Requests should be submitted using the media outlet’s official form and must include the following:
For journalists at Russian media outlets:
Last name, first name and patronymic (in Cyrillic and Roman letters); Job title; Series and number of passport for foreign travel; Expiry date of passport for foreign travel; Date of birth (day, month, year); Place of birth; Contact telephone numbers;
For journalists at foreign media outlets accredited with the Russian Foreign Ministry:
Last name, first name and patronymic (in Cyrillic and Roman letters); Job title; Passport series and number (passport for foreign travel only for Russian citizens); Passport expiry date (expiry date of passport for foreign travel for Russian citizens); Date of birth (day, month, year); Place of birth; Russian Foreign Ministry accreditation number; Contact telephone numbers.
INCOMPLETE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE EXAMINED!
Requests can be sent by fax to 606–90–00 or 606–73–77 until 9.00, 24 February
Contact telephone numbers: 985–37–60, 606–20–35.