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| Posted: Friday August 17th, 2007 04:45 am |
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Rattlehead Member
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I've never been to Russia (or any FSU country) before and I am going to Russia to teach English. I want to get a 12 month unlimited entry business visa. I have a few questions about how I should fill out the application for the invitation letter and for the visa itself. I hope someone here can help me. The forms ask for my employer (outside of Russia). The way it is phrased it seems to mean my current employer. I was working a temporary menial job having nothing to do with business in Russia, and I quit that to take a CELTA course (in June) so that I could teach in Russia. I haven't bothered to seek employment here since, because I'm leaving sometime in Sept, or Oct. Everyone tells me that I should put something down rather than say "unemployed" or "N/A" and that they don't check unless a red flag comes up in your criminal background check, so I should just put anything. So here's my questions: 1. a) Would it be better to say I'm self-employed, or working for whoever I put down as my employer? b) If I say I'm working for someone else, should I say I currently work for them (as in I'll still be working for them while in Russia) or should I say my employment with them will end when I leave for Russia? c) Should I have a story about why I need to be in Russia for my work (whether it be self-employed or employed with someone else)? 2. This is related to the previous question. I've read that you need to make your stated "purpose of visit" consistent with the visa you are applying for. If I am applying for a business visa will they tell me that I need a work visa if I tell them that I will be working as an English teacher? Should I not tell them that? What should I say? Will they ask me what work I'll be doing or if I'll be employed with my "current" employer or have secured or seeking new employment? 3. Will they expect me to file income tax with them? Will they expect it only if they know I'll be working as a teacher, or only if they think I'm doing work for a US based company, or either? If I work off the books and don't file income tax will they question how I'm supporting myself? For that matter, will they ask how I'll support myself over the coming year? 4. Will registering with the US Consulate cause them to expect me to file income tax for the US? Will they ask any of the above questions? 5. If there is an unexpected question on an application or any other unexpected development, how much can I trust travel agencies? I mean, can I say something to them like, "Look, I'm not really employed here, I quit my job to learn to teach English and now I'm going to Russia to teach there?" 6. I will stop in Ukraine for a week or two on my way to Russia. How will this effect my Russian visa process? I know Ukraine doesn't require any visa for US citizens anymore, but is there anything that I have to do, paperwork wise, for Ukraine? Sorry for all the technical questions, but I'm used to doing paperwork by the book, so this is new to me. Thanks! --Rat
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| Posted: Saturday August 18th, 2007 08:20 pm |
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Rattlehead, Congrats on landing a job in Russia! It is not a small feat to accomplish. I hope all goes well. About your questions… this is an area I have absolutely no ideas on. It is well outside my range of experience and perhaps most if not all that visit the RWPrimer. You might want to search and ask in some of the expat. forums where they have gone through what your are going through. You might get your answers there more quickly since time is in short supply for you. Hope we have help you in the past to steer you in the right direction. Moscow Expat Forum Red Tape – Russian Made Easy Forum Expat Exchange Forum You may even get help here: Master Russian Forum A good overall resource directory for everything expat: Transitions Abroad Best of luck on your great adventure and drop us a post every so often to let us know how thing are. Ronin
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| Posted: Thursday August 30th, 2007 09:48 am |
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Thank you Ronin, those links will be quite helpful! Sorry I took so long to reply, I've been ridiculously busy. And, yes, I will keep you informed. :-) Thanks!
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