There is another option, although it requires trusting one's documents to a courier/shipping service. There are visa services in the US (I've used VisaHQ) which will accept delivery by mail, process the visa, and then mail it back.
On 7/10/11, Samir Mastaki <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
