> Any ideas, if they'll issue that temp visa to US citizens in the Berlin > embassy?
This is a legitimate question, and the answer to it > They don't care what citizenship you are. is not entirely correct. I am a U.S. citizen, and I have received a few visas at the Russian Embassy in Berlin. They DO care about your citizenship, and technically to receive a Russian visa at the embassy in Berlin, you DO have to have a German residence permit. The first time I wanted to get a visa there, I was told by the young man behind the window, "Go back to the U.S. to get your visa," after which I asked to speak to his supervisor and after a bit of negotiating (I speak Russian like a native) they relented and gave me my visa. Since your friend HAS a German residence permit, he should have no problems. But since the whims and fancies of bureaucrats at the Russian embassy in Berlin may change, don't take my word for it -- get information straight from the horse's mouth -- call the consular department there. I've been able to get answers from them over the phone in the past. Phone: (+49-30) 22-65-11-83 (Russian language), (+49-30) 22-65-11-84 (German language) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best regards, Kirill Galetski. E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Home: +7 (495) 397-0657 Mobile: +7 906-790-5418 > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:11:53 +0400 > From: "Chris Helmbrecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Expat List Work Permission > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We are finally close to finish with our work permits. I have a question for > you though. Once we get the invitation and head out to get our temp visas, > can my partner, who is US citizen go to Germany and get it in the German > embassy? He has a Aufenthaltserlaubnis (unlimited work and living permit) > for Germany and lived there for the past 12 years prior of coming to Russia. > Any ideas, if they'll issue that temp visa to US citizens in the Berlin > embassy? > > Chris > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:00:40 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chris Doss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Expat List Work Permission > To: The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > You mean the Russian Embassy in Berlin? Sure, why not? > They don't care what citizenship you are. > > --- Chris Helmbrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We are finally close to finish with our work > > permits. I have a question for > > you though. Once we get the invitation and head out > > to get our temp visas, > > can my partner, who is US citizen go to Germany and > > get it in the German > > embassy? He has a Aufenthaltserlaubnis (unlimited > > work and living permit) > > for Germany and lived there for the past 12 years > > prior of coming to Russia. > > Any ideas, if they'll issue that temp visa to US > > citizens in the Berlin > > embassy? > > > > Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
