You can also use american agencies and FedEx your documents home, but I just talked to Vadim Rybakov this morning. From what he told me, Latvia is the least expensive alternative in terms of consular fees. Again, his number is 7 495 233 7512. I would call him asap.
I usually do all my visas by sending my passport FedEx from London - I HATE going back to the US and try to avoid it at all costs. However, Vadim provides a much lower cost and more convenient option. It's just a question of how long it will take him to do the invitation. If it's for a tourist visa, it should be really quick. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Bosler Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 1:44 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Expat List Re: Expat Digest, Vol 81, Issue 7 Hi Samo: Strictly speaking, under official rules, Americans have to go back to the US -- at least that's my understanding. When you look around the web, you'll find statements that indicate alternative options in Kiev, Riga, and Serbia. My Russian spoke with the Russian Embassy in all 3 Embassies and for varying amounts of money and time in country it could be done. I strongly prefer to use an Agent between me and any Embassy. That way, I'm not likely to show up and have them tell me I misunderstood. It'll be x more :) I couldn't find an Agent to use in Kiev; so, I played safe and went back to US. Even so, you are very tight on time; so, reality might be that it's simply too late to be here by the 16th :( If something works, please punish it for the next person? Lots of Luck Cheers, Bill On Jul 11, 2011, at 12:00, [email protected] wrote: > 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. Expat List Visa Advice (Samir Mastaki) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:55:37 +0400 > From: Samir Mastaki <[email protected]> > Subject: Expat List Visa Advice > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Dear Expats, > > A good friend of mine is having problems obtaining a visa for Russia. He is a US citizen but he is currently In France and the Russian consular authorities have denied him a turist visa on the grounds that he is not a resident of France, and he is being asked to fly back to the States and obtain the visa there. The question is: is it possible to obtain a Russian visa in any other country closer to Russia, such as Ukraine? Does anyone know how long this would take? He needs to be in Moscow on July 16th to perform in a concert (he is a very talented musician), and he is performing in Europe prior to that. Any help would be most appreciated. > > Thank you, and best regards, > Samo > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > End of Expat Digest, Vol 81, Issue 7 > ************************************ > _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
