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Need the fact's

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M.Delaney Just Starting Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Canada	Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:50 pm    Post subject: Need the fact's If a Canadian was to marry a Russian woman in Russia, Does she need to apply for a marriage Visa. Thank you for your time. Michael.
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mediashark Moderator Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 1599	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:58 am    Post subject: try to give more details. moved to visa questions.
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M.Delaney Just Starting Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Canada	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:03 am    Post subject: Thank you for you help She lives in Kazan, Russia. and I was told she would have to go to Moscow to obtain a Marriage Visa in order to get married to me and then she could come to Canada.
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mediashark Moderator Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 1599	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:08 am    Post subject: that's because the canadian embassy is in moscow. there are some canadians on the forum who could answer you, but your embassy should be the one who will be able to provide the most up to date information.
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M.Delaney Just Starting Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Canada	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:11 am    Post subject: thank you again. Is that the Russian embassy in Canada or the Candian embassy I would contact. Sorry, I Feel like a Dummy.
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mediashark Moderator Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 1599	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:51 am    Post subject: You are getting a Canadian visa for wifey, right? So it would be the Canadian embassy in Moscow. However during the process of getting married, you probably would end up contacting both since you need to get some documents legalized. That would mean some talking with the Russian embassy in Canada. Search on the forum about marriage. These questions come up plenty of times.
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Paul-Holmes Lounge Wizard Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1073	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:43 am    Post subject: I have sent you all the info. There is no such thing as a marriage visa in Canada. Please read the information that I sent you. Steps to Russian marriage: 1. WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN RUSSIA YOU HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR RUSSIAN VISA WITH YOUR RUSSIAN SPONSOR OR THE HOTEL WHERE YOU STAY IN RUSSIA (without valid Russian visa and registration with the Russian authorities you will not be able to get married in Russia and will not be accepted by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs). All foreigners are required by Russian law to have their visas registered within three days of arrival. The registration has to be done by your Russian sponsor, or the Russian company which invited you to come to Russia, or the Travel agency (if it is a tourist visa) or by the hotels where you are staying. The Embassy cannot assist in this case. 2. OBTAIN A MARRIAGE LETTER STATING THAT YOU ARE FREE TO MARRY AT THE CANADIAN EMBASSY IN MOSCOW, 23 Starokonyushenny Pereulok, Main entrance, Consular Section. We accept clients every day, except Saturday and Sunday and statutory holidays, from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00. Tel 105-6000. Embassy web site: www.canadianembassy.ru The Marriage letter will be issued for you in English and Russian. The transliteration of your name should be identical to that on your Russian visa. The cost is $CAN 50, or the equivalent in rubles (1200 rubles), or US$ (40). 3.OBTAIN AN OFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF THE INFORMATION PAGE OF YOUR PASSPORT. The necessary translation can be obtained at any certified translation centre that has a Russian notary public present. A translation made by the Canadian Embassy is ALSO acceptable. The cost for such translation done by the Embassy is $CAN 15 or the equivalent in rubles or US$. 4. HAVE THE SIGNATURE OF THE CANADIAN CONSUL/VICE CONSUL ON A MARRIAGE LETTER AUTHENTICATED AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION (has to be submitted to the Ministry by a Canadian citizen ONLY IN PERSON). PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT WITHOUT THE STAMP OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS A MARRIAGE LETTER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES. This service is performed by the Department of Legalization , Consular Services of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at Moscow, First Neopalimovskiy pereulok, 12a, nearest metro station "Part Kultury", then 2 stops by trolleybus # 10 or #B at the direction of Smolenskay Square . Telephone: 244-37-97. The hours of operation are Monday - Thursday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 17:00 and Fridays - from 10:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 16:00 (tel 244-3797). . The procedure takes 5 working days and costs 150 rubles (about 5 US dollars). Telephone 244-3797. One day service IS NOT AVAILABLE and service hours and processing time may change without notice. 5. GET MARRIED AT THE CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE (ZAGS) After completing the first fours steps, please contact any local Marriage office (ZAGS) in the place where your fiancee is residing /registered (in Russian this abbreviation means - Zapis Aktov Grazhdanskogo Sostoyaniya). In Moscow we recommend you to contact the Marriage office at the following address: Palace of Weddings (for foreigners) , 17 Butyrskaya St. Moscow, Telephone 285-1960, 285-7988, 203-5292 where you have to submit the above mentioned documents and your passport. The ZAGS will issue a Marriage certificate for you once you get married. It means that your marriage is legal for Canada. 6. Once you are married, you may contact the Immigration Canada for information about family class sponsorship for your spouse, or Immigration/Visa web site: www.cic.gc.ca. 7. The Russian authorities will issue a Marriage certificate for you which has to be properly legalised to be valid in Canada. 1 ) . First step - go any Russian Notary to legalise the document . Make a notorised copy of the document. Then make a certified translation of the Marriage certificate (by any of the translation service into English or French). 2 ) . Second step - the signature of the Notary public has to be authenticated by the Russian Ministry of Justices (Ministerstvo Yustitsii) 3 ) . Third step - the signature of the Russian Ministry of Justices has to be authenticated by Legal Department (part of the Consular services) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (see address above). 4 ) . The Canadian Embassy in Moscow, Consular Services or the Canadian Consulate in St Petersburg will authenticate the signature of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (Legal department). The cost is 50 Canadian dollars or you can pay equivalent in US dollars or rubles. Only after that your Marriage certificate issued in Russia will be valid for Canada. IF YOU HAVE ANY CANADIAN DOCUMENTS (IT CAN BE, FOR EXAMPLE, A DIVORCE CERTIFICATE or any other document issued in Canada) YOU WISH TO USE IN RUSSIA, PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY DOCUMENT ISSUED IN CANADA IS NOT VALID FOR RUSSIA UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY LEGALISED. IT CAN BE DONE ONLY IN CANADA, CANNOT BE DONE IN RUSSIA, EVEN CANNOT BE LEGALISED BY THE CANADIAN EMBASSY IN RUSSIA. PLEASE DO EVERYTHING IN CANADA BEFORE YOU COME TO RUSSIA. HOW TO LEGALIZE CANADIAN DOCUMENTS (CAN BE DONE ONLY IN CANADA). 1ST STEP. Document notarized in Canada. The proper procedure is to have the document notarized by a notary in Canada. 2nd STEP. Authentication of the notary`s signature. The notary's signature must then be authenticated by the Lieutenant-Governor of the province in which the notary is commissioned (requests for such authentication are usually channelled through the Deputy Provincial Secretary of that province or, for Quebec, by the Secretary of the Board of Notaries in Montreal). 3rd STEP. Authentication of authentication`s signatures. Done by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Legal Advisory division. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA, LEGAL ADVISORY DIVISION (JLAC), 125 SUSSEX DRIVE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, K1A OG2 TEL:(613) 995-32-54, 995-0119 Director Mr. D. W. Smith Mr. Mario Nunes Suarez 4th STEP. Authentication of the DFAIT's signature: Done by the Russian Embassy in Canada (Ottawa) or the Russian Consulates in Montreal or in Toronto. Cannot be done in Russia. 5th STEP. Please do not forget to make translation into Russian language by any certified tranlator as documents in other languages are not accepted in Russia. http://www.waytorussia.net/TalkLounge/quote-14936.html&highlight=#14936 ONLY AFTER THAT A CANADIAN DOCUMENT WILL BE VALID IN RUSSIA. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Natasha Bulgakova Consular Assistant Consular Section, Canadian Embassy 23 Starokonyushenny Per, 119002 Moscow Russia 7-095-105-60-69 Fax: 7-095-105-60-51 e-mail: natasha.bulgakova@international.gc.ca
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Coke123 Frequent Guest Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 30	Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 12:43 am    Post subject: Thanks for the information Paul Holmes. Can you or anyone else confirm that these rules are still valid? Have there been any changes since Dec. 2005?
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