Russian visas - again

[Amanda Wowk]

It's similar in the UK. You submit your application online to a processing
company, but you then send a paper copy, as well as photographs, documents,
and a postal order to pay the fees, to that company, and they mail you back
your passport within a week or so. The Russian embassy website says pretty
clearly that they won't process applications, and provide a link to the
processing company. You don't deal with the embassy at all.

I always wondered about all that, really.

Amanda Wowk


On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 3:44 AM, Renee Stillings <renee at alinga.com> wrote:

> Been in effect in DC for awhile - seems like a year or so.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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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> SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Pike [
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> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
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> 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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