Considering a current situation with the new coronavirus infection worldwide and in the Russian Federation, till the May 1, 2020 the issuance of visas has been suspended.

RUSSIAN VISAS FOR PARTICIPANTS & OFFICIALS

We are pleased to inform you that the Russian Foreign Ministry has approved a special facilitated visa procedure for all categories of participants of the 2020 International Fencing Tournament “Moscow Sabre” Grand Prix (Men & Women), i.e.

• athletes,
• members of the official delegations,
• international technical officials (referees),
• FIE Family members and official guests,
• as well as media representatives.

All the Russian Consulates throughout the world have been notified of the above procedure. According to it the visas are to be issued on a priority basis, i.e. within three days from the date of application (or on the same day if necessary) at any Russian Consulate regardless of citizenship. No extra fee will be charged for urgent applications.

According to this procedure you are to make a request for the visa support on the official paper of your National Federation signed by the President or the General Secretary.

At the same time you have to complete the below visa template with the personal passport information of the members of your delegations and send these documents to: moscowsaber2020@gmail.com

In compliance with the provided official request and personal data a scanned formal invitation letter will be issued & e-mailed back to you. It is to be taken to the nearest Russian Consulate along with your corresponding personal documents such as the passport, the necessary number of pictures, completed application form, etc. in person or by a representative. Some consulates of the Russian Federation accept postal applications. Though there is a number of consulates, where personal attendance is required for fingerprints. All details are to be checked on the consular website in advance.

Here is some useful information for completing a visa application form on the website:

• In the field ‘Purpose of visit (section)’ please choose ‘science-culture-sports-religion’; in the following field ‘Purpose of visit’ ‘Sport relations’ is to be chosen.
• In this case ‘Visa category and type’ will automatically come as ‘common humanitarian’. Or if you have a media ID, you choose ‘business visits‘ in the field ‘Purpose of visit (section)’, ‘mass media business trip‘ in the field ‘Purpose of visit’ and in this case ‘Visa category and type’ will automatically come as ‘common business’.
  
• The field ‘Name of organization’ is to be completed with ‘Moscomsport’, its address being ‘18 Milyutinskiy per, Moscow 101000, Russia’, TIN 7708308010.
  
• As the above visa procedure is exceptional, don’t complete the fields ‘Directive (telex) number’ and ‘Invitation number’.

Please be advised that you are to deal with the Consulate or its authorized Visa Handling Centre directly without applying to any intermediate visa or tourist companies.

As the above visa procedure is exceptional, please make sure you mention that you are applying for the Russian visa to attend the 2020 International Fencing Tournament “Moscow Sabre” Grand Prix”.

Information required for the visa invitation

HOTEL	DESCRIPTION	PRICES (RUB)
KORSTON 4*	- OC provides transfers airport-hotel-airport and hotel-stadium-hotel.  - 15 minute drive to the venue  - Several restaurants for lunches/dinners a la carte;   - Lobby bar 24/7;   - Gym on -1 floor  - some shops/cafes 10-15 minutes away from the hotel  - Located close to a park and 20 minutes walking from Vorobiovy Hills	20.05 – 25.05  SINGLE = 6500  TWIN/DOUBLE = 7150
AEROSTAR 4*	- OC provides transfers airport-hotel-airport and hotel-stadium-hotel.  - 20 minute drive to the venue - Restaurant (Lobby bar 24/7) for lunches/dinners a la carte on 2nd floor;    - some shops/cafes 10-15 minutes away from the hotel;   - Located very close to metro station Dynamo (7-10 minute walking)	20.05 – 25.05  SINGLE (STANDART) = 4500  TWIN/DOUBLE (STANDART) = 5150 SINGLE (COMFORT) = 5100 TWIN/DOUBLE (COMFORT) = 5750