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What kind of Russian visa from Switzerland is better?

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Hello everybody,

I plan to go to Moscow from the 27th June till the 14th of July, to visit a friend, and need a visa to come in. I will sleep at her apartment, so I don't need to go in a hotel.
Is also better to ask for a private visa or for a tourist visa? I read that is possible to get a tourist visa without to go to an hotel, but on the website of the Russian Visa Centre in Switzerland is written, that I have to be hosted by a Russian tour operator...what do you guys think? Does the invitation need a lot of time to come to Switzerland? I hope to get it on time...

Thank you very much for any answer!
asked Mar 30, 2015 in Russian Visa by Vero (130 points)
edited Apr 2, 2015 by admin

1 Answer

0 votes
You can ask for a private visa from your friend, as you have enough time to wait to get an invitation. Alternatively you can also get a tourist visa and the visa support is the confirmation you're hosted by the Russian operator. You can get it on http://waytorussia.net/Travel/VisaSupport.html
answered Apr 2, 2015 by admin (5,930 points)
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