Samo, It is possible, but generally, the Russian Consulate will make the citizen of a 3rd country (not a Russian citizen and not a citizen of the country where he/she is applying for a visa) wait 10-15 business days for processing. Current Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs policy gives first preference to citizens of the country in which the Russian Consulate is located. All other citizens are served on an "as able" basis. The Russian Consulates in Finland, Ukraine and Estonia are currently this way. However, that being said, everything is "at the discretion of the Russian Consular officer (or his/her boss)", as there are exceptions to this rule from time to time. The only 100% sure way for your American friend to obtain a tourist visa in a short period of time is to fly back to the United States. If he has time to wait in France, then the abovementioned option may be something for him to consider. Regards, Tony
> Subject: Expat List Visa Advice > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:55:37 +0400 > To: [email protected] > > Dear Expats, > > A good friend of mine is having problems obtaining a visa for Russia. He is a > US citizen but he is currently In France and the Russian consular authorities > have denied him a turist visa on the grounds that he is not a resident of > France, and he is being asked to fly back to the States and obtain the visa > there. The question is: is it possible to obtain a Russian visa in any other > country closer to Russia, such as Ukraine? Does anyone know how long this > would take? He needs to be in Moscow on July 16th to perform in a concert (he > is a very talented musician), and he is performing in Europe prior to that. > Any help would be most appreciated. > > Thank you, and best regards, > Samo_______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/
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