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Hi, Guys,

My name is Kate. I am a green card holder. And my two month old daughter is an Amrecian citizen. So, in the nearest future we are going to Russia with her to visit relatives. She needs Russian visa. Who has any experiance with that? Did you hire a visa company or did you do it by yourselves? I live in Chicago. May be somebody could tell me reliable visa companies? I looked online and there are tons of them and I am so frustrated. We didnt apply even for her passport yet. Any advices?

Thank you in advance. :wacko:

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13 Oct, 2009 - AOS package sent (I485/I130+supporting documents)

14 Oct, 2009 - AOS package delivered: CHICAGO lockbox, IL 60680

21 Oct, 2009 - NOA's1 received, dated October 20,2009

22 Oct, 2009 - Checks cashed ($1,010 and $355)

26 Oct, 2009 - Biometrics letter scheduled on 12 Nov, 2009

29 Oct, 2009 - I-130 and I-765 touched

3 Nov, 2009 - Walk-in biometric done (Chicago)

4 Nov, 2009 - I-485 and I-765 touched

12 Nov, 2009 - Original bio appointment

11 January, 2010 - AOS interview(no updates online though)

4 December, 2009 - EAD approved.(card production ordered)

7 December, 2009 - EAD touched

9 December, 2009 - EAD card production ordered again

10 December, 2009 - EAD touched

14 December, 2009 - Approval of EAD e-mail

16 December, 2009 - EAD card in my mail

31 December - I-131,I-485 touches

11 January, 2010 - AOS Interview APPROVED!!!

12 January, 2010 - card production ordered (email updated)

14 January, 2010 - Got NOAs regarding I-130 and I-485 approvals

19 January, 20010 - GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Neonred
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I've made about 10 trips to Russia and always used www.russia-visa.com and never had a problem. Get started on her passport right away. Yes, I think you need to have written permission from the fath

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leith@Ievgeniia   8

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you have to have sponser company in russia for visa. now with you still having russian passport.. i am not sure

jsut pain in a$$ is all... not hard.. go to russian consulate site and you will read and they have links to all u need.

and congrats on gc and babby!!! but 9 hour flight with little one :bonk::whistle::wacko::unsure:

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KateMunter   0

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Thank you. But I was going to use an american company who would issue a visa for the infant american citizen (I dont need any visa).

13 Oct, 2009 - AOS package sent (I485/I130+supporting documents)

14 Oct, 2009 - AOS package delivered: CHICAGO lockbox, IL 60680

21 Oct, 2009 - NOA's1 received, dated October 20,2009

22 Oct, 2009 - Checks cashed ($1,010 and $355)

26 Oct, 2009 - Biometrics letter scheduled on 12 Nov, 2009

29 Oct, 2009 - I-130 and I-765 touched

3 Nov, 2009 - Walk-in biometric done (Chicago)

4 Nov, 2009 - I-485 and I-765 touched

12 Nov, 2009 - Original bio appointment

11 January, 2010 - AOS interview(no updates online though)

4 December, 2009 - EAD approved.(card production ordered)

7 December, 2009 - EAD touched

9 December, 2009 - EAD card production ordered again

10 December, 2009 - EAD touched

14 December, 2009 - Approval of EAD e-mail

16 December, 2009 - EAD card in my mail

31 December - I-131,I-485 touches

11 January, 2010 - AOS Interview APPROVED!!!

12 January, 2010 - card production ordered (email updated)

14 January, 2010 - Got NOAs regarding I-130 and I-485 approvals

19 January, 20010 - GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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KateMunter   0

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Should I have her Father travel consent in both languages: English AND Russian?

13 Oct, 2009 - AOS package sent (I485/I130+supporting documents)

14 Oct, 2009 - AOS package delivered: CHICAGO lockbox, IL 60680

21 Oct, 2009 - NOA's1 received, dated October 20,2009

22 Oct, 2009 - Checks cashed ($1,010 and $355)

26 Oct, 2009 - Biometrics letter scheduled on 12 Nov, 2009

29 Oct, 2009 - I-130 and I-765 touched

3 Nov, 2009 - Walk-in biometric done (Chicago)

4 Nov, 2009 - I-485 and I-765 touched

12 Nov, 2009 - Original bio appointment

11 January, 2010 - AOS interview(no updates online though)

4 December, 2009 - EAD approved.(card production ordered)

7 December, 2009 - EAD touched

9 December, 2009 - EAD card production ordered again

10 December, 2009 - EAD touched

14 December, 2009 - Approval of EAD e-mail

16 December, 2009 - EAD card in my mail

31 December - I-131,I-485 touches

11 January, 2010 - AOS Interview APPROVED!!!

12 January, 2010 - card production ordered (email updated)

14 January, 2010 - Got NOAs regarding I-130 and I-485 approvals

19 January, 20010 - GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I've made about 10 trips to Russia and always used www.russia-visa.com and never had a problem. Get started on her passport right away.

Yes, I think you need to have written permission from the father, and having it in both languages would be great.

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My kid has A.D.D... and a couple of F's

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slim   1,533

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Do a quick gooogle search and use whatever company is cheapest and closest to home for you.

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Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

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Do a quick gooogle search and use whatever company is cheapest and closest to home for you.

Cheap is good, but I want a company that is closest to the embassy since that is whom they are dealing with.

If at first you don't succeed, then sky diving is not for you.

Someone stole my dictionary. Now I am at a loss for words.

If Apple made a car, would it have windows?

Ban shredded cheese. Make America Grate Again .

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Deport him and you never have to feed him again.

I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

I went bald but I kept my comb.  I just couldn't part with it.

My name is not Richard Edward but my friends still call me DickEd

If your pet has a bladder infection, urine trouble.

"Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow."

I fired myself from cleaning the house. I didn't like my attitude and I got caught drinking on the job.

My kid has A.D.D... and a couple of F's

Carrots improve your vision.  Alcohol doubles it.

A dung beetle walks into a bar and asks " Is this stool taken?"

Breaking news.  They're not making yardsticks any longer.

Hemorrhoids?  Shouldn't they be called Assteroids?

If life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic.

If you suck at playing the trumpet, that may be why.

Dogs can't take MRI's but Cat scan.

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SMR   368

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I've made about 10 trips to Russia and always used www.russia-visa.com and never had a problem. Get started on her passport right away.

Yes, I think you need to have written permission from the father, and having it in both languages would be great.

I second Russia-visa.com. I've used them several times and they are reliable. They are located in Washington, DC. Together with FedEX charges, a one-month tourist visa will run you about $200 if you are willing to wait 10 business days. You can do it faster if you have to.

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akdiver   3

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Any advices?
Yes. Avoid taking small children on planes - esp. during international trips - at all costs.

As for getting a visa - I've made 3 trips to Russia. Never used one of those companies. I wouldn't waste money on a third party. They can't do anything you can't do. Just send your stuff to the local consulate with the proper papers and money for fees. Follow instructions. Not rocket science here.

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PEOPLE: READ THE APPLICATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS!!!! They have a lot of good information in them! Most of the questions I see on VJ are clearly addressed by the form instructions. Give them a read!! If you are unable to understand the form instructions, I highly recommend hiring someone who does to help you with the process. Our process, from K-1 to Citizenship and U.S. Passport is completed. Good luck with your process.

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Yes. Avoid taking small children on planes - esp. during international trips - at all costs.

As for getting a visa - I've made 3 trips to Russia. Never used one of those companies. I wouldn't waste money on a third party. They can't do anything you can't do. Just send your stuff to the local consulate with the proper papers and money for fees. Follow instructions. Not rocket science here.

completely untrue. These third parties get you a tourist voucher/invitation w/o which you cannot get a tourist visa.

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akdiver   3

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completely untrue. These third parties get you a tourist voucher/invitation w/o which you cannot get a tourist visa.
It's completely true.

You can get an invitation from a company without using them to get the visa, which you can get yourself. You do not need a "visa company" to get your visa.

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PEOPLE: READ THE APPLICATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS!!!! They have a lot of good information in them! Most of the questions I see on VJ are clearly addressed by the form instructions. Give them a read!! If you are unable to understand the form instructions, I highly recommend hiring someone who does to help you with the process. Our process, from K-1 to Citizenship and U.S. Passport is completed. Good luck with your process.

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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What am I missing?

A Russian citizen has a daughter in the US. The child gets US citizenship based on the place of birth and Russian citizenship based on the nationality of the mother. Me thinks. I thought all that's needed is a Russian passport for the child. Somebody please educate me . . . .

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

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eekee   182

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What am I missing?

A Russian citizen has a daughter in the US. The child gets US citizenship based on the place of birth and Russian citizenship based on the nationality of the mother. Me thinks. I thought all that's needed is a Russian passport for the child. Somebody please educate me . . . .

The child is eligible for Russian citizenship, but would have to apply for it. Not everyone wants their US-born children to have Russian citizenship, especially those with male children.

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slim Grand Master

slim   1,533

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You can get an invitation from a company without using them to get the visa, which you can get yourself. You do not need a "visa company" to get your visa.

Can you get an invitation all by yourself? And is it free? :whistle:

Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

 
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