I'm in Russia

[bruc 0]

Hi guys and girls.. I made it here one more time and my girls are awsome!

We registered my visa at the post office on Monday.

The girl in the post office had all the necessary papers ready and it took about 30 mintues and was $5.00.

My fiance had to fill out two sets of forms all in Russian.

Note: You will need your passport, visa and migration card.

The girl gave my fiance a paper to keep for herself and then gave me a paper to give to passport control at svo when I leave.

My fiance has to return to the post office when I leave to verify that I have left. I haв to sign nothing and the girl says registration has to be in person.

She went to a computer and notified svo that I had registered and then mailed a copy of everything to Moscow.

Be advised that it now carries a heavy fine and possible retainment if you do not register says the girl at the post office.

I'll try to write more later.

My girls are calling me

bruc

[JamesT 12]

That's interesting bruc, I've always wondered how that worked! On all the many times I've been to Russia I always had my interpreter take care of registering me, and I never really asked her how it worked.

It's so silly! Why didn't all that nonsense with "registering" foreigners who come for a visit and Russian citizens needing to carry internal passports go away when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991?

Anyway have fun bruc with your girls!

[russ 1]

What type of visa did you have?

She went to a computer and notified svo that I had registered and then mailed a copy of everything to Moscow.

Be advised that it now carries a heavy fine and possible retainment if you do not register says the girl at the post office.

I'll try to write more later.

My girls are calling me

bruc

[bruc 0]

What type of visa did you have?

She went to a computer and notified svo that I had registered and then mailed a copy of everything to Moscow.

Be advised that it now carries a heavy fine and possible retainment if you do not register says the girl at the post office.

I'll try to write more later.

My girls are calling me

bruc

I have a tourist visa...my fiance did have to show her passport and give her address also.

We'll be back in Moscow on Monday and I fly back to Atlanta on Tuesday.

I'll let you know how passport control goes when I get home.

Victory Day was a blast here yesterday in Belgorod Oblast.

Still cold and raining..

bruc

[slim 1,525]

Wow, seems like the process has really changed! Has Russia stepped into the 21st century??? Before you know it, there'll be a computerized system, maybe even a national registry in real-time!

Have fun over there bruc, enjoy your time with your girls. Thanks for posting this and keeping us back here on VJ informed of what's happening. Good luck!!!

[Satellite 1]

Wow, seems like the process has really changed! Has Russia stepped into the 21st century??? Before you know it, there'll be a computerized system, maybe even a national registry in real-time!

If Russia was heading towards the 21st century they would drop the entire registration system.

[Galina 0]

-- this is russ, I'm using Galina's computer

I ended up getting a tourist visa, and pre-paid to have it registered in Moscow for the month. I just got lazy, mostly. I'll let you all know how it goes.

In the future, I will try to keep a 1-year business vias current.

I have a tourist visa...my fiance did have to show her passport and give her address also.

We'll be back in Moscow on Monday and I fly back to Atlanta on Tuesday.

I'll let you know how passport control goes when I get home.

Victory Day was a blast here yesterday in Belgorod Oblast.

Still cold and raining..

bruc

[bruc 0]

The girl at the post office did make a comment to us that she thought the visa registration was actually a pain for all that have to do it in Russia..speaking of people like herself...

She also said that it would probably be changed to a more standard type or only one visa to enter Russia...maybe in 5 years.

She was a very nice lady and I was the first for her in the post office. Not many Americans visit Belgorod.

I think Russ did good with his visa and registration but I didn't have that luxery here.

I'm actually pleased with the way it went.

Just remember one thing...I had to be there in person with my fiance. The lady made copies of my passport and migration card and sent those to Moscow.

She says the registration cannot be made on the phone as I had read before.

On a GOOD note for us today...I now have all the necessary LEGAL documents to adopt our little one when the girls get to America...it took almost one year mostly because of a dad she never knew.

I'll file the I-129f when I return home next week.

For all wanting to adopt their little one...do the footwork in Russia before they get to America.

I'll help anyone with how I did my footwork if needed.

We're off to shop till I drop today !

bruc

[Turboguy 6]

So you are there adopting. That is cool. My fiancee would like to adopt a child from Russia in a few years. Perhaps when you get back a thread on the subject might be interesting for some of us.

[bruc 0]

So you are there adopting. That is cool. My fiancee would like to adopt a child from Russia in a few years. Perhaps when you get back a thread on the subject might be interesting for some of us.

I'm adopting the daughter of my fiance and here finishing-up the legalities before they go to their new home in America.

It's much easier and less expensive doing it here instead of back home.

I'll help anyone with my year long experiences.

Tomorrow we visit the Baby Home Orphanage. I'll post photos on my business web site when I return.

bruce

[Boris 0]

My wife didn't register when she came to Russia. The visa company she used never said a word to her about it. I wonder if they pre-registered her like Galina? We are getting ready to go back and now she is worried b/c she is getting ready to apply for another visa. Can it be problem??

[bruc 0]

My wife didn't register when she came to Russia. The visa company she used never said a word to her about it. I wonder if they pre-registered her like Galina? We are getting ready to go back and now she is worried b/c she is getting ready to apply for another visa. Can it be problem??

I think I would be calling the visa company and getting some answers to feel more comfortable about things.

Like my future little daughter and fiance says to me sometimes...this is Russia!...you never know,

bruc

[bruc 0]

We're headed back to Moscow on the overnight train here in a couple of hours.

I have all the necessary documents I need for the little one so now I feel comfortable filing the I-129f.

I'll do that next week and I'll post about my journey through SVO when I return home.

Give The Gift of Life

Adopt a Child From Russia

bruc

[bruc 0]

I'm home after a LONG flight from Moscow to Atlanta.

When I went through passport control at SVO my migration card was stamped and so was my registration paper and then she noted it in her computer.

The lady at passport control checked in her computer to match-up everything on my registration paper.She also kept looking at the photo on my passport and then back at me.

When I went through Delta's security check to get into the boarding room I had a coke with me that I had bought after going through customs...drink it all now or throw it in the trash.

The new terminal seems to be going up in a hurry.

I'm off to bed and will give more details later.

bruc

[slim 1,525]

Give The Gift of Life

Adopt a Child From Russia

I was watching a show the other day on adoptions from Russia. These American parents were adopting babies from Novokuznetsk, and paying something like $35,000 for the entire process. One family was selling their house, the other woman was using her life savings, and the irony of it was they were so happy to be "saving" these little girls from "God knows what kind of life" that they didn't even realize paying $35,000 for a baby was actually supporting several Russians quite nicely.

My wife and I were watching in amazement, wondering how these people were "saving" the one little girl they chose to adopt, meanwhile turing a blind eye to their translator and all the adoption staff without so much as a second thought about how they managed to overcome the horrible place that is "Siberia" and how they managed to make something of themselves without a "gracious" American benefactor..... and how they managed to take $35,000 from someone and "dispose of" one of their orphans.

Who really needs the help?