Russian visas - again

[Renee Stillings]

Been in effect in DC for awhile - seems like a year or so. 


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From: Jane Frances Hacking <j.hacking at UTAH.EDU>
Date:         Fri, 14 May 2010 20:31:44 
To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian visas - again

I just went to their website and they indeed do not have the "no mail" disclaimer which I saw on other sites... could it be true? Has anyone had more recent experience? When did this new rule go into effect?
Jane
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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Pike [christopher.alan.pike at GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 6:56 PM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian visas - again

I received a Russian visa by mail from the Seattle consulate just this last
February and I did not have any troubles.  Perhaps something has changed in
the last 3 months, but it might be worth giving the Seattle consulate a
shot.

Chris Pike
Item Development Manager
Avant Assessment
http://www.avantassessment.com/
2010/5/14 Jane Frances Hacking <j.hacking at utah.edu>

> Dear Colleagues,
> I was dismayed to read on the San Francisco Russian Consulate's web page
> that one can no longer apply for a visa by mail:
> "In order to streamline and improve the visa obtaining process as well as
> for security concerns the Russian visa section is no more processing visa
> applications by mail. In the meanwhile the applicants unable to be present
> in our visa section in person are recommended to rely on the services
> provided by the tourist and visa processing agencies."
>
> Does anyone have any advice on who to use? There seems to be considerable
> variation in price.
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Jane
>
>
> Dr. Jane F. Hacking, Co-Chair and Associate Professor of Russian
> Department of Languages and Literature
> University of Utah
> 255 South Central Campus Dr.  Suite 1400
> Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
>
>
> 801-581-6688 (my office)
> 801-581-7561 (main office)
> 801-581-7581 (fax)
>
>
>
>
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