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Guinevere
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 Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:43 pm Post subject: Do I need another visa to go to Russia?? |
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Hi everyone. I am a British citizen, married to an American and I am a permanent resident of the USA. I am planning on going to England to see my family in the UK next April for 3 weeks and in between, making a trip to St Petersburg for about 11 days to see a good friend of mine.
This is my first time to Russia and would like to know, do I need a Russian visa also on top of the temporary visa I will have when I arrive in the UK?? Meaning, having 2 visa's in my possession.
Thanks in advance for your help, I appreciate it!. |
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nikir
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Not sure what you mean by temporary visa but no, you cannot have 2 concurrent visas.
For a visit of 11 days you would need a tourist visa. |
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Guinevere
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Hello, what I mean is. Usually on a Continental Airline from the UK going to the USA. We the passengers full out these green and white cards to have permission to enter the country. Now I don' t know how it's worked from leaving the USA going to England first.
I was jut wanting to know if you had to have two visa's, one for the entering the UK and one for Russia also. |
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nikir
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:32 am Post subject: |
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OK that's an immigration card, all countries require one of those. You won't need a visa to enter the UK as you are a citizen.
Just apply for a tourist visa either in the US or UK, they are good for a 30 day stay so make sure to allow time either side of your visit for comfort. |
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Guinevere
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Well as I already am a permanent resident of the USA, I do have a proper Green card that I applied for here. But the one on the plane was just temporary, that was before I emigrated to the USA. I have a British passport, got married to an American and I am a British citizen.
I'm planning on staying in St Petersburg for 11 days, so 30 days is good enough. 
Thanks for your help. |
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romdur
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For anyone who is curious, or confused about more than one visa:
Generally, there is no problem having visas for different countries that overlap in time. It is not an unusual situation for business travelers, expatriates, and others who are frequently abroad.
The rules will depend on the country, but often a country will not permit a person to have more than one valid visa for the same (or overlapping) time period. This is definitely true of Russia. If you have a valid (not yet expired) Russian visa in your passport, and apply for a new visa to Russia, the consulate will mark the previous visa as canceled. But sometimes, people who have more than one passport can get around this.
Also, one should be careful about travel to different countries that have very bad relations (for example, military or diplomatic conflicts). For example, some prevalently Islamic countries reportedly won't admit people whose passports have visas (or migration stamps) from Israel. |
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