summer study Russian visa procedures for groups of students

Wed Dec 15 00:29:06 UTC 2010

A question for those of you at U.S. institutions managing summer programs in 
Russia, especially those who formerly mailed students' applications to the NY 
Russian Consulate for processing:

How are your institutions coping with the June 1, 2010 change in consulate 
procedure to disallow application for visas by mail? Are you using a travel 
agency to procure visas for groups of students once the invitations have been 
issued?

Thanks in advance for the info.

Lynne deB.

Lynne deBenedette
Sr. Lecturer in Russian
Dept. of Slavic Languages
Brown University
Providence RI 02912
email: ldeben-at-brown.edu (replace -at- with @)

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