Visa question

[Josh Wilson]

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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