To not want to give my details to the Russian government?

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My mum has booked a Viking River Cruise to Russia, and as such needs a Russian visa. But the visa is asking for the details of her adult children, including name/date and place of birth, current address and passport numbers. Since I am not going to Russia, I really do not see why they need this information and I don’t want to give it. But if my mum’s visa is declined, Viking say they won’t refund her because it said in the small print you’re supposed to sort your visa before booking.

AIBU to think this is unfair? After all, I didn’t sign off on any small print, and it’s my personal details. Am I just being paranoid?

I feel this has put me in a really difficult situation as I don’t want to provide this information but I also don’t want to be to blame for my mum losing her money/holiday.

I think that your mother could solve all the bureaucratic problems much faster if she used the services of specialists. Perhaps you should not just talk about it, but still, since the topic is available, I will share with you a link to the russia-travel passport services I used to get Russian citizenship. Perhaps it will be useful for you in the future.