.ambru.nl/en/state.php?s=12"">More information about working hours of the Consular Department</a><br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe Consular Department is closed due to the National Holidays on the following days in 2015: <br />\r\n1-9 January, 23 February, 9 March, 1,4,11 May, 12 June, 4 November</div>",1,Время работы,"<p align=""center""><img border=""0"" alt="""" style=""width: 530px; height: 650px"" src=""/images/map_consular.jpg"" /></p>\r\n<!-- <div class=""ind8"">ADDRESS:</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">Consular Department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation<br />\r\nScheveningseweg 2<br />\r\n2517 KT Den Haag<br />\r\nPhone <i>(9:00 -12:00)</i> : 070 - 364 64 73; 070 - 364 07 80 <br />\r\nFax : 070 - 365 86 34<br />\r\nE-Mail : <a href=""mailto:mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru"">mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru</a></div>\r\n<br />\r\n<div class=""ind8"">OPENING HOURS:</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">Monday-Friday 09:00-13:00<br />\r\nApplying documents for a visa - from 10.00 to 12.00<br />\r\nHanding over of passports with visas - from 12.00 to 13.00<br />\r\nNational holidays when the Consular Department is closed: <br />\r\n1-10 January, 23 February, 8 March, 1 May, 9 May, 12 June, 4 November<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n </div>\r\n-->",015,1,MAP,0,36ee791201cace61b49f9818eab7880b.jpg,"http://maps.google.ru/maps?q=Scheveningseweg+2,+2517+KT+Scheveningen,+Den+Haag,+Nederland&hl=ru&ie=UTF8&sll=61.676372,105.31911&sspn=109.815051,340.664063&oq=Scheveningseweg+2,+2517+KT+Den+Haag&hnear=Scheveningseweg+2,+Centrum,+Den+Haag,+Zuid-Holland"
2,"<div class=""ind9""><font color=""#ff0000"">ATTENTION!</font> Issuance of multiple-entry Russian visas with the term of validity of 2 to 5 years</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">As provided in Article 5 of the 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 (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 ...</div>",0,Правила выдачи виз по соглашению с ЕС,"<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>",041,0,CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE,0,2fe5d8fa11da7f6f9f7bfbb8dc65be90.jpg,http://
3,"<div class=""ind8""><font color=""#ff0000"">Dear Sirs and Madams!</font></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9""> <br />\r\nEvery working day from 9.00 to 12.00 you can listen to recorded consular information or/and speak to our operator on phone numbers 070-3646473 and 070-3640780.<br />\r\nOutside of these hours on working days and any time on days-off and holidays you can listen to recorded consular information on the phone number: 070-3646473 and leave a message for the operator. We will call you back the next working day.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDue to the large amount of calls we receive daily you may encounter delays when being connected to our operator. Thank you for your understanding.<br />\r\n </div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">Head of the Consular Department <br />\r\nKirill G. Sokolov-Scherbachev</div>",0,Смена номера телефона,"<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><font color=""#ff0000"">Dear Sirs and Madams!</font></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"">Every working day from 9.00 to 12.00 you can listen to recorded consular information or/and speak to our operator on phone numbers 070-3646473 and 070-3640780.<br />\r\nOutside of these hours on working days and any time on days-off and holidays you can listen to recorded consular information on the phone number: 070-3646473 and leave a message for the operator. We will call you back the next working day.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDue to the large amount of calls we receive daily you may encounter delays when being connected to our operator. Thank you for your understanding. </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"">Head of the Consular Department <br />\r\nYury Bavykin.</span></span></div>",039,0,MORE,0,e2a3d9b3dfc39f7c2c195a5d2c78f290.jpg,http://
4,"<div class=""ind8""><font color=""#ff0000"">Dear visitors,</font></div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">We would like to inform you that now it is possible to register for meetings online, concerning the following issues:</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">- <a href=""http://ambru.nl/en/page.php?a=2""><u>visas</u></a><br />\r\n- <a href=""http://ambru.nl/ru/page.php?a=3""><u>Russian passports (in Russian)</u></a><br />\r\n- <a href=""http://ambru.nl/ru/page.php?a=10"">citizenship (in Russian)<br />\r\n</a>- <a href=""http://ambru.nl/priem_not/"">notary desk (in Russian)<br />\r\n</a><br />\r\nWe appreciate your remarks and suggestions about the functioning of the appointment system by:</div>\r\n<div class=""ind9"">- telephone: 070 – 364 64 73 (on working days from 9.00 till 12.00)<br />\r\n- e-mail: <a href=""mailto:mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru""><u>mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru</u></a><br />\r\n- option <a href=""http://ambru.nl/en/feedback.php"" target=""_blank""><u>feedback</u></a>.</div>",1,"Заявки на визу, ОЗП, гражданство","<div><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><font color=""#ff0000"">Dear visitors,</font></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"">We would like to inform you that now it is possible to register for meetings online, concerning the following issues:</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"">- </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a href=""/en/page.php?a=2""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><u>visas</u></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\n- </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a href=""/ru/page.php?a=3""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><u>Russian passports (in Russian)</u></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\n- </span></span><a href=""/ru/page.php?a=10""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><u>citizenship(in Russian)</u></span></span></a></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"">We appreciate your remarks and suggestions about the functioning of the appointment system by:</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"">- telephone: 070 – 364 64 73 (on working days from 9.00 till 12.00)<br />\r\n- e-mail: </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a href=""mailto:mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><u>mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru</u></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px""><br />\r\n- option </span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a target=""_blank"" href=""/en/feedback.php""><span style=""font-size: 11px""><u>feedback</u></span></a><span style=""font-size: 11px"">. </span></span></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<div> </div>",040,0,MORE,0,15267eed32faf87bb666acb371ad877b.jpg,http://
7,"<div class=""ind8""><font color=""#ff0000"">Attention!</font> Visas for highly skilled specialists.</div>\r\n<div class=""ind8""><font color=""#ff0000"">New!</font> Memo to the alien - highly skilled specialist.</div>",0,Visas for highly skilled specialists ,"<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">Visas for highly skilled specialists</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n<p><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px"">According 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></p>\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>Recipient of payment:</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>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 11px""> </span></span></div>",042,0,READ MORE,0,7f6b6c18b312eb7f3d02392dcfad688e.jpg,http://
8,"<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt"" align=""center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b><span>Dear visitors!<br />\r\n</span></b></span></span></span> </div>\r\n<span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"">\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt"" align=""center""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 128);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The Consular Department is closed from 1 till 10 January 2016.</span></span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n</span>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt"" align=""center""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 128);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</span></span></span></div>\r\n<br />",0,New Year 2012,"<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt"" align=""center""> </div>\r\n<br />",021,0,     ,0,80d682c14a96c8340afe9da6a133bc69.jpg,http://
9,"<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center""> </div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><font size=""2"">Dear visitors!<br />\r\n</font></span></strong></span><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><font size=""2""><br />\r\n</font></span></strong></div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><font size=""2"">Please note that the Consular Department does not accept cash payments for consular actions. <br />\r\n</font><u><strong><font size=""2"">The payments can only be made by debit or credit cards.</font></strong></u></span></span></div>\r\n<br />",1,Cash, ,035,0,<blank>,0,85d08435a5772e1a8675b2e8e23fa933.jpg,http://
10,"<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><br />\r\n</span></span></strong><br />\r\n<span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 128);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The Consular Department is open on February 20 and <u>closed </u>on February <u>22 and 23, 2016 </u><br />\r\nin connection with the National Holiday.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<strong><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"">Attention</span></strong><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"">!</span> If you have an appointment on February 22 or 23, please contact the Consular Department to reschedule.</span></span></span></p>",0,23 февраля 2012, ,020,0,<blank>,0,6d37a924e95139b4e634b4e317d09840.jpg,http://
11,"<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Dear visitors! <br />\r\n</span></span></strong></span></span><span style=""color: #000033""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><br />\r\n</span></span></strong></span></div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Please note that the Consular department is closed on<br />\r\nMarch 7 and 8, due to a National Holiday.<br />\r\nDear ladies, let us congratulate you on the International Women`s Day and the beginning of the spring!</span></span></span><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>",0,8 марта 2012, ,019,0,<blank>,0,b89f643aeeeb0e4289cfc12b2bbbf3c9.jpg,http://
12,"<div style=""margin: 0in -27pt 0pt -9pt; line-height: 150%"" align=""center""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><b><span style=""line-height: 150%;"">Dear visitors!</span></b></span></span></span><span style=""color: #0000ff""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b><span style=""line-height: 150%""><br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""margin: 0in -27pt 0pt -9pt"" align=""center""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The Consular Department is closed on <strong>1, 4 and 11 of May</strong><br />\r\ndue to the National Holidays.<br />\r\nLet us congratulate you on May 1, the Day of Spring and Labour, <br />\r\nand May 9, Victory Day!</span></span></span></div>",0,Майские праздники, ,017,0,<blank>,0,befce182d4a9b9653ee55dba346df264.jpg,http://
13,"<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><strong>Dear visitors!<br />\r\n</strong></span></span></span></span><br />\r\n<span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span>The citizens of<span style=""text-decoration: underline""> <strong>Australia</strong></span> are to provide <span style=""text-decoration: underline""><strong>a detailed CV in Russian language</strong></span> to apply for a Russian business visa if they are invited<strong> <span style=""text-decoration: underline"">by governmental authorities</span></strong>. 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.</span></span></span></span></p>",0,Австралия анкеты, ,039,1,<blank>,0,4df48471d4be4c7b74e013716c516323.jpg,http://
14,"<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"">Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span><br />\r\n<span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The Consular Department is closed on 12 June 2015 <br />\r\nin connection with the National Holiday.<br />\r\nLet us congratulate you on the Russia Day!</span></span></span></span></div>",0,June 12 day off, ,016,0,<blank>,0,6fc83952d85e87ec17462216918971dd.jpg,http://
34,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong>Dear visitors!</strong></span><br />\r\n<strong><br />\r\n</strong></span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><strong>For consultations on Russian visa procedure please refer <br />\r\nto the Russian Visa Center in the Hague.</strong><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Address: Zeestraat 100 2518 AD Den Haag.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Opening hours: from Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Telephone: 31 702 170 120</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Fax: 31 702 170 119</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">E-mail: info@vhs-nederland.com</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Web-site: <a href=""http://www.vhs-nederland.com/"">www.vhs-nederland.com</a></span></span></span></div>",0,ВЦ 2, ,027,0,<blank>,0,8f26112f33a3afa7949253f0db90a6bb.jpg,http://
16,"<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><br />\r\n<br />\r\nWe would like to inform you that to apply for a visa you can make <br />\r\nan appointment during office hours on <u><strong>Monday, Wednesday and Friday </strong></u>(except Russian National Holidays).<br />\r\n<br />\r\nPlease note that you may surely apply for a visa on the above-mentioned days without making an appointment, if an applicant fails to appear at desk №8 at the appointed time.</span></span></p>",0,новые appointment-days, ,013,0,<blank>,0,e705b574d34303d96c5bf8db7bd7a38f.jpg,http://
17,"<div style=""text-align: center""><strong><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Dear visitors!</span></span></span></strong></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">On June 25, 2012 the State Flag of the Russian Federation <br />\r\nwas hoisted in front of the building of the Consular Department <br />\r\nof the Embassy of the Russian Federation <br />\r\non Scheveningseweg, 2 in the Hague.</span></span></strong></div>",1,Flag,"<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">On June 25, 2012 the State Flag of the Russian Federation was hoisted in front of the building of the Consular Department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation on Scheveningseweg, 2 in the Hague, for the first time since the Consular Department had moved in to this building 25 years ago.<span id=""1343924130172S"" style=""display: none""> </span><span id=""1343924132093S"" style=""display: none""> </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">This event took place after the recent completion of the capital repairs of the building. As a result the floor space was extended almost twice and the visitors will no longer have to wait in line outdoors. Besides, the Web-site of the Consular Department (</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><a href=""http://www.ambru.nl/""><font color=""#0000ff"">www.ambru.nl</font></a></span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">) was upgraded to allow the visitors make appointments on-line.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Along with strengthening of Russian-Dutch trade and economic ties the consular relations between our countries keep on developing intensively. Over the last five years, for example, the number of Russian visas issued by the Consular Department yearly increased from 40.000 to 50.000 in 2011, the number of issued Russian passports – from 600 to 2.000 in 2011.  This year the Consular Department started issuing biometrical passports for Russian citizens.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Preparations for the year 2013 – significant for both our countries – are currently underway. 2013 will be the Year of Russia in the Netherlands and the Year of the Netherlands in Russia contemplating a great number of fascinating events in our two countries.<span id=""1343924079963E"" style=""display: none""> </span><span id=""1343924132512E"" style=""display: none""> </span><span id=""1343924130675E"" style=""display: none""> </span><span id=""1343924130125E"" style=""display: none"">   </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span id=""1343924130125E"" style=""display: none""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">  <br />\r\n  <br />\r\n<img alt="""" style=""width: 520px; height: 464px"" src=""/images/image/P1040711-n.JPG"" /><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><img alt="""" style=""width: 522px; height: 503px"" src=""/images/image/P1040709-n.JPG"" /></span></span></span></span></div>",038,1,MORE,0,3168a707705b78ff18d4ffb7c4d77f5b.jpg,http://
18,"<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The Consular Department is closed on November  4, 2015 in connection with the National Unity Day of the Russian Federation.</span></span></span></strong></div>",0,День народного еднства 2012, ,022,0,<blank>,0,4972ca3e1ee2a044b8563b29356bcd94.jpg,http://
23,"<p style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><font face=""Verdana"">Dear visitors!</font></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">  </span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">\r\n<div style=""font-family: arial, helvetica; text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><b> </b>Please pay attention to the changes in the procedure <br />\r\nof <strong>applying documents for Russian visas</strong>.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nStarting from April 1, 2013 you may apply for a visa <br />\r\n<strong>BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT VIA OUR WEB-SITE<br />\r\nON MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY<br />\r\nFROM 9.30 TO 12.00 </strong>- <a href=""http://ambru.nl/priem_visa/"">please see the calendar</a>.</span></span></span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><br />\r\n</span></div>\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""> </span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">    </span></span>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">Only in urgent cases, related to humanitarian or health reasons <br />\r\n(need of urgent treatment, serious illness or death of a close relative) <br />\r\nyou can apply for a visa without making a prior appointment <br />\r\non the above-mentioned days.<br />\r\n <br />\r\nPlease note that you can still apply for your visa <br />\r\non Thursday from 09.30 to 12.00 without making a prior appointment, <br />\r\nbut please be aware that due to a large amount of visitors <br />\r\nin the spring and summer period you may have to wait in line <br />\r\nfor not less than one hour.</span></span></span></p>",0,Запись на визы с 1 апреля 2013, ,036,0,<blank>,0,a30563533ff66e5a564bb7a4044b9ebd.jpg,http://
31,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> Dear spectators of the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi!<br />\r\n</span></span></strong></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span><font color=""#000066"" face=""Verdana"">Since December 1, 2013 tourist visa formalities for a period up to one month for foreign citizen - and stateless person - spectators of the Games have been simplified - <a href=""http://mid.ru/bdomp/dks.nsf/8f755c428020915d442579ed0032ce6c/265134f1672871ac44257c3e0025a094!OpenDocument"">more information</a>.</font></span></div>",0,СОЧИ ИГРЫ, ,029,0,<blank>,0,4b3c9614c1a99d9b38fbc3aef91c6d23.jpg,http://
20,"<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><span style=""color: #fb2c2c""><strong>Dear visitors!</strong></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">In case if your plans have changed and you are not going to visit <br />\r\nthe Consular Department at the appointed time, <br />\r\nwe kindly ask you to inform us <strong>in advance</strong> about it</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">by phone: 070-364-64-73,</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">by fax: 070-365-86-34,</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">by e-mail: </span></span><a target=""_blank"" href=""https://e.mail.ru/cgi-bin/link?check=1&cnf=856fdc&url=https://e.mail.ru/cgi-bin/sentmsg?mailto=mailto%3ainfocon@euronet.nl&msgid=13555022080000000084""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru</span></span></a><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">,</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">or by post: Scheveningseweg 2, 2517 KT Den Haag.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<strong>Thank you for understanding!</strong></span></span></div>",1,In advance,<blank>,037,0,<blank>,0,024e7a3266d9e3f8ba85ff33c4018f02.jpg,http://
21,"<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>Dear visitors!</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b> </b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>Please pay attention to the changes in work <br />\r\nof the Consular Department starting from 20.12.2012.</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b><u>Pick-up of Russian passports valid for 5 years</u></b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>window № 1</b> Thursday, Friday <b>9.00-11.00</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(by written notification)</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b><u>Submitting visa applications</u></b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>window № 7</b> from Monday to Friday <b>10.00-12.00</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(Monday, Wednesday, Friday – by appointment via our Web-site, </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Tuesday, Thursday – in line)</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b><u>Visa pick-up</u></b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>window № 7</b> from Monday to Friday <b>12.00-13.00</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(in line with a receipt)</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b><u>Notary (Russian-speaking)</u></b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>window № 8</b> Monday, Thursday and Friday <b>9.00-12.00</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>window № 9</b> from Monday to Thursday <b>9.00-12.00</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">(by online appointment via our Web-site)</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""> </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b><u>Consular register (Russian-speaking)</u></b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><b>window № 8</b> Tuesday, Wednesday <b>9.00-12.00</b></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div align=""center""><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Please note that for consular registration you do not need to visit <br />\r\nthe Consular Department in person. You may send all the necessary documents by post. </span></span></span></div>",0,Changes 20.12.2012,<blank>,005,0,<blank>,0,d1fef3e3436a87a66735d56df81933cf.jpg,http://
22,"<p style=""text-align: center""><span style=""color: #ff0000""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana""><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span><span style=""color: #000033""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">Please see the Programme of cultural events in the Netherlands in the framework of the Russian-Dutch 2013 Bilateral Year - </span></span></span><a href=""http://rusembassy.nl/index.php/en/bilateral-year/programme-of-cultural-events""><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">link</span></span></a><span style=""font-size: 12px""><span style=""font-family: Verdana"">.</span></span></p>",0,THE YEAR, ,035,1,<blank>,0,54ff73f6a4aa4281649ab2c1addb8364.jpg,http://
24,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> Dear visitors!</span></strong></span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">During the year 2013 the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will apply the following facilitating procedures </span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">when issuing multiple-entry visas to persons travelling to Russia or, respectively, to the Netherlands with the purpose to organize and </span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">carry out events, </span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">provided by the programme of <strong>the Year of Russia in the Netherlands and the Year of the Netherlands in Russia</strong> (the bilateral year 2013).</span></span></div>",0,Визовая процедура в рамках Года 2013,"<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">During the year 2013 the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will apply the following facilitating procedures when issuing multiple-entry visas to persons travelling to Russia or, respectively, to the Netherlands with the purpose to organize and carry out events, provided by the programme of the Year of Russia in the Netherlands and the Year of the Netherlands in Russia (the bilateral year 2013).</span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">To apply for a Russian visa within the programme of the bilateral year 2013 an applicant should meet the following requirements:</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n1. The name of the participant of the bilateral year and his/her Russian host organization should be mentioned in the special list of the events of the bilateral year, prepared and updated by the respective Dutch and Russian organizing commitees.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">2. The participant will be issued a Russian multiple-entry visa irrespectively of whether he or she has obtained at least one Russian visa during the previous year.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">3. The arrangement of a multiple-entry visa will take no longer than 8 calendar days.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe visas for the participants of the bilateral year 2013 requested in accordance with the above-mentioned requirements <strong>will be issued free of charge</strong>.<br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> </span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">! Please note that a tourist visa support (</span></span></strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><a href=""/images/image/tourist_invit2.jpg""><strong>confirmation and voucher from the hotel</strong></a><strong>) can not be considered as an invitation for issuing a visa in the framework of the bilateral year.</strong></span></span><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n<span id=""1371821811664S"" style=""display: none;""> </span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""> </div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><u><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;"">Documents required for a Russian visa:</span></span></strong></u></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> </span><span style=""font-family: `Times New Roman`;""> </span></span><span style=""font-family: `Times New Roman`;""> </span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""> <span style=""font-size: 12px;""> </span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: `Times New Roman`;""> </span><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">1. A filled in and signed personally by the applicant visa application form - <a href=""http://www.ambru.nl/en/page.php?a=6"">downloads</a>.<br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Please note that the application form is to be printed in accordance with <a href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_02.pdf"">printing requirements</a>.<br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Question 7 (purpose of visit) - you can write ""cultural"" or the name or the event of the programme of the Year.<br />\r\nQuestion 8 (category of the visa) - ""humanitarian"".<br />\r\n</span></span><br />\r\n<span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">2. One recent passport photo that is to be glued (not stapled!) on the visa application form.<br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><a href=""http://www.ambru.nl/f/visa_01.pdf"">Visa application form and photo requirements.</a></span></span><br />\r\n<span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n3. 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<br />\r\n4. Copy of health insurance that is valid in Russia during the validity period of the visa or Insurance statement for Russia - <a href=""/images/image/health_insurance.jpg"">see sample</a>.<br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">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.<br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n5. Invitation - a written request from your Russian partner.</span></span><span id=""1371821811816E"" style=""display: none;""> </span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><strong> </strong> <br />\r\nYou may apply for a Russian visa only <a href=""http://ambru.nl/priem_visa/"">by prior appointment via our Web-site</a> on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday or without appointment on Thursday from 9.30 to 12.00 at the window №7.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">For more information about visas within a framework of the bilateral year 2013 you can contact us by phone 070-364-64-73, 070-364-07-80 (9.00-12.00), by fax 070-365-86-34, or by e-mail mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDetailed information about visa procedure you can find <a href=""http://www.nlrf2013.nl/praktische-info-3/"">here</a> (in Dutch).<br />\r\n<br />\r\nYou can find more information about the programme of the bilateral year 2013 here - </span></span><a href=""http://www.nlrf2013.nl/""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">http://www.nlrf2013.nl/</span></span></a><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></span></div>",034,0,MORE INFORMATION,0,62ebe6632795dc7d2ab2279ba584682b.jpg,http://
32,"<p style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Dear visitors!</span></strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><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><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><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 <a href=""http://www.fms.gov.ru"">www.fms.gov.ru</a> <br />\r\n(Information Services).</span></span></span></p>",0,FMS, ,030,0,<blank>,0,a6a6a5c286cd2be4f0998a9c6dab7ef3.jpg,http://
26,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><strong><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""> Dear visitors!</span></strong><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">From 20 May a special exhibition of works by the Russian photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii “People of the Empire: Early Russian Colour Photographs” is presented at the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy -</span> </span></span><a href=""http://rusembassy.nl/index.php/en/news-of-the-embassy/258-prokudin-gorskii""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">more information</span></span></a><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">.</span></span></div>",0,Выставка Прокудина-Горского, ,033,0,<blank>,0,07549db40b1acf3d43d1a531357a75c4.jpg,http://
33,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><strong><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">On January 13, 2014 Russian Visa Center</span></span></span></strong><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> was open in the Hague.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Address: Zeestraat 100 2518 AD Den Haag.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Opening hours: from Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Telephone: 31 702 170 120</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Fax: 31 702 170 119</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">E-mail: info@vhs-nederland.com</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Web-site: <a href=""http://www.vhs-nederland.com/"">www.vhs-nederland.com</a></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">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><u><strong><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><a href=""http://ambru.nl/priem_visa/"">only by prior appointment via Web-site on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10.00 till 11.00.</a></span></strong></u></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">IMPORTANT!</span></span></strong></span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> Starting from January 13, 2014 there will be accepted <strong>only electronic visa application forms</strong>, which can be filled in via the Web-site <a href=""http://visa.kdmid.ru/PetitionChoice.aspx"">http://visa.kdmid.ru</a>. </span></span></span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Any other application forms will not be taken into consideration.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFor consultations on Russian visa procedure please also refer to the Visa Center.</span></span></span></div>",0,ВЦ,"<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">To apply for a Russian visa we recommend you to contact the Visa Application Centre in The Hague, located at:</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span class=""Apple-tab-span"" style=""white-space: pre;"">\t</span>Zeestraat 100</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span class=""Apple-tab-span"" style=""white-space: pre;"">\t</span>2518 AD, Den Haag</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Internet address:    <a href=""http://www.vhs-nederland.com"">www.vhs-nederland.com</a></span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The Visa centre was opened in order to improve the quality of service for foreign citizens and stateless persons applying for visas for entry to the Russian Federation, to expedite and simplify the procedures for their designation and to create the most comfortable conditions for applicants. Visa centres are officially authorized to receive, process and transmit visa application documents for consideration to diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Russian Federation, including consular fees, from individuals and various companies and organizations (including travel agencies), as well as issuing passports with ready visas. The staff at the Visa centre advises applicants on matters relating to filling the visa application form, set of documents required for obtaining a visa, procedure and terms of getting a visa etc.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The final decision to grant or refuse visas is taken directly by Russian diplomatic missions and consular offices.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">A foreign citizen shall retain the right to provide documents directly to the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands if he is applying for a visa for himself or his immediate family, but it can be done only by prior appointment via the website of the Consular Department www.ambru.nl on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10.00 to 11.00. Furthermore, upon request from the Netherlands Foreign Ministry, the Consular Section receives documents, bypassing the Visa Application Centre, for visa issuance to the employees of foreign diplomatic missions and consular offices in the Russian Federation, members of official delegations and government officials of the Netherlands, heading to the Russian Federation on the basis of an invitation from Russian state authorities, employees of international organizations based in the Netherlands, diplomatic missions of third countries in the Netherlands and guests of members of diplomatic missions of the Netherlands in Russia.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">As for companies and organizations, including travel agencies and other intermediary firms involved in designation of Russian visas for its employees and customers (regardless of their purpose of entry in Russia), they must apply to obtain Russian visas only to the visa centre.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">For its services the Visa Application Centre charges a fixed fee of 30 euros, fully coming into their disposal. The service charge should not to be confused with the consular fee which is enumerated to the Consular Department of the Embassy. The amount of the consular fee is set in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation and consular fees.</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">If you have any complaints about the work of the Visa Application Centre (low service level, long waiting queues, inappropriate behaviour of staff, etc.) or suggestions concerning the improvement of its work, you can send them to the address of the Consular Section of the Embassy:</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span class=""Apple-tab-span"" style=""white-space: pre;"">\t</span>Scheveningseweg 2</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span class=""Apple-tab-span"" style=""white-space: pre;"">\t</span>2517 KT, Den Haag</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Or e-mail:  mailto:infocon.nl@mid.ru</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Your request will be considered carefully, and it will be given a comprehensive answer.</span></span></span></div>",028,0,MORE INFORMATION,0,e307408a7b06e86bc5850cf97daf0f2f.jpg,http://
30,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n<br />\r\n</span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The second edition of SportAccord World Combat Games will take place from 18-26 October 2013 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe Games will feature 15 Martial Arts and Combat Sports, Aikido, Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Jujitsu, Karate, Kendo, Kickboxing, Muaythai, Sambo, Savate, Sumo, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Wushu.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nYou can find more detailed infomation of the official web-site <a href=""http://worldcombatgames.com/"">www.worldcombatgames.com</a></span></span></span></div>",0,World Combat Games, ,031,0,<blank>,0,92740f55742621462c7c9b2d6d7a509e.jpg,http://
35,"<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><strong>The Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation</strong> with the consular district in the provinces of <strong>Limburg and North Brabant</strong> was officially established on April 11, 2014 in Maastricht. Mr. Constantijn van Vloten was nominated as the Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation.<br />\r\n<br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The Honorary Consulate will be providing consular protection and information support, consular registration, facilitating legal assistance to Russian nationals. More  information is available at </span></span></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><a href=""http://www.rhcm.nl""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">www.rhcm.nl</span></a><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">.<br />\r\n<br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Address: Achter de Comedie 1, 6211 GZ Maastricht</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Telephone: +31 (0)43 3210953</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Fax: +31 (0)43 3259077</span></span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">E-mail: info@rhcm.nl</span></span></span> </div>",0,Почетное консульство в Маастрихте, ,026,0,<blank>,0,d157c3497ae20223ece5122e00c15b8f.jpg,http://
36,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong>Dear visitors!</strong></span><br />\r\n<br />\r\n<span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"">The Embassy of the Russian Federation invites everyone to take part in the ceremony commemorating the fallen during the World War II on the Victory Day – 9 May 2014 -</span> </span></span><a href=""http://rusembassy.nl/index.php/en/news-of-the-embassy/340-victory-day-2014""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">more information</span></span></a><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">.</span></span></div>",0,9 May Ceremony, ,024,0,<blank>,0,ea3f6b23b172f2a078370f17e05989e4.jpg,http://
38,<strong> New visa regulations for nationals of Turkey</strong>,1,Turkey,"<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from November 28, 2015 of No. 583 “On measures for ensuring national security of the Russian Federation and protection of citizens of the Russian Federation against criminal and other illegal acts and on application of special economic measures concerning the Republic of Turkey” and Art.10(1) of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the mutual travel procedure for the citizens of the Republic of Turkey and the citizens of the Russian Federation from May 12, 2010 the abovementioned agreement is partially suspended from January 1, 2016 regarding the citizens of the Republic of Turkey holding regular travel passports.</span></span></div>\r\n<div><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\nFrom January 1, 2016 Turkish nationals holding regular travel passports are required to obtain Russian visas under the statutory procedure of the Russian Federation. Nationals of the Turkish Republic who have entered the Russian Federation before January 1, 2016 may stay in the Russian Federation and exit from its territory without a visa (in accordance with Art.1 of the above-mentioned Agreement) on the basis of valid documents, provided their uninterrupted stay in the territory of the Russian Federation is not exceeding 30 days from the date of their entry.</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">The visa requirements do not apply to:</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">- Nationals holding a temporary residence permit or residence permit</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">- Holders of special and service passports, for a maximum stay of 30 days</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">- Holders of special and service passports, who are appointed to the diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of Turkey accredited in the Russian Federation, as well as members of their families, holding special, service or ordinary passports</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n</span></span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: justify;""><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">- Holders of seamen’s books, if the crew list or an extract from it is presented. </span></span></div>",034,0,MORE,0,fa4cb570632f6c79a2ec048dfa6cd8ca.jpg,http://
37,"<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);""><strong><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> Dear visitors!</span></span></strong></span><span style=""font-size: 12px;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n<span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 128);""><br />\r\nPlease be informed that <strong>consultations on consular questions</strong> are also provided by the Russian Visa Center in the Netherlands by phone <strong style=""text-align: justify;"">070 - 217 01 20 from 16.00 till 17.00 on working days.</strong></span></span></span></div>",0,Консультации, ,018,0,<blank>,0,03f8bcb73198e961ca06677cd9120293.jpg,http://
39,"<div style=""text-align: center;""> <span style=""text-align: center;""> </span><strong style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><span style=""color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"">Dear visitors!</span><br />\r\n</span></strong><span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""> <br />\r\nWe would like to inform you that electronic </span></span></span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;"">visa</span><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51); font-family: Verdana;""> </span><span style=""font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"">application form has been changed. </span></div>\r\n<div style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;"">Starting from March 21, 2016 old visa application forms are <u>no longer accepted</u>.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br type=""_moz"" />\r\n</span></span></span></div>\r\n<span style=""text-align: center;""><span style=""color: rgb(0, 0, 51);""><span style=""font-family: Verdana;""><br />\r\n </span></span></span>",1,New application 2016, ,033,0,<blank>,0,1a5cb4fb354f2b03edce2f43566cc755.jpg,http://

