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Thanks Zimi & Nevil! That's really helpful!

Nevil - We are thinking of going via Turkey instead of the Ukraine. Is there a reason why you chose to stay primarily in russia instead of crossing mongolia? Just curious as I'd be looking at choosing the more scenic route.

Also, did Ulf have any problems with his XT600? We did a trip through the americas in 2011 and I had a 2006 DR650. I would have loved to use the same bike but there are very few DRs in the UK of a similar age. I'm curious to know how the XT compared to the DR in terms of performance and reliability?
Hey Sarz,

Keep in mind that as of 8 of April 2014 (or so) everybody needs a visa for Turkey. The visa is an online one and cheap and easy but should not be forgotten.
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Thanks for the heads up Noel!

I was wondering what people do when applying for a business visa in russia. It has recently come to my attention that you need to provide a letter of support from the company you work for indicating the purpose of your visit and who will be taking responsibility for you, etc etc... What do people do if your company is not willing to give you this? I have not asked my company, but I cannot imagine they would be happy doing this as they would have to lie.
It has been suggested to me that the Russians will still issue you a business visa even if you don't supply this letter but I wanted to confirm others had been successful doing this?
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Thanks for the heads up Noel!

I was wondering what people do when applying for a business visa in russia. It has recently come to my attention that you need to provide a letter of support from the company you work for indicating the purpose of your visit and who will be taking responsibility for you, etc etc... What do people do if your company is not willing to give you this? I have not asked my company, but I cannot imagine they would be happy doing this as they would have to lie.
It has been suggested to me that the Russians will still issue you a business visa even if you don't supply this letter but I wanted to confirm others had been successful doing this?
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Use a visa agency at it is real easy as they do all the work and you just fill out a few forms and only hand over the passport when all is done.

My 1 year Buisness visa cost £400 and they did all the work, however i payed more as i needed it fast hence the price at £400. i am sure you can get it cheaper but i have been using this agency for along time and you pay for what you get. I read the post on here with regards to the guys going to mongolia on C90's and there visa agent messed up and caused there trip to end due to this
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Use a visa agency at it is real easy as they do all the work and you just fill out a few forms and only hand over the passport when all is done.

My 1 year Buisness visa cost £400 and they did all the work, however i payed more as i needed it fast hence the price at £400. i am sure you can get it cheaper but i have been using this agency for along time and you pay for what you get. I read the post on here with regards to the guys going to mongolia on C90's and there visa agent messed up and caused there trip to end due to this
Same for me
I used a visa agency, they did all the work, i payed about 400 and got a 1 year multi entry business visa.
And I never had a russian visa before.

Just take care that you have a good visa agency, I asked 4 of them and then I decided which one i took
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Thanks WesleyDRZ and Klausmong1!
What agency did you end up getting your visa through?
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Sorry for going back a few posts, about having to register in the Russian Federation. Indead the rule is 7 working days in one place. In this case one place means in 1 municipality. In fact most travellers don't have to register at all as we never stay that long in one place. What we do is simpel, we keep all our bills of the trip ie shopping bills, petrol bills etc etc so you can proove easily that you never stayed more than 7 days in one place.

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the 90 days out of 180 rule is on rolling time periods. In ANY 180 day period, you can only have been in the country 90 days. Obviously this is most relevant when you exit, so if you look at the exit date, and 179 days prior, have you been in Russia a total of more than 90 days. If yes, then you have a problem.

No it doesn't reset when you leave and come back. Its simply "have you been in Russia for more than 90 days in the previous 180."

You can exit an enter as much as you like ... just work out how many days out of the past 180 you have been in Russia. It must be 90 or less, each and every day that you are int he country.
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Sorry for going back a few posts, about having to register in the Russian Federation. Indead the rule is 7 working days in one place. In this case one place means in 1 municipality. In fact most travellers don't have to register at all as we never stay that long in one place. What we do is simpel, we keep all our bills of the trip ie shopping bills, petrol bills etc etc so you can proove easily that you never stayed more than 7 days in one place.

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Are you 100% sure on this? where did you get your information as they always ask for this registration paper on all my visits.
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