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Now this is completely puzzling.
When my father learnt I was getting a Russian Visa, he asked me
Why? You have a british passport
He went to Moscow in 1999 without a visa. I saw his passport. There are 4 stamps because he went there twice. But no VISA!! That means he did not need an invitation at all. He just had an hotel booked.
Can someone explain me this? My father has no idea. Is it because Russian citizens don't need a visa to go to the UK?
Russian citizens do not need the VISA to go to the UK?? :o
Mordan, maybe your father could hypnotize Russian customs officials? :)
Anyway, Russians do need a British visa and I heard it was rather hard to get it.
cool :roll:
Is it you at your avatar going to kill us?
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Досрочно на службе? :)
I am a Britisher and been to Russia twice and needed a visa on both ocaisions. And one trip was only for 3 days.
And why do you have a British passport?
не.. это так.. 8))Quote:
Originally Posted by Rtyom
Может, щас уже не нужно..Quote:
Originally Posted by TATY
Понятно, это так, на всякий случай, чтобы MRцы не сильно доставали. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dimitri
Щас = сейчас.
Может, ...
Perhaps he went to Moscow, Idaho, USA? :lol:
He went in 1999, and I went in 2004-5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dimitri
britts need a visa and russians also need one to get into england but it is difficult to get one. my gf came to england for 2 weeks with me and she got the visa but my god it was frustrating (like anything official in russia!)
Watch your mixing of "Brits" and "England" there, mister. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Lt. Columbo
I hope it's not as hard as it is for Americans...Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt. Columbo
Americans getting a British visa?Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackMage
Americans getting a Russian visa, of course. We don't need visas to go to UK.
Yeah, because we kicked your British arses in 1812, or something like that! :lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackMage
Are you in Canadia or what?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barmaley
I think he is Napoleon for today...
Don't you all know ANYTHING? Everybody knows that the US defeated Britain in the War of 1812, in 1776, led by the heroic leadership of Colin Powell. Sheesh.
Someone hit the vodka thread a little too hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barmaley
Colin Farrell you wished to say? Yes Colin Farrell was a great leader of the History! He led the army of Macedonians, I didn't know he also participated in the American War for Independence. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Barmaley
He had some very hilarious problems in a phone booth too.
You guys have the brain fried.
well anyway I learnt that before 2001, the visa was separated from the passport. this perhpas explains that.
In the UK, to get a visa for Russia, you can go to the consulate, which is in the swankiest part of London, but there is always a queue.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackMage
Most people fill in the form , send off passport with form and visa invitation and
Well, that's good to know. Otherwise, there was some bizarro stuff going on -- and Putin would have ordered an investigation (you know this is his favorite website, after all).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordan
Who do you think Master Admin is? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Barmaley
You messed it up. You should have prefaced it with the "DUNH-DUNH-DUH!!!" sound-effect!Quote:
Originally Posted by TATY
In 2000 my visa was just a piece of paper in 2 parts. Part 1 was removed by passport control when I arrived in Russia and part 2 was removed by passport control as I left the country. Neither of these papers were affixed to my passport. Also there was no migration card to deal with, although registration was required within 3 days of arrival. (I had to pay a $2 fine for failure to register my visa on time)
Now the visas are glued onto a page of your passport and a migration card (2 part little white paper) is requird to be carried at all times, and stamped with registration.
In 2004 the customs people neglected to give most of my pals their migration cards. Luckily I got one.Quote:
Originally Posted by JB
Migration cards are available on all planes flying into Russia. If the stewardess neglects to give you one (maybe you look Russian?) you should be sure to ask and fill it out BEFORE you get to passport control.
Yeah, it's just that if it's your first time you don't think about asking for something you've never heard of before...Quote:
Originally Posted by JB
When I went with my dad, I was in the toilet when they handed out the cards, and being the not very intelligent man that he is, he saw the woman coming and thought she was giving out napkins or something and just gestured that he didn't want one. She obviously thought by that he meant he was Russian and didn't need one.Quote:
Originally Posted by JB
So we had to fill them out at the Immigration desk and hold up the very long queue.
Me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by TATY