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Originally Posted by Beej
...At the next booth you fill in 2 copies of the same form to temporarily import your bike... we had a 30 day visa but they decided that our bikes could stay for 4 months!
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I've encountered this same process when I transit through Russia with new aircraft, delivering them from Canada to Asia (my day job).
Basically, you fill out two copies of the same form, one is retained at the entry point (usually Anadyr, in my case), and the other is surrendered at the exit point (usually Vladivostok, in my case). The Russian customs folks have a quite advanced data storage system, and they process the 'exit' document at the time you leave the country, thus cancelling the 'entry' portion of the document that you deposited when you entered the country.
I suspect - but I am not certain - that when they process your passport at the time of entry, a note of some kind is added to the electronic record indicating that you also have a temporary import of an object (aircraft, in my case) that needs to be dealt with before you leave the country.
I have always found the Russian customs and immigration people quite pleasant to deal with. They are very thorough, and sometimes it takes a while to get all the paperwork done on entry and exit, but I have never encountered any difficulties.
Michael
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