Enter Russia & Mongolia w someone else's bike
 

Hello
I've posted this already in the Paperwork sub forum and got some helpfull information but not conclusive. I thought that maybe here could be people with practial experience or official information on Russia & Mongolia.

Thing is I'm planing to ride my brother's bike from Europe to Russia & Mongolia this summer. The bike is registered in Spain on his name.

At the Russian Consulate in Spain they told me that is posible, need an authorization letter signed by a notary, translated to Russian and stamped with the Hague Apostille. I can do that.

The Mongol Embassy told me to contact the Customs office but could not found a contact email address.

Now, I've read some comments from for example from Walter Colebatch saying that some times Embassies don't necessary have the same criteria as the Customs Offices, that's why I'm asking if someone have experience or more detailed info about this.

thanks!

PD: I've emailed the Russian Federal Customs but no answer so far.

I entered Russia two times in 2011 on a motorbike registered with a german companys name on the paper. Both times I was asked to show documentation that I was a legal driver of the bike. When I showed my translated letter signed by a notary, there was no problems at all.

Thanks Impala, that's encouraging.


Recently I've got a response to my inquire to the Russian Customs it is in Russian so I'm not completly sure what it says but it seems to me that at least they didnt say "no possible"!.


I'm uploading it here in case a fellow member can translate it accurately.

I have attached the formula I used which was translated to russian and signed by the local notary in Germany

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