How to fill in the consulate application form for Russian tourist visa

It is essential that the Russian visa application form is filled in correctly.

The information you enter in the Russian visa application form must match that in your invitation. Please stay consistent with the visa support you have requested and been provided with.

While there exist several visa application forms (for US passport holders, for foreign nationals applying for a Russian visa in the UK, etc.) and the order and wording of the questions may vary, the information required by the Russian consulate is mostly the same in every case.

Please find our advice how to answer to the questions asked in the consulate application form.

Purpose of visit - TOURISM.

Russian institution to be visited - non-applicable. 

Itinerary (cities to be visited) - as listed on the invitation.

Date of entry - as listed on the invitation.

Date of departure - as listed on the invitation.

Number of entries - as listed on the invitation.

Type of passport - TOURIST.

Name and reference number of the tourist group - as listed on the invitation.

Address of stay while in Russia - as listed on the invitation. The name of a hotel is always included in your invitation.