Hi all,
We both live in China.
So the preferred is either an "Auto-tourism" visa, or a business visa.
Both multi-entry.
This is a reply I got from Real Russia. on 14th January 2013.
My question:
Hi Real Russia,
We plan to drive our Land Cruiser through Latvia to enter Russia.
We plan to be in Russia for about 15 days, then enter Mongolia.
We will then plan to enter China.
Then we will return, entering Russia a second time.
The time between the first entry, and the second entry will be less than 3 months.
We therefore need "Auto tourism" visa's? double entry.
Is that correct?
Their answer~~~~~~~
Hi Vette,
Please note that 'auto tourism' visas can be valid for 30 days only, both single and double entry.
We got the information that now people can enter Russian with any type of a visa, so it is better for you to get a cultural or a business Russian visa, double entry, valid for 90 days. But please note that you will need to enter and leave Russia twice within a 90-day period.
You should apply for your Russian visas either in a country of citizenship or past 90-day residency. So you can apply for them in China or you can send your passport to us and we will help you with a Russian visa. Please note that we could not help your wife with a Russian visa unless she is 90-day resident in the UK.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Anastasia Pashovkina
Visa Support Administrator
So for us, it seems we can quite easily get both our Russian visas in Beijing together.
It appears that Real Russia are confirming that there is no need to use the "auto-tourism" visa, or "cultural visa", and that any visa is now OK.
vette
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