Do entry seafarers need a visa?

Rules for handling invitations

According to the decision of the government of the Russian Federation, a new method of handling invitation letters is implemented throughout the Russian Federation.

The new measures are applicable to both commercial institutions in Russia (including foreign enterprises, unlimited companies, limited companies, open and closed joint-stock companies in Russia) and non-commercial institutions (including institutions in the fields of education, sports, culture, entertainment, medical care and other social organizations, consortia and foundations). ).

The invitation letter of foreign citizens to enter Russia shall be handled by a Russian legal person in the local representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and the legal person shall carry out activities in accordance with Russian laws. Invitation is a special form of anti-counterfeiting. After the invitation letter is completed, the representative of the inviting unit will give it to the invitee.

If the visa application is urgent, you can send the relevant residence to the Russian consular office abroad by telex or fax.

If it is too far away from the representative office of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to handle the above formal invitation procedures, the inviting unit may fill in the formal invitation form of the unit, affix its official seal, and submit it to the local foreign affairs bureau for verification after being signed by the general manager. In this case, when the visa applicant submits the application, the attached invitation letter must be original.

I. visa processing

Visa applications can be submitted to the following Russian consulates in China:

Consular Section of the Embassy of the Russian Federation (No.4 Beizhong Street, Dongzhimen, Beijing)

Visa Office of Russian Consulate General in Shanghai, Shenyang and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region:

Reception time: the time can be shortened to 2-3 days, and the fee will be increased accordingly: 1 200 USD or 2000 RMB for business visa until March; The multiple-entry visa fee is US$ 400 or RMB 4,000.

Two. Handling of business passports and visas

If the passport held by the visa applicant is an ordinary business passport, according to the current regulations, the applicant should submit a visa application through the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People's Republic of China (PRC), and the application materials will be delivered to the visa office of the Russian Embassy. Upon acceptance, relevant materials will be sent back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. In the local area, visa application materials need to be reviewed in advance by the foreign affairs offices of provincial and municipal governments.

For details, please consult the above departments directly.

According to the relevant agreements between Russia and China, holders of official passports can be exempted from visas.

Three. Handling of work visa

Russian consular offices issue two kinds of work visas. Among them, the most common is the employment work visa. When applying for this visa, in addition to the official invitation letter, the original "Confirmation of Soviet Rights" issued by the Russian Federal Immigration Service or other local institutions is also required. The "Confirmation Letter" shall indicate the validity period of the confirmation letter, the future work place and position of the visa applicant. According to the current regulations, foreign citizens employed in Russia can only hold the following leadership positions: general manager, deputy general manager and chief accountant, and their number is strictly controlled.

Another kind of work visa is a temporary work visa. At the invitation of Russian employers, the holders of this visa, as seasonal workers, have the right to work on the project site, install machinery and equipment and engage in agricultural work on farms and farms according to the contracts between the two parties. In this case, the inviter must provide the original "Federal Immigration Service Permit for Importing Foreign Labor", indicating the exact number of workers and the length of stay.

Under the above circumstances, visa applicants are granted one-time entry visas, and they must register immediately after entering the country. During my stay in Russia, the responsibility shall be borne by the employer, and the corresponding management work shall be borne by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Alien Visa Registry and the Federal Immigration Service.

Four. transit visa

Handling transit visa procedures is relatively simple. Valid passport and destination country visa, three photos, copy of personal ID card and air ticket to destination country are required. If the destination country doesn't have its own consular office in China, it only needs to provide the travel documents for Moscow, so as to apply for the next visa and book the air ticket of the destination country, and the transit time should not exceed 3 days and nights.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) visa method for personal travel

To apply for a private visa, you need to provide the official notice of the inviter through the Russian Federation Alien Visa Registry. The notice needs to indicate the specific stay time of the invitee, as well as the notarized personal application of the inviter, the notarized copy of the inviter's domestic passport and the health certificate of the invitee.

According to the regulations, individual visas require separate talks.

Entry-exit personnel residence procedures

1, personnel entry and exit procedures

Foreign citizens who go through entry and exit formalities in Russia must go through visa formalities at the nearest Russian consulate or consular section of the embassy with a valid invitation letter and relevant documents. They must be formal, written on official paper, and must have the following contents: the unit that sent the invitation letter is the registration date and registration number of the foreign-related unit; Information of the invitee; Name (full name), date of birth, gender, nationality, passport number, travel purpose, entry and exit time, travel route. After completing the visa formalities, foreign citizens can enter and leave Russian territory according to the visa requirements. When entering or leaving Russian border ports, please pay attention to the list of articles prohibited from being brought into or taken out of Russia, as well as the provisions of Russian customs on articles that can be taken out duty-free and limited.

2. Registration procedures for foreigners' residence in Russia

(1) Foreigners who stay in Russia for less than 3 days can only be stamped with the Russian border entry stamp on their passports.

(2) If you stay in Russia for more than 3 days, you must go through the residence formalities at the local Ministry of Internal Affairs with your passport and entry visa; If you stay in a hotel, it will be handled by the hotel service or tourism department. Since September 1992, Russia has opened previously closed areas to foreigners.

(three) for residence registration or extension of residence registration, charge a certain fee.

Attachment: Russian citizens can apply for visas to European countries and CIS countries through the Russian Federation, and they can apply for visas to third countries in China at embassies and consulates of third countries. Some third countries are allowed to apply directly at their borders and ports, but the cost is double.

Russian Foreign Ministry rectifies entry and exit passports and visas for foreigners in the Far East.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has decided to rectify the visas and passports of foreigners in the Far East from this year. Because Khabarovsk is well managed, it is not included in the rectification. Specific measures are:

(1) The multiple-entry visa for ordinary official passports has been changed to three visa methods: the multiple-entry passport endorsed once every year or half a year and the multiple-entry passport endorsed once every three months.

(2) Ordinary passports and visas for personal reasons can only be issued three times a year.

(3) the focus of rectification is on coastal areas, and their tourist passports should also be rectified. Specific measures will depend on the investigation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this regard.