All of the headings on the visa are both in Russian and English, so reading the validity period, section 4, should present no problem. However, information such as the type of visa and number of entries is in Russian only. This brief guide will help you confirm the details are correct.
Section 1 - ENTRIES
The number of times that you can enter and exit the Russian Federation using this visa within its validity period.
ÎÄÍÎÊÐÀÒÍÀß Single entry / exit.
ÄÂÓÊÐÀÒÍÀß Double entry / exit.
ÌÍÎÃÎÊÐÀÒÍÀß Multiple entry / exit.
Section 2 - DATE OF ISSUE
The date on which the visa was issued by the consulate, this is in dd.mm.yy format.
Section 3 - NATIONALITY
Your nationality, if you are German it will read. ÃÅÐÌÀÍÈß
Section 4 - VALIDITY PERIOD
Shows the dates that the visa is valid from and until in dd.mm.yy format.
Section 5 - TYPE
The consulate type code of the visa.
Section 6 - SURNAME (LAST NAME), GIVEN NAMES (FIRST NAME),
Your name, first in Russian and then in English. If you wonder at the surprising way that Russians who check your visa may pronounce your name, look in the bottom left corner of the visa and you will see your name translated back from Cyrillic to Latin characters!
Section 7 - DATE OF BIRTH
Your date of birth in day.month.year format.
Section 8 – SEX
Your gender which will be either:
ÌÓÆ Male
ÆÅÍ Female
Section 9 - PASSPORT NUMBER
The passport number that this visa applies to, that is, your passport number.
Section 10 - VISA ID
Russian Consulate visa identification number.
Section 11 - INVITATION No
If you have a business visa then this will relate to the invitation that was generated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, otherwise it will be empty.
Section 12 - PURPOSE OF ENTRY
Depending on the type of visa, this will read either:
ÒÓÐÈÇÌ Tourism
ÊÎÌÌÅÐ×ÅÑÊÀß Commercial (Business)
×ÀÑÒÍÀß Private
Section 13 - INVITED BY, REFERENCE AND GROUP No
The name of the accredited organisation that sponsor your visa, in most cases ITAKA visas will read:
and be followed by a series of numbers.
Section 14 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Any additional information that you may have provided to the consulate or that they wish to place on your visa. This will be specific to you.
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