Single visa invitation letter or multiple invitations for family ?
Mar 2, 2014, 2:55 am
#1
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Single visa invitation letter or multiple invitations for family ?
Hello FTers
I'm planning to travel with my family to Moscow (wife, son and myself). For the visa application do I need to obtain three separate invitation letters or will one mentioning all names be sufficient ? The reason I ask is that most agencies seem to be charging per letter. Would like to avoid any unnecessary costs if possible.
Thank you.
I'm planning to travel with my family to Moscow (wife, son and myself). For the visa application do I need to obtain three separate invitation letters or will one mentioning all names be sufficient ? The reason I ask is that most agencies seem to be charging per letter. Would like to avoid any unnecessary costs if possible.
Thank you.
May 4, 2014, 5:12 am
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It is separate invite letters
ok...I have completed my visa formalities. And I thought I should share some info for future travelers. You do need separate invite letters for each member of your family. The hotel that I was booked at, provided these letters free of cost.
One other interesting piece of knowledge I gained when I went to the Russian consulate was that in case you you were only transiting through Russia (< 72 hours), you don't even need to submit an invite letter ! That was definitely interesting because if you plan carefully , you can easily build a 5 to 6 day stopover in Russia without the hassle of invite letters, etc.
One other interesting piece of knowledge I gained when I went to the Russian consulate was that in case you you were only transiting through Russia (< 72 hours), you don't even need to submit an invite letter ! That was definitely interesting because if you plan carefully , you can easily build a 5 to 6 day stopover in Russia without the hassle of invite letters, etc.
May 9, 2014, 7:58 am
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Single visa invitation letter or multiple invitations for family ?
I just applied for visa at Washington, D.C. And found out if you apply for a 3 year visa you only need the first place invite but if you are applying for single entry you will need a invite letter from each city or hotel. The letters will be provided free for good hotels.