VisaA
foreigner traveling to Russia must have a valid passport and an appropriate visa.
To get the visa, a visitor has to submit to the Russian Embassy or Consulate an official
letter of invitation authorized by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Each
foreign participant (and accompanying person) will timely get such letter if he (she)
fills-in the relevant fields of the Visa Form
and sends this form together with a copy of the first pages of a passport (where all
personal data are available) to the Organizing Committee by April 1, 2005, at the
latest. The copy of the passport pages should be sent preferably by e-mail as attached
graphic file or by fax. The Organizing Committee cannot send the official invitation
earlier than 40 days after receiving all papers mentioned above. Participants
are strongly advised to follow these recommendations and to apply for the visa at
once after receiving the original copy of the invitation to ensure that the visa is
issued timely. Please, check with your local Russian Consulate/Embassy about required
documents to obtain the visa and visa processing time and visa fee In summary,
steps to obtain the visa are the following:
| Step
1 | Fill in "Visa Form"
and submit it to the Local Organizing Committee a copy of the first pages of a passport
(where all personal data are available). | | Step 2 | Wait
~ 40 days, you will receive an official invitation letter authorised by the Russian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Local Organizing Commitee | | Step
3 | Apply for the visa in the local Russian Embassy/Consulate |
The
Organizers are pleased to welcome members of the world fullerene community to St Petersburg.
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