Advice on Russian Visa?

Check the F.C.O. website all the answers are there.

I was in Russia about 5 years ago. You needed an invite to obtain a Russian visa. Your tour operator or hotel can invite you and will be sufficient to obtain a visa. Once you are in Russia, you need to notify their Home Office that you are there but the hotel would typically do that for you.

I believe this is still fairly accurate information.

you need an invitation to apply for a russian visa. this can be in the form of a hotel booking or a booked tour.

Why bother gettin a Russian visa? Visit Ukraine instead - no visa needed, just grab your passport and go!

This topic was discussed over here several times.

Check these links. May be this information will be useful for u.

There r lot of advises about getting visa ( guest, tourist) U can choose different ways- private invitation or through tourist agency, on-line visa...etc.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ar2J4...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArTMQ...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnuR2...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Atxsz...

pay attention to answer N6 below

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Atxsz...