Hello, A friend of mine is looking to move over to Russia to do a business start-up which will take the best part of a year, after which she'll be able to get a regular working visa. She'll be shipping over quite a bit of stuff & needs to be able to stay beyond a standard 6 months visa.
I've heard of two options to be able to have a 1yr continuous in-country presence but would like confirmation or to hear of alternatives; 1. Buy a multi-entry business visa from an agency that assigns you to the 'foreign quota' of a obscure Russian company. The cost is Rbls80-90k, & along with the visa you receive a card confirming who you're employed by. You do not submit any tax returns or receive a confirmation that taxes have been paid. Has anyone come across a cheaper approach & can provide contact details?? 2. Apply for 3 month visas as these will be issued consecutively in the same passport. I've previously heard that 6 month visas will not be issued consecutively in the same passport. I've also heard the system of using two passports is not now a good idea as they can be cross referenced by immigration. Can anyone confirm that the 3 month approach is working & that the 6 month doesn't?? Are there any other options other than being employed by a regular business?? Thanks in advance John _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
