DHL and Moscow Embassy

[dallasguy7 0]

Elena went to DHL to get the return envelope as required by the embassy before the interview. She is coming here with her two sons. One is 20 the other is 6. DHL informed her and made her pay for three packages. One for each visa application. Does this sound right to anybody? Since this is all one family I would have thought that only one package would be required. Two at the most if a separate one for the 20 year old. But the 6 year old is in his mothers passport.

Any information would be helpful.

I told her to check with the embassy tomorrow and if only one is required she should return to DHL for a refund of the other two.

Thanks

[slim 1,525]

Does this sound right to anybody?

Yep. Sounds like SOP for Russia. She's going to have a hard time getting her money back, even after all three arrive in the same envelope.

I don't know though, I may be wrong. It may be an actual requirement, but it sounds to me like the guy at DHL just bought himself a nice evening with one of Moscow's best, on your girl's dime. (Or yours!)

[Satellite 1]

It sounds right. Every case, meaning every visa, is a separate entity to them. Thus you have to pay three times. There should also be there envelopes to pickup and given to the officer at the POE as well.

[slim 1,525]

I stand corrected.

Things like this should throw up a red flag, so always check them out.