1. PROVIDERS OF THIS SERVICE:
1.1. This service of ordering the invitation for a Russian visa online is provided to you by Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.., which is registered in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Internal Affairs Ministry.
1.2. The function of Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. is to present this service of ordering invitations online.
1.3. The function of Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. is to process invitation requests, to process the payments, and to issue the invitations.
1.4. After you submit the application form for an invitation, you will work with Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. Pacific Wave Co. Ltd..,who will provide you with all the necessary information. The payment will be made to Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. who will send you the invitation. You should contact the Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. regarding all visa invitation inquiries you might have. Our e-mail is pacific_wave_vlad@yahoo.com
1.5. If you have any questions about the service, need any information or assistance, please, feel free to contact Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. at pacific_wave_vlad@yahoo.com.
2. THE ORDER PROCESS:
2.1. Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. undertakes to keep confidential all the information collected during service providing.
2.2. Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.. provides all services according to its price list valid on the day of accepting the customer's order.
2.3. Prepayment is required for every order.
2.4. Once the order is accepted and paid by the customer, a specified fee is to be paid for any changes in and/or cancellation of the order.
Reviewed 07/07/ 07 Pacific Wave Co. Ltd..
BOOKING PROCEDURES AND VISAS
Pacific Wave Co. Ltd caters to individuals and groups, customizing travel to their wishes. Once one has the anticipated start and end dates of a trip and an idea of places to visit, a Pacific Wave Co. Ltd representative can submit an itinerary for your consideration. Such itineraries can be amended, changing dates, replacing accommodations or upgrading/ downgrading modes of travel, etc. Once a travel itinerary has been settled upon one will then generally render payment, and a Pacific Wave Co. Ltd representative will assist in arranging necessary visa support documents (if a booking is for a date far in advance, it is possible to pay 50% of the trip as a deposit, with the remainder payable 2-3 weeks before the trip is to commence).
It is recommended to allow a minimum of 30 days but ideally as much as 60 days prior to a trip to start booking. Most countries of the ex Soviet Union require visas from Western visitors, and up to three weeks can be required to obtain a single visa (visas can often be expedited, but one then pays increased consular fees to embassies for faster processing). Pacific Wave arranges for required visa support documents, but travelers will submit documents and applications themselves to embassies and consulates for processing . Last-minute bookings can be possible, but one would have to be prepared to pay not only increased visa fees, but to pay for visa processing service to ensure that visas are received in time, and understand that certain trains or hotels could be booked out. On the other hand, when booking too far in advance, train schedules may not be exactly known for future dates, and cancellation fees can apply if unexpected circumstances arise requiring a cancellation.
A travel voucher will be issued for every leg of a journey, with addresses and the phone of a person responsible for local services. Train tickets can often be reserved far in advance, but the tickets cannot be issued more than 30 or 45 days in advance. Train tickets are often only issued in the country where the train journey begins, and so typically onward train tickets will be received upon arriving at interim destinations (train tickets can be delivered, using services such as DHL or FedEX, but guarantee of delivery, along with insurance, resides with the courier firms themselves; train tickets cannot be replaced if delivery is delayed, or if tickets are stolen, etc).
NOTICE: Clients are advised that they are responsible for services they order at hotels and homestays, other than expressly booked through Pacific Wave Co. Ltd, such as room service, telephone calls, or for damage to premises, etc. If clients fail to reimburse hotels or homestay hosts for services not pre-paid or for damages, clients agree to debiting for such reimbursement from credit cards (when paying for travel services by credit card).
VISAS: Pacific Wave Co. Ltd endeavors to inform travelers of visa and customs requirements, but regulations of government officials can change without warning. Consequently, information listed below is accurate at time of publication, to the best knowledge of Pacific Wave Co. Ltd, but should not be considered as definitive.
CUSTOMS: In several countries, customs officials present you with an opportunity to fill out a declarations form, and to have this form stamped by customs (such forms are not valid without the customs stamp). It is in the traveler's best interest to fill out this form, declaring sums of money being imported, expensive watches, jewelry, gold, etc, as such items might be confiscated upon leaving a country without a declaration. (As of 2005, Russian customs officials can confiscate sums exceeding $3000 if this was not declared when entering the country). Some countries will either prohibit or sharply regulate export of antiques or items deemed of cultural importance (such as icons, samovars, rugs, etc).
RUSSIA: Before applying for a Russian visa, required for all Western visitors, one must have Russian visa support documents (currently, two separate documents), with specific concrete entry and exit dates to/from Russia (one is allowed to enter or exit Russia only within these dates). One must generally have booked a trip to Russia, with a day-to-day itinerary documented in the visa support documents . Currently, a Russian tourist visa can be issued for a maximum of one month (single or double entry), but for certain nationalities this might be for only two weeks. Processing time of Russian visas can range from one day, to several weeks, depending on the consular fee required. It is best to apply for a Russian visa in one's home country, but often Russian visas can be applied for in other countries while traveling. One must be cautious that procedures to apply for Russian visas can differ, depending on which consulate one applies at, and one's nationality (some, not all, consulates may require original visa support documents, not facsimiles, or require presentation of exit tickets from Russia, or verification of medical insurance valid in Russia, etc).
Migration Card: All foreigners entering Russia must fill out a migration card, depositing one part with immigration authorities at the port of entry and holding on to the other part for the duration of their stay. Upon exit, the migration card, which serves as a statistical tool and a record of entry, exit, and registration, must be submitted to immigration authorities. The card is also necessary to register at hotels, most of which will not allow a traveler to check in if he or she does not have a migration card. Migration cards, in theory, are available at all ports of entry from Russian immigration officials (Border Guards), and they may be issued along with visas that are processed by Russian consulates. The cards are generally left in literature racks at arrival points. Officials at borders and airports usually do not point out these cards to travelers and it is up to the travelers to find them and fill them out. From time to time, various ports of entry - even the major international airport in Moscow - run out of these cards. There is no mechanism to obtain such cards once a traveler has entered into Russia. The Russian government has not indicated what a traveler should do in such a case.
MONGOLIA: USA citizens do not require visas for Mongolia for stays of less than 30 days, although Mongolian immigration officials may ask to see a voucher valid for Mongolian services. Other Western nationalities require visas (one cannot depend that visas will be issued at the border, including transit visas). Some Mongolian consulates may require a visa support document, which Pacific Wave Co. Ltd can provide to its clients. A Mongolian visa is generally valid for entry to Mongolia within 3 months of the date of issue of the visa.
CHINA: Applying for a Chinese visa is straightforward, as no visa support documents are generally required. However, some Chinese consulates will only process visas for official residents of the country where the consulate is located. A Chinese visa is generally valid for entry to China within 3 months of the date of issue of the visa.
UKRAINE: Visa support is required from most nationals, but there is an exemption for a growing list of nationals (USA, Canada, Japan, Switzerland). Pacific Wave Co. Ltd arranges for Ukrainian visa support when services are booked for Ukraine.
BALTIC STATES (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia): Visas are not required for nationals of most Western countries (South Africans generally require visas, although a visa of one Baltic state is valid for the other two). Note that Latvia may require foreigners to possess medical insurance, valid while one is in Latvia.
KAZAKHSTAN: Visa support is no longer required for the majority of Western nationalities, although visa support is required for a double-entry visa. A tourist visa is normally issued for a maximum of 30 days.
KYRGYZSTAN: Visas are required for most Western nationals (exception, Japanese nationals), but visa support is not generally required.
UZBEKISTAN: Visas are required for most Western nationals but visa support is not required for the majority of Western nationals.
BELARUS: Visas are required for Western nationals, as is visa support. It is important to note that transit visas are required, even if one is a holder of a Russian visa, and that transit visas are not issued at the border.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF Pacific Wave Co. Ltd:
Pacific Wave Co. Ltd acts as agent for the hotels, restaurants, airlines and bus companies providing services for bookings. By placing a booking with Pacific Wave Co. Ltd client agrees to the foregoing and also agrees that neither Pacific Wave Co. Ltd nor its Russian affiliates shall be or become liable or responsible for any loss, injury or damage to person, property or otherwise in connection with any accommodations, transportation, or other services, resulting directly or indirectly from any acts of God, dangers incident to the sea, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of government or other authorities, de jure or de facto, wars whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, pilferage, epidemics, quarantines, medical or custom regulations, defaults, delays or cancellations of or changes in itinerary or schedules, or from any cause beyond Pacific Wave Co. Ltd control, or for any loss or damage resulting from insufficient or improperly issued passports, visas or other documents, and that neither nor any of its affiliates shall be or become liable or responsible for any additional expenses or liability sustained or incurred by the client as the result of any of the foregoing causes.
Client understands that no insurance coverage is included as part of the bookings. If the travel services must be withdrawn, Pacific Wave Co. Ltd liability is limited to a refund of monies received by Pacific Wave Co. Ltd. Pacific Wave Co. Ltd is not responsible nor liable for defaults of those not directly under the control of Pacific Wave Co. Ltd.
