I understand what you're saying about the work visa, but it really does not make sense that you can repeatedly apply for and receive 90 day business visas. This stands in clear contrast to the stated Russian law - unless you're saying that things are different in practice.
At best, I would think that after the expiration of your work visa you could apply for and receive ONE 90 day business visa (which is really a one year business visa with two 90 day terms), after which you would need to leave the country and either a) wait 90 days to re-enter Russia on that same business visa or b) re-enter Russia on an entirely new and different visa (eg. work, student). And even if you could repeatedly apply for and receive 90 business visas, is it not true that you would need to leave Russia and have the visa issued in your native country? Flying home every 90 days just doesn't sound practical. Paul > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:03:28 +0400 > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Expat List urgent questions > To: "The Moscow Expat List" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="windows-1252"; > reply-type=response > > If in between jobs -- former employee need not be left out in the cold. > > A Working Visa designates the name of the compay for which the Visa holder > works, hence the Working Visa attaches exclusively to the company that > submits the invitation on behalf of the employee to the Migration Service > for approval. If the Working Visa-holding employee leaves the company > designated on the Visa, then the Visa is technically invalid. HOWEVER, > only > the former employer would be privy to this fact -- visa or other > authorities > would not be made aware, which leaves former employee with room to manuver > until the date on the Working Visa expires. During this interim period, > former employee may arrange to remain in country by applying for a 90-day > business visa, and once it expires, employee may again obtain another > 90-day > business visa -- this may be repeated indefinately. > > Good luck, > > RUSA > >
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