How to get Invitation to support Tourist Visa
May 9, 2017, 12:29 am
#1
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How to get Invitation to support Tourist Visa
Hi,
My wife and I are having a stopover in Moscow ( 4N ) on the way home to Australia from London.
I booked into the Metropol Hotel on a booking engine and I am having trouble getting a tourist invitation from the hotel to support my visa application.
I forwarded my visa application with all hotel details but it was rejected.
I am getting no help from the hotel.
I read of sites that offer a visa support application that originate from a third party rather than the hotel. Examples are http://waytorussia.net/Travel/VisaSupport.html
Are these sites reliable and accepted by the Russian Visa staff?
Thank you in advance.
My wife and I are having a stopover in Moscow ( 4N ) on the way home to Australia from London.
I booked into the Metropol Hotel on a booking engine and I am having trouble getting a tourist invitation from the hotel to support my visa application.
I forwarded my visa application with all hotel details but it was rejected.
I am getting no help from the hotel.
I read of sites that offer a visa support application that originate from a third party rather than the hotel. Examples are http://waytorussia.net/Travel/VisaSupport.html
Are these sites reliable and accepted by the Russian Visa staff?
Thank you in advance.
May 9, 2017, 4:27 pm
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Yes, there's a lot of details in the stickied visa thread here but many, including myself, have used an invitation from waytorussia or other similar sites to get a tourist visa.
I was concerned when I saw, among many happy customers , two comments re this kind of organizations being blacklisted by some consulates.
May 9, 2017, 4:30 pm
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IME most major hotels will issue these letters of invitation for a fee if you have a reservation. The letter needs to be signed by a Russian citizen on the hotel staff.
Some visa service agents have a way to get an acceptable invitation document from some other source. Just pick a reliable and established one and expect to pay.
Some visa service agents have a way to get an acceptable invitation document from some other source. Just pick a reliable and established one and expect to pay.
May 10, 2017, 12:06 am
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Very surprised Metropol is not providing one for OP - it's pretty standard there...
May 10, 2017, 12:20 am
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Hotel National provided the supporting letters promptly and with little fuss for a 2015 stay.