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Leandro · Just Starting Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 3

Hello,

I searched a lot on this forum but couldn't find the exact information I need.

Today I received from a Russian university an invitation letter to apply for a student visa which I don't need anymore. Since I got a job, the company already started the process to get my invitation letter for a business visa which should be ready next week.

Can I have any problems in getting my second invitation?

thanks

saint_chrisburg · Frequent Guest Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 46

So much time has passed that it probably doesn't matter anymore, but you can have two open invitations at the same time. By sheer luck I once had two invitations, I first used an invitation that was good for about a month (it was a tourist visa) and when the visa was over, I used the second invitation (for a "personal" visit - a friend did the invitation) for the next visa, which lasted three months. So I managed to stay in Russia legally for a four month stretch based off of receiving two invitations at the same time, which saved a lot of extra time and expense (in the sense that I didn't have to scramble to find a way to stay when my first visa expired).

surfguy · Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979

Yes I have also had two open invitations and had no problems at all with obtaining a visa

nikir · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:35 am Post subject:

What exactly is an open invitation?

Something new?

All the invitations I have had have been very specific.

Like your post above though, the information contained in them had little or no resemblance to the actual truth.

saint_chrisburg · Frequent Guest Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 46

Open not in the sense of no end date, but open in the sense of not yet turned into a visa.

No end date invitations would be super sweet....I'd get every person I know in Russia to send me an invitation, and just have a stack of them for the rest of my life, using them when the mood strikes.