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Study or training, events or activities

Harmonised list of supporting documents to be submitted by applicants for a Schengen visa in the Russian Federation

1)      Harmonised visa application form completed and signed by the applicant.[1]

2)      Travel document valid for at least three months after the intended date of (last) departure from the Schengen area, containing at least two blank pages and issued within the previous ten years.

Copy of first page and of previous visas.

3)      Photograph in line with ICAO guidelines .

4)      Visa fee in line with the Visa Code.

5)      Travel medical insurance covering the entire period of intended stay, valid for all Schengen States and covering any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgency medical attention, emergency hospital treatment or death during the stay. The minimum coverage must be €30.000.

6)     Proof of the itinerary (any appropriate document indicating the envisaged travel plans such as a reserved return ticket).

7)     Proof of accommodation (e.g. an invitation/sponsorship form from the host if staying with one; hotel voucher (booking confirmation from the site booking.com is not accepted), or any other appropriate document indicating the accommodation envisaged in accordance with the legislation of the Schengen Member State concerned).

8)     Documents indicating that the applicant possesses sufficient means of subsistence both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to his country of origin or residence, or for the transit to a third country into which he is certain to be admitted, or that he is in a position to acquire such means lawfully, in accordance with Article 5(1)(c) and (3) of the Schengen Borders Code. 

9)      Copy of the internal passport (issued at the age of 14): pages concerning the applicant's biodata, foreign passport(s) issued to him/her, his/her marital status and registration in Russia.

10)      In cases of minors:

• Copy of the birth certificate.
• Consent of the parental authority or legal guardian should be required only if the minor travels alone or only with one parent. Exceptions should be made to this if the single parent with whom the minor is to travel holds the parental authority alone (i.e. in cases where the other parent has deceased or been deprived of custody, e.g. a death certificate of the other parent or a court degree vesting custody exclusively in the parent who is signing the application would be requested).
• Copy of the valid Schengen visa of the parent(s) travelling with the minor for whom a visa is not applied at the same time with the parent(s).

11)      In cases of third-country nationals, proof of legal residence in the Russian Federation in line with federal legislation (e.g. residence permit, long-term visa or FMS registration), valid for at least three months after the planned return from the Schengen area or a document proving that the applicant has applied for a renewal of proof of legal residence. If not resident, proof of legal presence in the Russian Federation and justification for submitting visa application in the Russian Federation instead of the country of residence.

12)      As per category of traveller:

        a)      Participants in scientific, cultural and artistic activities:

• Written request from the host organisation in the Schengen Member State on participation in such activities, 
• In case not included in the written request, a separate statement on sponsorship either from the sending or receiving party (or other proof of financial means).[2]

       b)      Pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying teachers:

• Written request or certificate of enrolment or student card by the host university, academy, institute, college or school or certificate of the courses to be attended.
• In case not included in the written request, a separate statement on sponsorship either from the sending or receiving party (or other proof of financial means).[3]

     c)      Participants in international sports events and accompanying persons in their professional capacity:

• Written request from the host organisation (competent authority, national sport federation or national Olympic committee), including information on the role of the persons.
• In case not included in the written request, a separate statement on sponsorship either from the sending or receiving party (or other proof of financial means).[4]

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[1] In cases of minors, the application form shall be signed by a person exercising permanent or temporary parental authority or legal guardianship.

[2] including with a national form on proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation used by the following countries: BE, PT, DE, IT, NO)

[3] including with a national form on proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation used by the following countries: BE, PT, DE, IT, NO)

[4] including with a national form on proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation used by the following countries: BE, PT, DE, IT, NO)