How to complete the Russian visa application form

Please follow these notes as this is for your own benefit and to avoid any unnecessary delays with your visa processing. These notes are for those who do not apply in the USA. Otherwise please follow this guidance (if you apply in the US).
 

STEP 1. PREPARE BASIC DOCUMENTS

1. Check your passport. All passports must have at least two blank pages for the Russian visa to be inserted and be valid for at least six months after the date of your return. If you do not already hold a passport or need to renew an existing one, you must allow at least six weeks to obtain one - at busy periods it can take longer than this, so please contact your local passport office for more information.

STEP 2. START THE ONLINE VISA APPLICATION

1. Open the form. Please go to https://visa.kdmid.ru
2. Select the country where you will be applying for your visa. Very important, DO NOT enter Russia, but the country where you are resident! 
3. Read and confirm the introductory visa information of the Russian Consulate by ticking the box at the bottom of the page to confirm you have read these details
4. Choose the help language
5. Start your new application by clicking "Complete new application form" at the bottom of the page, left-hand side.
6. Enter Gorussia1 as your password. We ask all our customers to enter “Gorussia1” as this will enable our visa team to access and check your visa application before submitting the printed documents to the Russian Consulate. We ask you to enter “Gorussia1” for simplicity reasons.
7. Enter the security code from the picture and press "Submit"
8. Write down your application ID. Please remember or application ID as this cannot be changed or retrieved from the system. 

STEP 3. COMPLETE THE ONLINE VISA APPLICATION FORM

1. Answer all visa questions. Please provide full details as required by the form and complete the form with the utmost care. The questions detailed below must be answered exactly as stated in the guidance notes.

QUESTION		ANSWER
Visa Details
Purpose of visit (section)		TOURISM
Purpose of visit		TOURISM (DO NOT ENTER "TOURIST GROUP")
Visa category		COMMON TOURIST
Number of entries		SINGLE Note: if you have booked TS-28, TS-30 tour - DOUBLE
Date of entry into Russia		Enter the date of entry in Russia (your tour start date)
Date of exit from Russia		Enter the date of departure from Russia
Visit details
Which institution you are going to visit?		Select "Travel Company"
Name of organization		OOO PETERSBURG VOYAGE LTD
Address		ST.PETERSBURG, KRASNOPUTILOVSKAYA STREET 52-10
Reference number		011483
Confirmation number		000 (Do not leave blank, enter three zeros as specified)
Itinerary		Please enter the major cities along the route: eg, City-breaks: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Suzdal, Novgorod, Petrozavodsk (for tours in the Russian North) Trans-Siberian tours: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Listvyanka, Vladivostok River cruises: Moscow, St. Petersburg Adventure tours: Moscow, Mineralniye Vody (for Elbrus tours), Petropavlovsk (for Kamchatka tours), Barnaul (for Altai tours)
Where do you plan to stay (please fill-in depending on your tour type) NOTE: THIS SECTION IS FOR USA AND UK CITIZENS ONLY
Russian River Cruises		Type of place: select "Hotel" Name: Enter ship name Address: Enter NOT APPLICABLE Phone number: Enter 111
Russian City Breaks (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Golden Ring, Novgorod the Great)		Type of place: select "Hotel" Name: Enter hotel name Address: Enter hotel address Phone number: Enter hotel phone number You will need to enter all hotels where you are staying depending on the chosen package type below: 3* package Hotel Ibis Centre Bakhrushina in Moscow Hotel Nevsky Grand in St. Petersburg Intourist in Novgorod the Great (CB-06, CB-23, CB-30) Suzdal Inn in Suzdal (CB-06) 4* package Hotel Marriott Courtyard in Moscow Hotel Petro Palace in St. Petersburg Intourist in Novgorod the Great (CB-06, CB-23, CB-30) Pushkarskaya Sloboda in Suzdal (CB-06)
Trans-Siberian / Trans-Mongolian Tours		Type of place: select "Hotel" Name: Enter hotel name Address: Enter hotel address Phone number: Enter hotel phone number You will need to enter all hotels where you are staying as per your programme: Hotel Nevsky Grand in St. Petersburg (applies to TS-15, TS-16, TS-25) Hotel Ibis Centre Bakhrushina in Moscow (applies to all tours except TS-14) Hotel Novotel in Yekaterinburg (applies to all tours except TS-14, TS-18, TS-01) Hotel U Nikolaya in Listvyanka (applies to all tours except TS-18) Hotel Azimut in Vladivostok (applies to TS-04, TS-16, TS-21, TS-25)
Tours to Elbrus		Type of place: select "Hotel" Name: Enter hotel name Address: Enter hotel address Phone number: Enter hotel phone number You will need to enter both hotels below: Moscow: Hotel Ibis Centre Bakhrushina Elbrus: Teberda hotel, Elbrussky region, Terskol. Phone: 111
Other Tours		Type of place: select "Hotel" Name: Enter hotel name Address: Enter hotel address Phone number: Enter hotel phone number Moscow: Hotel Ibis Centre Bakhrushina
Last visit details NOTE: THIS SECTION IS FOR USA AND UK CITIZENS ONLY
List all countries you have visited in the last ten years and indicate the date of visit		Quite often it is not possible to recall all trips abroad, especially within the EU. Please try and remember at least the longest trips abroad and enter in the form at least those for which you have stamps or visas in your passport. Please note the stamps are checked and if there are inconsistencies your application form will be rejected. Please enter the day, month and the year of your visit. Again, please check the stamps in your passport, if you still do not remember – please enter approximate date. The date of visit is mandatory. Your application will otherwise be rejected.
Miscellaneous information
This section relates to your close relatives, current residence address and current employment.
Your phone number		IMPORTANT: You need to enter your mobile phone number. The number should be a mobile phone number, if you do not have a mobile number, please enter the number of your closer relatives or friends.
Current / latest place of work
Employer details		Please fill in all sections depending on your status as indicated below. employed - list your current employer details self-employed - select "self-employed", enter your name as company name, home address. If you conduct your business through a company - enter your company details retired - enter NONE student - select "other" and specify "student" house wife - select "non-working"
Appointment details:
Select the location where you will be applying for your visa		Please choose your local Russian visa centre where you will be applying for your visa.
Click “Next”, review your answers and then "Save and Submit"

STEP 4. MAKING CHANGES

Once you have submitted the form you can still make necessary changes to your visa form if you feel some data requires amendment.

1. Please go to https://visa.kdmid.ru/
2. Click "Open previously completed application"
3. Enter your application ID and click "Retrieve electronic visa application form"
4. Enter your details:
   • first 5 letters of your surname
   • year of birth
   • password (“Gorussia1” if you've initially used this recommended password)
5. Click "Get a new draft ID". You will be assigned a new application ID which you must remember (unfortunately the form works like this and you cannot amend the form under the initially assigned ID)
6. Amend required fields
7. Email us your new application ID so we can check the amended form

STEP 5 - EMAIL US YOUR  CONSULAR ACCESS DETAILS

When you start your visa application you will be automatically assigned Application ID which you must remember to be able to modify / print the form and allow us to check your application (please refer to Step 2, point 5 above). Please note registration details cannot be changed or retrieved from the system so we recommend you immediately print the registration page with your Application ID. Once you have completed the form please email us your Russian consulate registration details to visa@justgorussia.in

• your application ID
• your surname
• year of birth
• password. We assume you have entered “Gorussia1” as your password, if not - please provide your own.

IMPORTANT: If you fail to email us your registration details we will not be able to check your form and advise of any required amendments. Incorrect forms will be returned to applicants. Please note we cannot be held responsible for expense and / or delay arising from or in connection with incomplete application forms, or incorrectly or falsely completed application forms.
 

STEP 6 - WAIT FOR YOUR VISA FORM TO BE CHECKED

Our visa department will check your form and amend if required, we might also come back to you if clarifications are necessary. Once all checks have been made by us, we will email your visa application form together with supporting documents to you. You will then need to apply for your visa at your local Russian consulate. 

Disclaimer. GR Travel Group Ltd has not designed the visa form and is not responsible for its contents and requirements. To assist our customers we provide support guiding through the visa application procedure and by checking the form. By providing us your Russian consulate registration details you authorise GR Travel Group Ltd. to access your online Russian visa application form and check its contents. We cannot be held responsible for expense and/or delay arising from or in connection with (a) incomplete application forms or (b) incorrectly or falsely answered question or (c) inaccurate or incomplete supporting documentation or (d) rejected visa application form or (e) failure to complete the form for any reason whatsoever. Please note, the Russian Embassy hast the right to request additional information from the applicants.