millefleur

Do you have any info on what banks are still accepting transfers? Also I heard recently it's becoming harder to send with bitcoin, curious if you know anything about these changes.

I've always used the Russian Visa Center: https://russia-visacentre.com/en Private visas are also decent if you can get that one. Has a bit more flexibility with where you can register the visa as opposed to tourist visa.

You probably need a court order name change via a local court in the US. (There's no federal court that offers this service.)

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**Moved from US Citizenship General Discussion to Work Visas**

**Moved from Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America to RUB regional forum**

**Moved from IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures to AOS from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas**

There's a company that ships to Russia from the US. It's called AEC Parcel Service. You can find different drop off points on their website. https://aecparcel.com/drop-off-locations/ So far, this is the only company I know of who will ship to Russia.

It didn't used to be common, it's fairly recent that Russians being put in extended AP has become the norm. Even at the beginning of the invasion, extended AP didn't appear to be common unless you had a military background, were from a "closed city" or had some special training that got flagged. Within the last year or so, however, it seems everyone is getting hit with it. We considered doing a pinned thread in the past but I was not sure how widespread it was becoming. The only info I'm getting about this is anecdotal stories from people here on VJ posting about it. I havent' checked Vinskogo but if what you're saying is correct, it seems this is a new blanket protocol for most Russian nationals. I will consider making a pinned thread on the topic soon, I just wish I had a better source for it beyond just these individual reports.

WOM actually resulted in them issuing a visa? I saw in the AP forum that others who filed one were just rejected saying it wasn't enough time to complete AP.

That's right, Russians are considered a "homeless nationality" by US DoS, with Warsaw being the default embassy for them. Moscow is only processing cases in matters of life or death emergencies.

**Moved from Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas to CEHST**

The U.S. State Department has provided guidance to U.S. citizens who are eligible to locally file Form I-130 petitions for Afghan, Ethiopian and Ukrainian immediate relatives. Key Points: U.S. citizens who are physically present overseas with their Afghan, Ethiopian or Ukrainian immediate family members and have not filed an immigrant visa petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can request to file a Form I-130 petition locally at the closest U.S. embassy or consulate that is currently processing immigrant visas. Read more here: https://www.bal.com/bal-news/united-states-state-department-provides-guidance-to-u-s-citizens-locally-filing-form-i-130-petitions-for-certain-immediate-relatives/