flew back into Moscow last night (have a 1 year ME visa)
Lines were slow, foreigners passports double and triple checked, several
taken away.
Nothing extra was put on my visa stating I had leave at any time

Welcome to the new reality

On 10/25/07, Human Resources <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> on visas, postanovlenie No. 635, October 4, 2007
>
> it is in legal force.  it says, item 5.  that a foreigner can't spend MORE
> than 90 of 180 days in Russia.
>
> it is in legal force.
>
> it is also, probably not completely thought out.  it would mean that
> embassies have to close, as there is not even a diplomatic exception (well,
> let's not talk about the vienna convention, that's too narrow a group).
>
> it means, that anyone, starting from October 4, 2007 who stays more than
> 90 days in Russia can be denied re-entry (despite popular myths you can not
> be denied the right to leave if you are not a RF citizen, b/c you violate
> your visa).
>
> options are:  1. wait for law to change, 2. get a conflict passport, so
> you have two sets of visas.  Any halfway decent lawyer can do this in 15-20
> working days, for a few hundred USD, or you can do it for free.
>
> anyway why would anyone want to leave a country where this is possible (an
> exact quote from a previous post):
>
> fighting in swards...long and short.
>
> I see myself in a... hmm... long sward, but not actually fighting, I think
> I am more the "watch others in swards" kind of person.
>
> PS.  does this mean that nick and antal have parted ways?  why am I not
> getting the GOOD gossip anymore?!!!
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