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[Renee Stillings | Alinga]

There are several visa processing services in DC that continue to do this. 
We've had good luck with TDE (http://www.traveldocument.com). And you can 
still purchase visa support (invitations) through travel companies.

The trick is registration if you will not stay in a hotel. It is a little 
easier in St. Petersburg than Moscow, but basically this should be discussed 
clearly with those providing your visa support. Often they have a "solution" 
which usually involves paying a hotel to register you for some period - 
although usually limited to a month at a time. If an institute issues you 
the support, they need to have an address to register you to and you should 
clarify this with them. Technically they are responsible for your timely 
registration.

You are technically to register any time you are in a city for more than 72 
hours (business days), but the main issue is really to have some 
registration stamp. You can usually argue that you just got to that city if 
you were for some reason stopped for a random document check. More attention 
should be paid in more sensitive areas (Norilsk, Sochi, etc.) where at the 
airport they might ask where your registration is for that city if can't 
prove (by your plane ticket) that you were not there more than 3 days.

But the short answer is that there is no problem to enter via Moscow and 
leave via St. Petersburg. A lot of tourists do that as a regular matter of 
itinerary.

Renee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Bailey" <jobailey at FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:39 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS]


> Dear all,
>     Over the years the system for getting a visa to Russia has
> changed. When I went last fall I got a business visa through a
> travel company.  Registering in Petersburg and Moscow almost
> turned out to be a disaster. I have been told that I can get
> an invitation from an institute in Moscow. Fine but what do
> I do with it once I receive it?  At one time I dealt with Visa
> Advisors in Washington D.C. Are they still around and can they
> receive a visa for you through the Embassy or consulate in DC?
>     One other question.  Do you have to register in every city
> you visit? Could I go to Moscow and then leave via Petersburg?
>     Please reply off line.  Thanks for your suggestions.
>     James Bailey
>
> James Bailey
> 1102 Hathaway Dr.
> Madison, WI 53711
>
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