To receive a tourist invitation to Russia, please indicate your citizenship. You will be provided with a registration form. Fill in all the fields carefully, then proceed to the next step to confirm and pay for your invitation.
Tourist Voucher vs Visa Support Letter for Australians
Australian regular tourist-visa applications use qualifying tourist confirmation and voucher. Websites may call the set a tourist invitation, LOI or visa support, but the actual required information matters more than the product label. Business, work, private and study visas use different supporting documents and must match the real trip purpose.
Need a tourist invitation for a regular Russian visa? Order only after checking that this is the correct route for your trip.
Order a Tourist Invitation — from $19Official tour operator (PTO 015681) · PDF by email · Verify the current filing rules for your location
Where to submit your Russian visa application
After preparing your tourist voucher and application, choose the city where you will file. Each page explains the confirmed local submission route and links to the official source.
Continue with the Australia visa route
Use the country hub to choose between the e-visa and regular tourist visa. Order an invitation only when the regular visa route requires it.
Official sources for this guide
Visa rules and local procedures can change. Check the responsible Russian mission or MFA service before filing.
Understand the document terminology
The country guide explains local filing context. Use the generic comparison for the difference between a tourist voucher, confirmation of reception and the market term “visa support letter”.
Compare tourist voucher and visa support letterOne tourist-support set, several labels
The Embassy wording refers to tourist confirmation and voucher. A supplier may market the combined support as an invitation or visa support. Check that the document contains the required traveller, trip and issuer information rather than purchasing duplicate labels.
The generic comparison page owns the broad terminology answer. This page adds the Australian filing context and links to Canberra and Sydney owners.
| Term | Australian regular-visa context |
|---|---|
| Tourist confirmation | Required tourist-support information from a qualifying host |
| Tourist voucher | The corresponding tourist-services part |
| Invitation / visa support | Common umbrella label; inspect the document contents |
| Business invitation | Different category and purpose; not offered by iVisa for Australian passports |
Do not use tourist support for another purpose
A tourist voucher supports a tourist application. Meetings, employment, study and private visits use their own categories and documents. Match the support to the purpose that will actually be declared.
iVisa's business invitation service covers Schengen countries, the United States and Japan only. Australian passport holders needing business support must use the Russian host and official route.
Need a tourist invitation for a regular Russian visa? Order only after checking that this is the correct route for your trip.
Order a Tourist Invitation — from $19Official tour operator (PTO 015681) · PDF by email · Verify the current filing rules for your location
Verify records honestly
Check passport data, dates, entries, itinerary and issuer information. The official register can confirm the operator's organisation record; it does not authenticate every document or guarantee a visa.
An iVisa Check ID concerns iVisa's own issuance record and is not a government checker.
Frequently asked questions
Are voucher and visa support separate purchases?
They are often labels for parts of the same tourist-support set. Check the actual document contents.
Can a tourist voucher support a business visa?
No. The support must match the real visa category and purpose.
Can Australians order an iVisa business invitation?
No. The service is limited to Schengen countries, the United States and Japan.
Does the operator register authenticate my PDF?
No. It confirms the organisation record, not every individual document.
Do Australians have an e-visa alternative?
No. Australia is not on the current unified e-visa list.
Need a tourist invitation for a regular Russian visa? Order only after checking that this is the correct route for your trip.
Order a Tourist Invitation — from $19Official tour operator (PTO 015681) · PDF by email · Verify the current filing rules for your location
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Last updated: 2026-09-04. Information verified against consular requirements current at the date of update.