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The hotel I dealt with really didn't care; I doubt many of them would. OVIR, though, I have no clue. They're liable to ask you anything they feel like, I imagine, though I doubt they would really...

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19. Marital status мarried single (never married) divorced separated widowed

20. Spouse’s full name (even if divorced or separated, please indicate...

Hooray for cute Latvians.



Hooray for cute Germans.



Boo for lack of Latvians/Germans.

I was never stopped -- I either blended in really well or looked like a boring and poor non-Chechen foreigner 8) (probably the latter); I just know what our program staff told us.

I think you may find some militsia hardasses who will claim you have to have the ACTUAL passport. It's kind of a gray area from my understanding. PROBABLY you'll be ok with a copy, but I personally...

One thing to keep in mind: if you're going to change money, you'll have to have your passport, so you may want to do this prior to registering at the hotel; sometimes it takes more than just a couple...