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 apply in India. Otherwise please follow this guidance (if you are not resident in India).
 

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 several weeks to obtain one, 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 India as the country where you will be applying for your visa. Very important, DO NOT enter Russia, but the country where you are resident (e.g. India)! 
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 joining TS-28, TS-30 tours - 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
Personal details
Although we appreciate that some answers may sound very obvious to you, we still advise you check your passport and enter your details exactly as they appear in your document.
Passport details
Type of passport		Choose “ORDINARY”  (diplomatic and official passports should be submitted in person at the Embassy)
Passport issued by		Enter the authority which issued the passport (according to your passport e.g. United States Department of State). Please do not guess and check your passport as this is the most common error in the form
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, Irkutsk, 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)
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 Angara in Irkutsk (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
Miscellaneous information
This section relates to your close relatives, current residence address, current employment. Please note you must complete ALL fields in this section although some are not marked with an asterisk (*).
Your phone number (section Your residential address)		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 - select "retired" and please provide details of your last employer student - select "other" and specify "student" and enter your university details house wife - select "other" and specify "housewife" and enter your home address details
Appointment details
Select the location where you will be applying for your visa		Select the Russian visa centre (Mumbai) Note: our visa processing office is located in Mumbai and we will use this visa centre for your visa submission.
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. PREPARE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

Please prepare and submit the documents specified below if applicable. Please note, the Russian Consulate has the right to ask for additional documentation in order to process your visa application, ask you to come in for an interview, or extend the visa processing time of your application.

1. Traveling with children under 18 years old
   • your child’s full birth certificate;
   • if traveling with one parent only, a letter from the other parent giving consent for the child to travel to Russia;
   • if traveling with one parent only, a passport copy of the other parent.
2. EU – citizens traveling on an EU passport
   • a copy of health insurance policy, along with their policy documents that is valid in the Russian Federation for the visa period.
3. Non – India citizens
   • Residence permit for India.

STEP 6 - 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 Go Russia reservation reference
• your Russian consulate 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 7 - 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 and advise of the next steps (normally within 48 hours after we have received all your correct details). Please do not post anything to us / bring to the visa application centre until you have received a confirmation email from our visa department saying your visa form has been completed correctly.

Disclaimer. The Embassy of the Russian Federation in India has outsourced the visa application process to Artionis company (Russian Visa Center). 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 authorize 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.