МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ИСЛАНДИИ ОБ УПРОЩЕНИИ ВЫДАЧИ ВИЗ ГРАЖДАНАМ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ И ИСЛАНДИИ. Соглашение. Правительство РФ. 24.09.08

Article 4
      Documentary evidence regarding the purpose of the journey

     1.  For  the  following  categories  of  citizens  of the Russian
Federation  and of Iceland, the following documents are sufficient for
justifying the purpose of the journey to the state of the other Party:
     a) for members of official delegations who, following an official
invitation  addressed  to  the Russian Federation or of Iceland, shall
participate  in  official  meetings,  consultations,  negotiations  or
exchange  programmes,  as  well  as in events held in the territory of
Iceland or the Russian Federation by intergovernmental organisations:
     - a  letter  issued  by  a  competent  authority  of  the Russian
Federation or of Iceland, confirming that the applicant is a member of
its  delegation  travelling to the territory of the state of the other
Party  to  participate  at the aforementioned events, accompanied by a
copy of the official invitation;
     b)   for   business   people   and  representatives  of  business
organisations:
     - a  written  request  from  a  host  legal  person  or  company,
organisation,  or  an  office  or  their  branches,  state  and  local
authorities  of  the  Russian  Federation  and  Iceland  or organizing
committees  of  trade  and  industrial  exhibitions,  conferences  and
symposia held in the territories of the Russian Federation or Iceland;
     c)  for  drivers  conducting  international  cargo  and passenger
transportation   services  between  the  territories  of  the  Russian
Federation  and  the EU Member States in vehicles registered in the EU
Member States or in the Russian Federation:
     - a  written  request  from  the  national association (union) of
carriers  of  the  Russian  Federation or the national associations of
carriers  of  the  Member  States  providing  for  international  road
transportation,  stating  the  purpose,  duration and frequency of the
trips;
     d) for journalists:
     - a  certificate  or  other  document  issued  by  a professional
organisation   proving  that  the  person  concerned  is  a  qualified
journalist  and a document issued by his/her employer stating that the
purpose of the journey is to carry out journalistic work;
     e) for persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic
activities, including university and other exchange programmes:
     - a  written request from the host organisation to participate in
those activities;
     f)  for pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying
teachers  who undertake trips for the purposes of study or educational
training, including in the framework of exchange programmes as well as
other school related activities:
     - a  written  request or a certificate of enrolment from the host
university,  academy, institute, college or school or student cards or
certificates of the courses to be attended;
     g)  for  participants  in international sports events and persons
accompanying them in a professional capacity:
     - a   written  request  from  the  host  organisation:  competent
authorities,  national  sport Federations of the Russian Federation or
Iceland and National Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation or of
Iceland;
     h)  for participants in official exchange programmes organised by
twin cities:
     - a  written request of the Head of Administration/Mayor of these
cities;
     i)  for  close relatives - spouses, children (including adopted),
parents  (including  custodians),  grandparents  and  grandchildren  -
visiting  citizens  of  the  Russian  Federation  or  Iceland  legally
residing in the territory of Iceland or the Russian Federation:
     - a written request from the host person;
     j) for visiting military and civil burial grounds:
     - an  official document confirming the existence and preservation
of  the  grave  as  well  as  family or other relationship between the
applicant and the buried.
     2.  The  written request mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article
shall contain the following items:
     a) for the invited person - name and surname, date of birth, sex,
citizenship,  number of the identity document, time and purpose of the
journey, number of entries and name of minor children accompanying the
invited person;
     b) for the inviting person - name, surname and address or
     c)  for the inviting legal person, company or organisation - full
name and address and
     - if  the  request  is  issued  by  an organisation, the name and
position of the person who signs the request;
     - if  the  inviting  person  is  a  legal person or company or an
office  or  their  branch  established in the territory of the Russian
Federation, the tax identification number;
     - if  the  inviting  person  is  a  legal person or company or an
office  or  their  branch established in the territory of Iceland, the
registration number as required by the national law of Iceland.
     3.  For  the  categories  of citizens mentioned in paragraph 1 of
this  Article,  all  categories  of  visas are issued according to the
simplified   procedure  without  requiring  any  other  justification,
invitation  or  validation  concerning  the  purpose  of  the journey,
provided for by the legislation of the Parties.