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I received my letter of invitation for my business visa. Now I am waiting on my HIV test which won't be ready until next week. (I hate cutting this this close...)

From the company that sent me t ...

Hmm.. the office I was thinking of isn't the office for this.. I am guessing maybe the Post Office in Irkutsk will have this form? I thought I saw that on another site..

Does anyone here have a ...

GREAT!!! Thanks very much David!!! I will ask her tonight to go get that.. I know the office isn't far from her work.

hehe, what really sucks... her employer told her yesterday, they are sen ...

Hmmm.. Well, the test is free... Can't get it til Friday, but just a mouth swab.. I'll send it along with my app anyways.. can't hurt.. Better safe than sorry.

For a Business visa, you need a HIV test.

Thanks again Paul... I will go do that today.. YAY!

Hey, just a quick question... While it may not matter at all, there is a line that asks about volunteer organizations and such.. Just leave it blank? Or put in stuff like donate to cancer society, ...

I read one thing, then I read another... can someone tell me do I need an Aids test or not? I am traveling to Irkutsk on Sep, 5 and will be there exactly 90 days. I am traveling on a business visa. ...

Just got back from St Petersburg myself. New cards have Russian AND English on them. Finnair flight had them available on the flight...and more were in the airport. I took one and will find it and ...

Visaconnections.com will process your visa for a fee. They are expensive, but they are the best for the whole show.

Thanks Paul... that's my problem though.. I JUST have enough for the embassy fe ...

Actually that is untrue and true. If a woman can prove that she will return, has a history going to foreign countries and returning, then she has a chase. Added bonus that she is old enough to be unda ...

The legit Russian dating sites will tell you right on their site, usually front page, or first page of FAQ's... MOST single Russian women can NOT get out of the country.. So simply, if you are ever ...

And while you are in Russia, you could be hit by a car.. Your blood spatters all over a line of kids waiting on the corner, getting in their mouths, eyes, nose, etc...

The people that come to he ...

Wow, you all just put my mind at ease as well.. Stupid mistakes 20+ years ago, you pray they don't come back to haunt you... hehehe

I love this site!!!! One question I have answered...several ...

Can anyone tell me what I can expect with the Washington DC embassy? I live in Ohio, which is in their jurisdiction.. I am trying to fill out my application now, though I don't understand some of th ...

I am going to Irkutsk first week of September, and leaving first week in December. I am using a business visa. I got my invite from the WTR site (well, it's being processed now) from:

INVITATION ...