invitation for 3 year homestay multi-entry visa?

[Renee (Stillings) Huhs]

Natalia - this is interesting to know. Although it does seem like just as in
the past it is easier to just purchase a tourist voucher than to ask someone
to run around to a notary in Russia - probably costs about the same for the
voucher as notary fees, so say nothing of the time involved. 

 

Renee

 

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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] invitation for 3 year homestay multi-entry visa?

 

Katya, hi. If the person for whom you're trying to get the visa is a US
national, then there are indeed 3-year homestay visas (I just arranged one
for an American friend). They're possible thanks to the bilateral US-Russian
agreement that entered into force Sept. 9 of last year and establishes
3-year, multi-entry visas as the default for Americans traveling to Russia
and vice versa. The invitation letter for such a visa must be notarized and
can be written either by a Russian national residing in the Russian city to
be visited or by a foreigner legally allowed to stay in Russia for more than
90 days at a time (my case). Most of the details are available on the
website of the middleman company handling visa processing for Russia in the
US -- www.ils-usa.com. Some additional info may be available on the Russian
embassy's site. The letter needs to be accompanied by copies of a bunch of
the "inviter's" ID documents, as well as the required paperwork for the
traveler. You may need to call ILS or the embassy to double-check on the
exact documents, as they vary depending on the inviter's status.

 

Good luck,

Natalia

 

 

On Apr 27, 2013, at 11:43 PM, Renee (Stillings) Huhs <renee at ALINGA.COM>
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