Hi, The most efficient way to do this is to have the school [in Russia] where you are enrolled and registered apply for and get you an invitation for a student visa, naming the Russian Embassy in France as the embassy that will issue you the actual visa. Your original invitation can be sent to you via courier to your address in France. The laws regarding the issuance of a Russian visa outside your home country are as follows : You must be permitted entry into the country without a visa for up-to six months. It takes 20 working days to issue an invitation letter. They will need an original notarized translated copy of your passport which can be forwarded to them by courrier or registered mail. This can be done once you arrive in France bearing in mind that courrier services from France to Moscow are less expensive. The cost to obtain the invitation letter runs aprox. $200 if memory serves me correct. [Similarly if you go the route of a double entry business visa. A double entry business visa can be done for you using the services of an agency. The company infinity.ru are most efficient. As an added note - US citizens are also required to obtain health insurance for the duration of their stay in Russia.
Hope this helps nina Hope this helps. 2008/7/1 Michael Cordy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am going to apply for a visa at the Russian Embassy in Paris (3 month > double entry business visa for Russia). As far as I know this should be > possible without any problems for a US Citizen. > > Has anyone heard otherwise? > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Expat Digest, Vol 45, Issue 1 > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:04:41 +0400 > > > > Send Expat mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Expat digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. RE: American student visa for Russia from France > > (????????? ????? ????) > > 2. Re: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > (James Tsohas) > > 3. Russian visa for U.S. citizens in France (Kirill Galetski) > > 4. Re: American student visa for Russia from France > > (David Nitzsche-Bell) > > 5. Fitness near Novoslobodskaya/Mayakovskaya (with Martial Arts) > > (_Doubik) > > 6. RE: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > (Olga Kuznetsova) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:47:00 +0400 > > From: ????????? ????? ???? <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > To: "The Moscow Expat List" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" > > > > I do this a lot. I have an American student working with us right now and > have had others in the past. The Russian Embassy will not process any visa > application more than one month before the intended arrival date, so you > would have to deal with visa applications in the Spring one month before > his/her arrival to Russia. Russian visas are given at any Russian Embassy or > Consulate, regardless of where the individual is located. You need to keep > in mind, however, that if the individual is Canadian, then there is a 21-day > processing for any visa. This is because the Canadian Embassy here in Moscow > processes visas for 1-2 months for Canadian citizens (as of June 1, 2008) > and is simply an answer to the Canadians. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > expat-bounces+dburghardt <expat-bounces%2Bdburghardt>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Irene Hurd > > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:59 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > > > > > One of my university students will be studying in France this Fall > > Semester 2008 and in Russia during Spring 2009. > > > > He will need to obtain a visa in France for Russia. Might this be a > > problem? Is it better to get the Russian visa in August here in the U.S.? > > > > If anyone has been through this process or is familiar with it, please > respond. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:46:32 +0400 > > From: "James Tsohas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > To: "The Moscow Expat List" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Russia, just placed a stop on all new visas for those who are not in > Russia > > as of May 26th. Not sure if your student can get an invite letter. Ask > the > > consulat. > > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Ainur / Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > It's not a problem if he has a proper invitation. > > > > > > > > > 29.06.08, 22:59, "Irene Hurd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > One of my university students will be studying in France this Fall > > > > Semester 2008 and in Russia during Spring 2009. > > > > He will need to obtain a visa in France for Russia. Might this be a > > > > problem? Is it better to get the Russian visa in August here in the > > > U.S.? > > > > If anyone has been through this process or is familiar with it, > please > > > respond. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Expat mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > > -- > > > The appetite comes while eating!.. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Expat mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > http://www.lists.ru/pipermail/expat/attachments/20080630/49db5819/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:12:06 +0400 > > From: Kirill Galetski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Expat List Russian visa for U.S. citizens in France > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r > > > > Hi, > > > > If it were me, I'd stay on the safe side and get a Russian visa in the > U.S. if there is an opportunity to do so. With new visa regulations passed > last year, it has become harder for > > U.S. citizens to get certain categories of visas (such as business visas) > outside of the U.S. I don't know about student visas, but my gut feeling is > that there might be problems > > with getting them outside of the U.S., since the student originates with > a U.S. university, etc. > > > > But don't take my word for it. Try to get information straight from the > horse's mouth. If I were you, I would contact the consular department of > Russian Embassy in Paris > > directly. You may not be able to get an e-mail response or get anybody on > the horn, but it's always worth trying. I've managed to get information over > the phone in the past > > more than once from embassies in Berlin, Germany and Tallinn, Estonia. > > > > Here are the contacts for Paris. > > > > Russian Embassy in Paris > > Consular department > > Phone: +33 1 4504-0501 > > Fax: +33 1 4504-4409 > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I got this information off the very useful website > http://www.russianembassy.net, which is a place where you can find > complete contact information for Russian embassies > > worldwide. > > > > Best regards, > > Kirill Galetski. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 3 > > > Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:59:21 -0400 > > > From: Irene Hurd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > > To: [email protected] > > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > > > > > > > One of my university students will be studying in France this Fall > > > Semester 2008 and in Russia during Spring 2009. > > > > > > He will need to obtain a visa in France for Russia. Might this be a > > > problem? Is it better to get the Russian visa in August here in the > U.S.? > > > > > > If anyone has been through this process or is familiar with it, please > respond. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Expat mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > > > > > > > End of Expat Digest, Vol 44, Issue 37 > > > ************************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:42:08 +0400 > > From: David Nitzsche-Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > To: The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > > > I'm not 100% sure, but i don't think it'll be a problem. > > > > People here regularly do visa runs to the closest country, not their > > home country. > > > > I got my visa for Russia when I was in Ukraine - I'm american. > > > > I doubt if you can get a visa so far ahead of time, but maybe you can. > > > > What I would do though is check the prices at the Russian Embassy in > > France and in the States. It's possible the prices are vastly different. > > > > Also, a hint that has helped me several times, because I think that > > visa offices are running a scam: tack on 2 weeks on either end of your > > actual travel dates. If you will be there from 1 Jan - 31 March, then > > tell them 15 December - 15 April. The reason I do this is that on no > > less than three occasions, my visa application was only completed 1-2 > > days before leaving, even though it was submitted long in advance (at > > least a month!). What they would then tell me is "We got your > > invitation letter (or whatever) today, but to prepare the visa in time > > for your trip (tomorrow, day after tomorrow), you'll need to pay the > > express fees, which were upwards of $300. > > > > David > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:10:40 +0400 > > From: _Doubik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Expat List Fitness near Novoslobodskaya/Mayakovskaya (with > > Martial Arts) > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > > > I'm looking for a fitness Center (actually more interested in martial > > arts training alone than in an entire gym) by metro > > Mayakovskaya/Novoslobodskaya/Belorusskaya. Something within the range 3K > > per month is that possible? Are there any gyms with less than 6 month > > commitment? > > > > thanks > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:01:20 +0300 > > From: "Olga Kuznetsova" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > To: "'The Moscow Expat List'" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]@synocus.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > As a rule, a person needs to have a visa valid for at least 3 months in > the > > country where he/she applies after he/she comes back to the country. > > Otherwise, you need an official request from your home country consulate. > In > > other words, for him to apply from France for Russian visa, he will most > > probably need a visa, which will be +3 months valid in France, after his > > finishes his studies in Russia > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:expat-bounces+olga.kuznetsova <expat-bounces%2Bolga.kuznetsova>= > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > James Tsohas > > Sent: 30. kesäkuuta 2008 19:47 > > To: The Moscow Expat List > > Subject: Re: Expat List American student visa for Russia from France > > > > > > > > Russia, just placed a stop on all new visas for those who are not in > Russia > > as of May 26th. Not sure if your student can get an invite letter. Ask > the > > consulat. > > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Ainur / Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > It's not a problem if he has a proper invitation. > > > > > > 29.06.08, 22:59, "Irene Hurd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > One of my university students will be studying in France this Fall > > > Semester 2008 and in Russia during Spring 2009. > > > He will need to obtain a visa in France for Russia. Might this be a > > > problem? Is it better to get the Russian visa in August here in the > U.S.? > > > If anyone has been through this process or is familiar with it, please > > respond. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Expat mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > -- > > The appetite comes while eating!.. > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > http://www.lists.ru/pipermail/expat/attachments/20080701/513014d3/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > > > > End of Expat Digest, Vol 45, Issue 1 > > ************************************ > > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > -- Nina Dolman Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile: 007 926 248 97 42 /43
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