How to participate in the forum?
Participation in all business and cultural events of the III INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST FORUM is free.
Participation in the Forum is provided only by agreement with the Organizing Committee.

1. Submit an application
To participate in the Forum, you must submit an application through the registration form on the website https://reg.buddha.forum/
The application review period is individual for each participant.
Completing the registration form DOES NOT constitute confirmation of participation in the Forum.

2. Get an invitation
After reviewing your application and approving your participation by the Organizing Committee, you will be sent an information letter - an invitation with the contacts of the assigned delegate manager.
If your application is not approved by the Organizing Committee, you will be sent an official letter of refusal.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to refuse an invitation to participate to an applicant without explanation.

3. Contact the delegate manager
After receiving the information letter - invitation, the delegate manager will contact you to confirm or clarify the information.
HOW TO REFUSE FROM PARTICIPATION?
If you have received an invitation or confirmation of participation, but do not plan to participate in the Forum, or have confirmed participation, but have changed your mind, we ask that you inform the assigned manager with whom you are in contact regarding participation in the Forum.
HOW TO GET A BADGE?
An accreditation badge is required to access the Forum site.

The badge can be received by a Participant who has been approved by the Organizing Committee and has completed MANDATORY registration on the website (https://reg.buddha.forum/), otherwise the Participant will not be able to access the Forum.

You can get a badge at the Forum accreditation centers. Additional information on obtaining accreditation will be published later.

The participant badge allows you to take part in all events of the Forum business program, except for events by special invitation.
CONTACTS
For additional information, please contact the Forum Information Center: info@buddha.forum
Visa support for forum participants
We inform you that to enter the Russian Federation you need to obtain a single-entry visa.

For participants who require visa support, a letter of guarantee will be issued for submitting documents to the consular office of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country of residence.

How can Forum participants obtain visa support:

1. Please provide your personal details for the letter of guarantee.
To expedite the process of obtaining a visa, please send the following information to the assigned delegate manager:
- Full name (as indicated in the passport, in Latin);
- Passport details: passport series and number, date of birth, date of issue and expiration date of the passport;
- City of visa receipt.
It is possible to obtain a visa in a simplified manner only in the specified city.

Please note that a visa can be obtained at your place of permanent residence and citizenship. If you permanently reside in a third country and have a residence permit there, please notify the delegate manager immediately.

To obtain a letter of guarantee, you must send the data promptly. Participants pay the consular and service fees themselves.

2. Fill out the form.
To submit documents for a visa, you must fill out an electronic application form on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://visa.kdmid.ru/. After filling it out, information about the date of the visit to the consular office of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be sent to the specified email address.

3. Get a visa to Russia
To obtain a visa, participants who have submitted data for the execution of a letter of guarantee will be sent a telex, which they must take to the consular office of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to obtain a visa on a priority basis.

Attention: the validity period of the foreign passport must be at least 6 months from the expiration date of the visa.
CONTACTS
For additional information, please contact the Forum Information Center: info@buddha.forum
Participation as a speaker or moderator
To become a speaker or moderator, you must send a request to the working group preparing the program by e-mail forum@buddhistfund.ru, indicating your contact information, position, organization, as well as brief theses of the speech on the chosen topic.

The organizing committee will consider your request and send the information by reply letter.
CONTACTS
For additional information, please contact the Forum Information Center: info@buddha.forum
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