Please find attached information regarding visa procedure for the Russian Grand Prix, received from the national press officer, please follow it as requested:

Upon receiving back filled application form (attached) from the media, we (Russian Grand Prix Media Office) will be issuing an invitation which will be accepted by the Russian embassies and consulates across the globe.
They will be notified for fast (next day service in most cases) processing of the visas.
Personal presence of an applicant is not required.

The circuit media office can be contacted at: 
visasupport@sochiautodrom.ru

VISA INFORMATION FOR MEDIA

VISA SUPPORT PROCEDURE FOR THE

2014 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX

Dear applicant,

This manual describes visa support procedure for Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix’ event.

Please, carefully study the steps that should be undertaken and followed accurately to obtain your visa on time!

         Step 1

         Send the following documents to the Organizing Committee to visasupport@sochiautodrom.ru:

• a scanned copy of applicant's passport.

The passport should be valid at least 6 months after the visa expiry date. (For example: If the expiry date of visa is 01.01.2015, the passport should be valid until 02.07.2015)

• Russian Grand Prix  Application form

Step 2

Receive a special invitation letter (scanned or fax copy), issued by the Organizing Committee, which will act as a base for your application for the Russian entry visa.

It will allow to apply for a visa at the Russian Consulate in the country of applicant’s temporary residence and receive the visa in up to 5 days.

Step 3

Submit the set of required documents to the chosen Embassy/Consulate and scanned or fax copy of a special invitation letter, provided by the Organizing Committee.

The special invitation letters for all team-members can be submitted to the Russian Consulate by the responsible representative of a team.

The list of Russian Consular offices is available at: http://www.mid.ru/zu_r.nsf/strawebeng;

The set of documents for Russian entry visa is the following:

• Valid passport;
• Scanned or fax copy of a special invitation letter;
• Application form;
• 1 photo (size 3.5 x 4.5 cm, color or black-white);
• Insurance;
• Visa Fee.

Terms and conditions (such as list of required documents, passport validity period, visa fees, visa issuing period, working days/hours of the Consular office, etc.) may vary from one country to another. Every Embassy/Consulate reserves the right to require additional documents to process your application. It is important to inquire all the details of the visa issuance procedure in advance at the respective Consular office.

Step 4

Receive the visa at the Russian Consulate at the appointed day.

Pay attention, you need to check all the information in the issued visa: issue date, expiry date, passport data, personal information (date of birth, last name, first name, citizenship) at the Consular office.

Filling in the Migration Card.

         Before passing passport control at the point of entry into the Russian Federation a Migration Card must be filled in. Migration Card form will be given out on the airplane (train) or directly at the point of entry of the Russian Federation. An example of migration card is enclosed (Annex 1).

The entry part (A) and exit part (B) of the Migration Card should be filled in personally by a foreign citizen using Russian or Latin letters according to the passport, in legible block letters, without mistakes or corrections, strictly in the correspondent blanks, using ink or ballpoint pen in black, blue or purple. A Migration Card must be filled in for each foreign citizen, irrespective of their age. (Detailed instructions are given on the back of each migration card in Russian and English languages).

Under the heading "Purpose of travel" you should tick "private".

Under the heading "Name of host person or company: locality", write Organizing Committee.

"Visa Number" – filled out in accordance with the 9-digit number in “Visa ID”

Going through border control.

When going through border control, the passports of Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix’ participant will be stamped to record entry into the Russian Federation, and the right part of the Migration Card (B) will be returned to the holder, the left part (A) will be taken by the border control officer.

If a Migration Card is lost or damaged, inform the Organizing Committee Visa support division the same day (visasupport@sochiautodrom.ru).

Exiting the Russian Federation.

When exiting the Russian Federation, present the following documents to the border control officer:

 -  Passport;

 -  Valid visa

 -  Part B of the Migration Card