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August 23-28, 2008

PASSPORT AND VISA INFORMATION

Application Form:

Please fill-in the Application Form and send it to the Local Organizing Committee. If you wish the local organizers to help you for the visa application then also send a copy of the first page(s) of your passport to the local organizers, before April 14, 2008 together with your Application Form. The same should be done for each accompanying person. The children under 16 who come with you and are noted in your passport do not need an individual Visa Application form.

The Application form(s) should be sent as attached file(s) by e-mail to: molec17@mail.ioffe.ru
The copy of the passport can be either scanned and sent as an attached file to the above e-mail address, or faxed to the number +7(812)2971017 with the note: "To the MOLEC-17 Organizing Committee".

You can download Application Form in RTF format (Microsoft Word) Application Form.rtf , or in TXT format Application Form.txt

Important information

Please note that a visitor to the Russian Federation must have a passport valid 6 months beyond the intended stay, a visa, and documents testifying return or onward travel. You should bear in mind that the Letter of Invitation (LOI) and the visa are two different things. You must first apply for a LOI and then send the LOI together with the visa application to a Russian Embassy or Consulate in the country of residence.

The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) will supply each participant to MOLEC-XVII with a "Letter of Invitation" authorized by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is required for business-type visas. A copy of the Letter of Invitation will be faxed to you and the original will be sent to you by regular mail, if necessary.

You may also apply for a Letter of Invitation or Voucher for Accommodation by yourself; see the information about visas to Russia on the web site: http://www.visatorussiaonline.com/ , or http://www.russian-st-petersburg.com/5-russian-visa/index.htm

In most countries your visa may be issued with a fax copy of the Letter of Invitation or Voucher for Accommodation, but we recommend you to check with the local Russian Consulate office if you need the original.

In order to get a Letter of Invitation in time from the LOC the Application Form should be sent by April 14, 2008.

Important:

Russian law requires that you register your visa within 3 working days of your arrival in Russia. This registration will be made at the conference desk.