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Has anyone recently entered Russia with a Power Of Attorney?
Hi All
I am currently planning a trip into Russia with my car. It is registered in my father's name and I have a power of attorney (POA) to use the vehicle (in English, signed / stamped by a UK notary). I have read that others have done a similar thing, but I'm still a bit nervous. Will it make it difficult to buy Russian car insurance? (UK insurance companies do not include RUS on the Green Card). Has anyone here recently entered Russia with a POA? Or has anyone ever been refused entry with a vehicle and a POA? Thanks, EO |
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I had a similar situation in 2015, as the bike was not in my name when I got it. But after reading about traveling with a POA, I found out that Russia demands a special POA from the automobil club (ADAC in my case). After a few calls with the ADAC, it was all too expensive and complicated (as the bike had a Swiss plate). So I got the bike into my name ... and than it was easy to enter (on the Belorussian border they even printed the TIP in German :-)).
Good luck. mika |
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That said, I think it's just easier to change the car into my name (I am the owner) and pay the extra for a new insurance policy. Thanks again EO |
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When I enetered Russsia few times with cars registered on leasing i had POA in Polish, English and German but I always translated it on Russian. I had any trouble with that.
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Yes, best the car/bike is in your name. Paca mika |
I've heard third or fourth hand that entering Russia with a vehicle with a PoA can cause problems, but never heard any first-hand reports and have always been a bit dubious. Please let us know how things go, either way.
If you decide to enter with a PoA it would probably be a good idea to have it translated into Russian with a stamp or two on it to make it look more official... |
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I've just entered from Kazakhstan and they did not ask for any special papers and the bike I'm using is not on my name.
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Hi Joe, thank you very much for posting first hand information about this ...
but I would say it does not mean that this is valid for all border crossings into Russia, but who knows maybe it is? still I would suggest on a public forum to have the bike in your name to try to enter Russia, but as Joe showed us it is maybe not needed. enjoy your ride mika |
Well, Kazakhstan is in a customs union with Russia, so border crossings between them might not be treated the same as border crossing with non-members of the customs union.
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Yes motoreiter you are right, good point, I forgot about this.
mika |
I've just got out to Georgia without any request to show them anything else than my passport and the bike documents which are not in name, not even a question about it.
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Hi Joe,
leaving is always easier than entering. And the custom offical that you showed the docs to on departure would not admit that his college made a mistake when you entered. Thanks again for posting your experience here, I am sure this helps others. mika:scooter: |
I've crossed quite a few boarders with the paper not im my name
i entered russia three times and i only had a document writen by my self in russian and english which was signed by me and the owner was never a problem, sometimes they didn't even wanted to see it |
My last bike was a German bike in a friend's name, I just had a form downloaded from the internet (in German) which we both signed, giving me permission to use the motorcycle. I crossed into Russia twice, once from Finland and once from Kazakhstan, without any problems.
Not to say I didn't get any scrutiny, German plates, UK passport, US license. A supervisor was always called, but they were more concerned about my fake-looking passport than the motorcycle ownership papers. |
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