Visa question

[Irene Fardin]

Hello,
This is a question to John Wilson.
You wrote about buying residency in Ukraine and its curtailing now. I plan to go to Ukraine and wonder about these changes. Can you provide more information? 
Thank you!
 
 
Dr. Irina Shilova
GSEA University of Calgary
Alberta, Canada
 
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:59:23 +0300
> From: jwilson at SRAS.ORG
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Visa question
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> 
> Depending on multiple factors, he could be arriving on a business or student
> visa. You'll have to ask him or the program arranging the visa what type he
> will arrive with. 
> 
> If he is arriving on a student visa, the visa will be good for three months
> and extended in-country for the length of his program for up to one year
> (and extended again in-country after one year if the program continues).
> 
> If he will be arriving on a business visa, it will be good for up to 90
> days. According to the letter of the law, one needs to have residency (the
> right to reside in a country for up to 90 days w/o a visa) in a country to
> get a new business visa issued there. 
> 
> Outside of America, of course, Georgia does allow this for American
> citizens, and so that might be his best bet. Last I heard, the Latvian
> embassy was skirting/ignoring this requirement - but you'll want to have him
> call ahead to make sure they can process it before he buys the train ticket.
> Ukraine used to be the major destination for this, as, under Yushchenko,
> they had an easy way of buying residency - but under Yanukovych, the
> practice has been curtailed.
> 
> In any case, he'll want to call the consulate and make sure that they will
> process a business visa for an American citizen. 
> 
> 
> 
> Josh Wilson
> Assistant Director
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies
> Editor in Chief
> Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies
> SRAS.org 
> jwilson at sras.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tony Anemone
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:12 PM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Visa question
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> The son of a friend of mine will be studying in Moscow starting in April and
> working as an intern for the summer, and his parents have some questions
> that I can't answer and would, as always, appreciate help from the list.
> 
> I am assuming that his visa (business, right?) will be good for no more
> than 90 days - is this still true? If, as he plans, he stays in Russia
> longer than 90 days, will he have to leave the country to secure a new visa?
> If he does leave the country, where are the chances best for getting a visa
> renewed sooner rather than later?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
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