Requirements for Humanitarian visa

Invitation for single/double/multiple entry visa up to 1 year (one of the following)

— original invitation issued by Federal Migration office - see sample here

— copy of electronic invitation - see sample here

Invitation for 3 year - multiple entry visa - US Citizens ONLY

— Invitation must be typed in Russian

— Invitation on the letterhead of the host company with full contacts and address of the company, including the tax payer number and stamped

— Invitation must be addressed to the Consulate of the Russian Federation in the United States - Washington, DC)

— Short description of the host company, what is the purpose of the invitee’s visit (what is he/she going to do at the host company and why does he/she needs a multiple three year visa).

— All passport details of the invitee (1st page), his position, address and contacts in the USA.

— Category (business), type (multiple) and period of stay from dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy (example 5 November 2012 – 4 November 2015).

— Address to stay in the Russian Federation

— The purpose of visit (must be one of the following: Sport Relations, Youth Relations, Cultural Relations, Scientific-Technical Relations or Humanitarian Help)

— Details about the purpose of visit

— Places/cities to be visited (approximately)

— The letter should also state that the inviting organization in Russia guarantees to cover all visa applicant's expenses associated with accommodations, insurance and travel during his/her stay in Russia.

— Signature, dates, contacts, position of the person that will sign the letter/invitation. Only head of the Company or the manager of a department can sign the invitation.

Please note: the statement must be on a company letterhead and contain a company seal including full and correct company name, and a signature and printed full name of a person signing the statement - see sample here

If you're born in formerly USSR: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan, please submit the documents confirming the absence of Russian citizenship, such as:

— a copy of your old Soviet passport that has departure stamp dated prior to February of 1992 and indicates that you immigrated for permanent residency - all pages;

— a copy of the visa to the country where you immigrated, in case your Soviet passport was confiscated upon departure (ei. Israel Visa);

— a copy of the document issued by Russian consulate or Embassy that verifies renouncement of your Russian citizenship, in case you renounced it officially;

— a copy of the passport issued by another country (including former Soviet republics) with departure stamp, in case you left that country and were a citizen of that country at the time of your departure - all pages.

— a letter from the Social Security Administration stating that the SSN was issued before February of 1992 (Please, note that this letter is not always accepted by the Russian Consulate as a sufficient Proof of absence of Russian citizenship and should be submitted only if other documents listed above are not available) - see sample here.

— a copy of the letter from the Consulate of any other former Soviet Republic (example Belarus) that verifies renouncement of citizenship of issuing country, in case you renounced it officially;

— a copy of Naturalization certificate issued before February of 1996;

— a copy of Naturalization certificate issued after 1996 if “Former Nationality” lists any country but Russia or URRS;

— for Meskhetian Turks – copy of old Soviet passport with “Temporary residence” stamps (all pages) and copy of the letter issued by Embassy of the United States with applicant’s picture and RS number - see sample here