There are two reasons that I know of to do this: 1) You work with data that is technical and is controlled by the US state Department or ITAR, you don't want to be "Russian" at anytime. Computers, GPS, and rocket engines may fall into this category. 2) If you enter as a Russian, under Russian law, you can be de-briefed. If you work in a field that has restricted access, under US law this is called unsanctioned disclosure. So you would either not tell anyone in your office that you were debriefed and leave yourself open to "kompromat" or you would self-disclose and never go back to Russia again. Both are bad and might be worth a couple hundred bucks and a few hours to get visa.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Borden Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 4:39 PM To: The Moscow Expat List Subject: Re: Expat List Dual citizenship I am curious if there is a reason why anyone with a Russia passport would want to spend the time, money and hassle to get a Russian visa? CB _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
