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Invitations and visa support
(Scroll down for the
old but still mostly valid stuff)
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Rates here are valid as of March
2008
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i am
now able to issue invitations and do registrations.
Tourist invitations are issued
same or next day in most cases and cost $60. If you plan to
travel/be here a lot, I recommend a multi-entry one year visa.
An invitation for a multi-entry
one-year visa will be around $380.
The way things are at the moment,
registration is $25 for my
clients and $40 for off-the-street people with tourist visas. If
you need to a registration address for your one year multi-entry visa,
it is doable at the cost from $100 to $300, depending on the situation. Fees cover the actual cost, selection of the immediate
provider of the service, footwork associated with arranging the above
(i.e. you do not need to look for the office that otherwise you may have
to visit twice, the the locations are not always easy),
processing of payment (are you comfortable giving your credit card
number to a Russian visa sponsor?) etc. etc. Invitations/registrations
are not my main product and thus the rated I'm able to offer cannot and
are not intended to be "competitive". It is often simpler, however, to get me to do your
visa support than to arrange it elsewhere and then call me with
question, as was often the case, which is in fact what prompted me to
investigate the scene and to come up with this proposal you are now
reading.. Note that I will be able
to offer this type of support only to people whose situations are clear
and transparent to me. Assistance in non-standard circumstances, eg.
lost documents, expired visas etc. is also
available at my standard hourly/daily rate but please try not to get
into these. To arrange for your visa invitation I'll need from you a scan of your passport, with text
and numbers readable, but no more than 200kb because downloading large
files via GPRS at my
dacha near Staritsa, Tver region is no fun. You you can expect an
e-mailed invitation (acceptable in most western countries but do check
with the Russian Consulate where you plan to apply) within hours in most
cases. The original can be sent to you at the cost from $5-7 to $100 but again, if you are in US, Canada,
or one of the European countries, in all probability you don't need the original. Start by
checking with the Russian Consulate where you plan to apply for your
visa. Payment can be made via PayPal through an American associate of
mine, or by cheque sent to my bank in London, Ontario. Those shopping for the lowest
price see the list of agencies below. I recommend that you double check
if they will register you visa or merely issue a letter that you then
yourself take to the police station. Consider that footwork
you'll need to do here may negate what you think you are saving. If you
value your time, chose an agency that offers complete support. Some of
those listed below will also arrange for your application to be
delivered to the Russian consulate, and your visa brought to your door,
which often makes sense even if the price tag may look hight.
Also note that hotels will usually do registration but only for the
duration of your stay. Note that "my" registration is good for the duration
of your entire trip, and being free to chose where you stay will save
you much more that the amount of the registration fee. My general advice
with the invitation/visa/registration business: Look for
simplicity and complete support rather than the lowest nominal number.
Safe elsewhere, eg. on accommodation or transportation...
-- Pasha |
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Visa support agencies
An
agency in St. Petersburg:
http://www.invitationrussia.com/ Recommended by
Masha of Vasilyevsky Island from whom you can rent a room for about
$50/night.
www.transworldvisas.com/
They do visas to a lot of countries, including Russia. Positive
feedback from my clients who arranged visa support though them.
From my mailbox:
> The Scottish visa company I mentioned -
www.Russiadirect.net. good
people -
> actual visas not dummy invitations and very efficient for tourist
& business
> people. They will deal with the Russian Consulate in London on
your behalf...
...Intel Visa Services
( www.intelservice.ru /
www.visatorussia.com
can no longer be recommended after several pieces of negative feedback
EXAMPLE They also will no longer
register your visa.
....From my mailbox: ."The visa support scene sucks
but try www.gotorussia.com
или www.russia-travel.com.
These two will register you too but there will be a charge of $30-50 of
which you may not be told by their western counterpart."
That may be a good point to insert a
commercial
...Yes, if you really run into trouble we will help you in dealing with
authorities. Should you overstay your visa we'll walk with you to the
infamous OVIR and plead for a more humane alternative than a lifetime
exile to Siberia, or an extended trip to the
Village of Dubrovki...
...Visa
House Invitation
issued via e-mail within 15 minutes during business days. Good feedback.
...From my notice board: "I
used www.getrussian.com;
they were fast, easy and cheap"
Agencies that advertise in The Moscow Time but I don't
have any feedback on these:
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www.infinity.ru,
tel. 243-6999 / 234-6555 / visa@infinity.ru
Andrew's Consulting,
www.russianvisa.ru, 916-9888
FOR A FEE THEY WILL ARRANGE YOUR VISA DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. NO NEED
TO INTERACT WITH THE CONSULATE!!
Visa House,
www.visahouse.com,
721-1021
978-7805, 250-8024. Claim to handle problem cases.
www.formatviza.ru
745-0777
www.onlinevisa.ru
783-8020 |
www.visa-russia.ru, 500-7705,
500-7702
www.visalink.ru, 772-4224
Telex-Mid, 507-1017
Eye Vista Travel,
Russia, Moscow, Varvarka Str. 6
Hotel "Rossia", office 3-071
Tel/fax +095 789-9722, 789-9721 (24 hour)
VISA REGISTRATIONS FOR THE
ENTIRE STAY FOR $20!! [THE HOTEL IS BEING PULLED DOWN, CHECK NEW
ADDRESS] |
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Recommended
on
www.travel-information.org:
Pacific Wave Tours, Vladivostok
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Tourist Single Entry Cost &
Time Needed to Acquire Support |
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Type of Visa |
Invitation next work day |
Invitation same work day |
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Tourist for up to
30 days |
$25 |
$45 |
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Business Single, Double and
Multiple Entries Cost & Time Needed to Acquire Support
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3 month single entry |
$100 |
7 working days |
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3 month double entry |
$150 |
7 working days |
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6 month single entry |
$200 |
7 working days |
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6 month multi-entry |
$250 |
30 days |
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One year multi-entry |
$350 |
30 days |
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Registration of visa |
1 month |
2 months |
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$50 |
$100 |
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Contact us for any period over
2 months for visa registration pricing |
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Pacific Wave Co. Ltd
Russkaya 65-44
Vladivostok, Russia 690105
Tel/Fax:7(4232)-34-64-59
Contact
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PLEASE SEND MY YOUR FEEDBACK, HINTS, TIPS
ETC. ON THE INVITATION/VISA SUBJECT FOR THIS PAGE. OR SHARE YOUR RUSSIAN
VISA EXPERIENCE THROUGH
WWW.UNCLEPASHA.COM/GUESTBOOK.HTM
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MAIN
Contact
Attention
Indian nationals:
G&R Hostel in Moscow
...Another agency for India is
Salvia Travels Ltd.
905, 9th floor
Prakash Deep Building
07, Tolstoy Marg
Connaught Place
New Delhi 110001
India
Tel.: 0091-11-23730086, 2373087, 23327818, 23327819
Fax: 0091-11-23730087
www.salviatravels.com
salviatravels@myrealbox.com
salvia_travels@yahoo.co.in
(Speak with Vikas Chaudhary)
I am able to issue invitations
only to Indian nationals with whom I know personally. No exceptions!
The Russian Consulate in Washington:
www.russianembassy.org
Russian consulates in other
countries:
...........
...The
government department responsible for visas, invitation, immigration
etc. is called
UVIR, their
office is located in Pokrovka 42 (M. Kurskaya or Kitai-Gorod).
Telephones: 207-0113/3930/3032. Usually it is faster and cheaper
to work through agents but in cases out of the ordinary, eg. lost or
expired visas, you may have no choice but to deal with OVIR/UVIR
UKRAINIAN VISAS
I'm receiving
2-3 serious enquiries per year on acquiring Russian citizenship and am
sort of looking into this subject. Here are some links on the subject:
Russian language forum
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