To visit another country, you will need not only money, time and desire, but also permission from the state to enter and stay - a visa. For people who are not familiar with the visa application procedure, this sometimes seems to be an insurmountable obstacle, but in fact there is nothing difficult in applying for a visa.
Instructions
Step 1
To apply for a particular visa, you first need to prepare the required documents. All consulates have their own official websites, which list the documents required for a visa. Keep in mind that document requirements for different types of visas (tourist, work, study, business) may differ significantly. In any case, you will need a foreign passport, photographs, certificates of income, family composition. Try to use the consulate website, and not third-party resources, as they may have irrelevant data.
Step 2
Next, you will need to apply with the prepared package to the consulate or visa center attached to it. Some consulates (for example, the consulate of India) specifically indicate that individuals need to apply for visas exclusively to visa centers. As a rule, the processing of documents for a visa with the help of such a center is a little more expensive, but since the visa centers do not deal with other issues, the procedure is faster. Consulates and visa centers, of course, are not in all cities of Russia, but for the most part, when applying for, for example, tourist visas, personal presence is not required. Therefore, you will only need to send the collected documents by mail.
Step 3
If you do not have time to deal with the submission of documents on your own, you can contact a specialized company or travel agency that provide services for obtaining visas. Here you only need to prepare the required documents, give them to the representative of the company and, after a while, get permission to visit the country. Of course, this method will cost more than if you did everything yourself, but on the other hand, agents know many of the nuances and subtleties of filing documents, which gives you a better chance of successfully obtaining a visa.
Step 4
One of the main reasons for refusal of a visa may be the inaccuracy of the information provided, so be careful when filling out the questionnaires and forms. Remember that the embassy staff can check the data you provide, and if they do not correspond to reality, they will not only refuse you a visa, but also put you on the list of unreliable, which will greatly complicate obtaining permits in the future.
