Her interview is on July 9th, 2007 in Moscow.
1. How long should she plan to stay in Moscow ?
2. When should she plan to arrive in Moscow and leave ?
3. How does she get her visa back ?
3. Any cheap hotels near the US Embassy ?
4. How much will it cost her for this trip (She is from Vladivostok)
Sergei
http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/inde...&cty=Moscow That will cover most of the interview related questions. Specfic questions about Russia are proably better asked in the regional forums.
3. She will get her passport back with the visa with a few days or weeks of the interview.
5. I suppose that depends how she gets there.
3. She will get her passport back with the visa with a few days or weeks of the interview.
5. I suppose that depends how she gets there.
QUOTE(Dan + Gemvita @ May 20 2007, 09:23 PM) 
http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/inde...&cty=Moscow That will cover most of the interview related questions. Specfic questions about Russia are proably better asked in the regional forums.
3. She will get her passport back with the visa with a few days or weeks of the interview.
5. I suppose that depends how she gets there.
3. She will get her passport back with the visa with a few days or weeks of the interview.
5. I suppose that depends how she gets there.
Does she need to be in Moscow to wait for the visa ? If she flies there from Vlad, how much will this trip cost her ?
QUOTE(lavrov2005 @ May 20 2007, 11:31 PM)
QUOTE(Dan + Gemvita @ May 20 2007, 09:23 PM)
http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/inde...&cty=Moscow That will cover most of the interview related questions. Specfic questions about Russia are proably better asked in the regional forums.
3. She will get her passport back with the visa with a few days or weeks of the interview.
5. I suppose that depends how she gets there.
3. She will get her passport back with the visa with a few days or weeks of the interview.
5. I suppose that depends how she gets there.
Does she need to be in Moscow to wait for the visa ? If she flies there from Vlad, how much will this trip cost her ?
No, it should be delviered to her. It could take a couple weeks being Vlad is on the other side of the country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladivostok_I...ational_Airport has a list of airlines that fly from the Vlad airport, you can use that to find out what it will cost to get to Moscow.
Good luck at the interview!!!!
QUOTE(lavrov2005 @ May 20 2007, 08:18 PM)
1. How long should she plan to stay in Moscow ?
2. When should she plan to arrive in Moscow and leave ?
3. How does she get her visa back ?
3. Any cheap hotels near the US Embassy ?
4. How much will it cost her for this trip (She is from Vladivostok)
2. When should she plan to arrive in Moscow and leave ?
3. How does she get her visa back ?
3. Any cheap hotels near the US Embassy ?
4. How much will it cost her for this trip (She is from Vladivostok)
1). Depends on what she needs to do there besides interview.
2). Before interview, after interview
3). It will come via DHL to wherever she tells them to send it to.
4). No
5). More than you would like.
If these answers seem vague and open-ended, it's because your questions are too. Provide more info and maybe you can get better answers - bu maybe not.
Cheers!
AKDiver
Sergei,
My fiancee also flew from Vlad. It was approximately $1000/USD for her ticket through Aeroflot. I researched the flight numbers on the internet (there's a direct flight daily from Vlad to Moscow) called the office in NYC and paid using my credit card. I had to fax an authorization to them, but it was a pretty simple process.
Her interview is on the 9th, that's on a Monday, so she'll have to be in Moscow at least a day earlier to make it to the interview on time. I would recommend maybe even going on that Saturday due to Vlad being 8 hours ahead of Moscow, and that's a significant change when trying to be awake and alert (and on time!) at an 8 A.M. interview. She also has to go to the DHL office to pre-pay for her visa shipping. I'm not sure if they're open on Sunday or not, so that may be another reason to go on Saturday. The DHL portion is covered in her packet, so she should be able to get that straightened out on her end when it's open or closed.
As for a cheap hotel, there isn't one. I recommend using Olesya Pomezan's (Russian Girl Friday) services through her website and e-mail. http://www.russiangirlfriday.com Your fiancee can stay in her flat for about $30/night and use the public transport system for about $3 to get from SVO to the flat. So, for Saturday night, Sunday night, Monday night, that's $90, plus transportation and a little "cash" money, you're looking at right around $1250 for the flight, accomodation, and the interview/DHL fee.
I actually had a cheaper price for the flight using the Internet and calling than my fiancee did at the local Aeroflot office. I bought the ticket and she picked it up at the local office. We both e-mailed back and forth with Olesya about using her flat, and she accepted cash on arrival. I sent my fiancee a little cash via Western Union about a week before the interview, just to make sure she had enough cash for everything.
Oh, since your fiancee is in Vlad, have her complete her medical check there, prior to the interview. She can do it any time after she gets her packet. If she does her interview at home, she only has to stay in Moscow for one day. But, like mentioned previously, she'll still have to pay for DHL and make sure she's at the interview EARLY in the morning, so that's why Saturday's probably better. I wouldn't have her leave on the day of the interview either, just in case something needs to be worked out or if there's a delay. The next day (Tuesday) should be fine.
Good luck, and let us know what you're going to do!
My fiancee also flew from Vlad. It was approximately $1000/USD for her ticket through Aeroflot. I researched the flight numbers on the internet (there's a direct flight daily from Vlad to Moscow) called the office in NYC and paid using my credit card. I had to fax an authorization to them, but it was a pretty simple process.
Her interview is on the 9th, that's on a Monday, so she'll have to be in Moscow at least a day earlier to make it to the interview on time. I would recommend maybe even going on that Saturday due to Vlad being 8 hours ahead of Moscow, and that's a significant change when trying to be awake and alert (and on time!) at an 8 A.M. interview. She also has to go to the DHL office to pre-pay for her visa shipping. I'm not sure if they're open on Sunday or not, so that may be another reason to go on Saturday. The DHL portion is covered in her packet, so she should be able to get that straightened out on her end when it's open or closed.
As for a cheap hotel, there isn't one. I recommend using Olesya Pomezan's (Russian Girl Friday) services through her website and e-mail. http://www.russiangirlfriday.com Your fiancee can stay in her flat for about $30/night and use the public transport system for about $3 to get from SVO to the flat. So, for Saturday night, Sunday night, Monday night, that's $90, plus transportation and a little "cash" money, you're looking at right around $1250 for the flight, accomodation, and the interview/DHL fee.
I actually had a cheaper price for the flight using the Internet and calling than my fiancee did at the local Aeroflot office. I bought the ticket and she picked it up at the local office. We both e-mailed back and forth with Olesya about using her flat, and she accepted cash on arrival. I sent my fiancee a little cash via Western Union about a week before the interview, just to make sure she had enough cash for everything.
Oh, since your fiancee is in Vlad, have her complete her medical check there, prior to the interview. She can do it any time after she gets her packet. If she does her interview at home, she only has to stay in Moscow for one day. But, like mentioned previously, she'll still have to pay for DHL and make sure she's at the interview EARLY in the morning, so that's why Saturday's probably better. I wouldn't have her leave on the day of the interview either, just in case something needs to be worked out or if there's a delay. The next day (Tuesday) should be fine.
Good luck, and let us know what you're going to do!
QUOTE(slim @ May 21 2007, 06:45 AM)
Her interview is on the 9th, that's on a Monday, so she'll have to be in Moscow at least a day earlier to make it to the interview on time. I would recommend maybe even going on that Saturday due to Vlad being 8 hours ahead of Moscow, and that's a significant change when trying to be awake and alert (and on time!) at an 8 A.M. interview. She also has to go to the DHL office to pre-pay for her visa shipping. I'm not sure if they're open on Sunday or not, so that may be another reason to go on Saturday. The DHL portion is covered in her packet, so she should be able to get that straightened out on her end when it's open or closed.
How does the DHL portion work ? She goes to the DHL office, pays the money, gets the receipt and carries the receipt to the embassy ? What service should she tell the DHL office she is paying for ? How far away is the DHL office from the US embassy ? Where does she fill out the shipment information, at the interview or at the DHL office ? I thought she takes care of the DHL things at the embassy, not ?
Here is a list of DHL office in Moscow, which one should she go to ?
http://www.dhl.ru/publish/ru/en/information/Local.high.html
"Chistye Prudy"
Chistoprudniy blvd., 12, bld.4
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-21.00
Sat: 10.00-16.00
"Kurskoe"
Zemlyanoy val, 48B
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-24.00
Sat: 10.00-16.00
"Kutuzovskoe"
Kutuzovsky ave., 18
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-21.00
Sat: 10.00-16.00
"Moscow station"
8 Marta str., 14, bld.,1
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-21.00
Sat-Su: 10.00-16.00
"Novinskoe"
Novinskiy blvd., 31
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 10.00-18.00
"Park Place"
Leninskiy ave., 113/1
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 10.00-18.00
"Rublevskoe"
Moscow region, Gorki-2,
Rublevo-Uspenskoe shosse, 45A
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 10.00-18.00
"Sheremetyevo"
Sheremetyevo-1, ?Gosniiga?
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 10.30-19.30
Lunch: 15.00-16.00
"Tverskoe"
1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 11
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-24.00
Sat-Su: 10.00-16.00
"World Trade Center"
Krasnopresnenskaya nab., 12, WTC-2
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 10.00-18.00
Service Point
in Consulate of German Embassy
Leninskiy ave., 95 A
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-16.00
"Central Telegraph"
Tverskaya str., 7
Operation hall, 4 window
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 10.00-20.00
"Court Yard by Marriot"
Voznesenskiy per., 7
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-21.00
Sat-Sun: 08.00-20.00
"Direct Connections"
Leningradskoe shosse, 1
?Gidroproekt? bld., lobby
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 10.00-19.00
"Baltchug Hotel"
Balchug str., 1
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 08.00-21.00
Sat-Sun: 08.00-20.00
"Marriot Aurora"
Petrovka str., 11/20
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 07.00-21.00
Sat-Sun: 07.00-20.00
"Marriot Grand"
Tverskaya str., 26
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Mon-Fri: 07.00-23.00
Sat-Sun: 07.00-21.00
"Marriot Tverskaya"
1-st Tverskaya-Yamskaya, 34
Telephone: 7-(495) 956-10-00/ 961-10-00
Sun-Thu: 08.00-21.00
Fri-Sat: 08.00-20.00
QUOTE(slim @ May 21 2007, 06:45 AM)
Sergei,
My fiancee also flew from Vlad. It was approximately $1000/USD for her ticket through Aeroflot. I researched the flight numbers on the internet (there's a direct flight daily from Vlad to Moscow) called the office in NYC and paid using my credit card. I had to fax an authorization to them, but it was a pretty simple process.
Her interview is on the 9th, that's on a Monday, so she'll have to be in Moscow at least a day earlier to make it to the interview on time. I would recommend maybe even going on that Saturday due to Vlad being 8 hours ahead of Moscow, and that's a significant change when trying to be awake and alert (and on time!) at an 8 A.M. interview. She also has to go to the DHL office to pre-pay for her visa shipping. I'm not sure if they're open on Sunday or not, so that may be another reason to go on Saturday. The DHL portion is covered in her packet, so she should be able to get that straightened out on her end when it's open or closed.
As for a cheap hotel, there isn't one. I recommend using Olesya Pomezan's (Russian Girl Friday) services through her website and e-mail. http://www.russiangirlfriday.com Your fiancee can stay in her flat for about $30/night and use the public transport system for about $3 to get from SVO to the flat. So, for Saturday night, Sunday night, Monday night, that's $90, plus transportation and a little "cash" money, you're looking at right around $1250 for the flight, accomodation, and the interview/DHL fee.
I actually had a cheaper price for the flight using the Internet and calling than my fiancee did at the local Aeroflot office. I bought the ticket and she picked it up at the local office. We both e-mailed back and forth with Olesya about using her flat, and she accepted cash on arrival. I sent my fiancee a little cash via Western Union about a week before the interview, just to make sure she had enough cash for everything.
Oh, since your fiancee is in Vlad, have her complete her medical check there, prior to the interview. She can do it any time after she gets her packet. If she does her interview at home, she only has to stay in Moscow for one day. But, like mentioned previously, she'll still have to pay for DHL and make sure she's at the interview EARLY in the morning, so that's why Saturday's probably better. I wouldn't have her leave on the day of the interview either, just in case something needs to be worked out or if there's a delay. The next day (Tuesday) should be fine.
Good luck, and let us know what you're going to do!
My fiancee also flew from Vlad. It was approximately $1000/USD for her ticket through Aeroflot. I researched the flight numbers on the internet (there's a direct flight daily from Vlad to Moscow) called the office in NYC and paid using my credit card. I had to fax an authorization to them, but it was a pretty simple process.
Her interview is on the 9th, that's on a Monday, so she'll have to be in Moscow at least a day earlier to make it to the interview on time. I would recommend maybe even going on that Saturday due to Vlad being 8 hours ahead of Moscow, and that's a significant change when trying to be awake and alert (and on time!) at an 8 A.M. interview. She also has to go to the DHL office to pre-pay for her visa shipping. I'm not sure if they're open on Sunday or not, so that may be another reason to go on Saturday. The DHL portion is covered in her packet, so she should be able to get that straightened out on her end when it's open or closed.
As for a cheap hotel, there isn't one. I recommend using Olesya Pomezan's (Russian Girl Friday) services through her website and e-mail. http://www.russiangirlfriday.com Your fiancee can stay in her flat for about $30/night and use the public transport system for about $3 to get from SVO to the flat. So, for Saturday night, Sunday night, Monday night, that's $90, plus transportation and a little "cash" money, you're looking at right around $1250 for the flight, accomodation, and the interview/DHL fee.
I actually had a cheaper price for the flight using the Internet and calling than my fiancee did at the local Aeroflot office. I bought the ticket and she picked it up at the local office. We both e-mailed back and forth with Olesya about using her flat, and she accepted cash on arrival. I sent my fiancee a little cash via Western Union about a week before the interview, just to make sure she had enough cash for everything.
Oh, since your fiancee is in Vlad, have her complete her medical check there, prior to the interview. She can do it any time after she gets her packet. If she does her interview at home, she only has to stay in Moscow for one day. But, like mentioned previously, she'll still have to pay for DHL and make sure she's at the interview EARLY in the morning, so that's why Saturday's probably better. I wouldn't have her leave on the day of the interview either, just in case something needs to be worked out or if there's a delay. The next day (Tuesday) should be fine.
Good luck, and let us know what you're going to do!
How far away is russiangirlfriday from the Embassy and the Airport. How much will the transportation cost ?
Regarding the payment for DHL, can't she pay it in Vlad beforehand ?
If money is tight, don't forget that a week long train ride, which is the more popular method of Russian travel can be achieved for a few hundred dollars. Have her inquire about the prices at the train station in Vladivostok.
As for DHL, I believe the embassy packet includes a list of approved addresses to go to with their hours of operation. Also, don't count out other Russian airlines that aren't listed on expedia, travelocity, etc.
Example:
http://eng.pulkovo.ru/
http://www.dalavia.ru/default.asp
http://transaero.com/
http://www.uralairlines.ru/
http://www.s7.ru/en/
http://www.skyexpress.ru/
And any other local Vladivistok airlines. Might be able to get a bargain rate through one more of these.
As for DHL, I believe the embassy packet includes a list of approved addresses to go to with their hours of operation. Also, don't count out other Russian airlines that aren't listed on expedia, travelocity, etc.
Example:
http://eng.pulkovo.ru/
http://www.dalavia.ru/default.asp
http://transaero.com/
http://www.uralairlines.ru/
http://www.s7.ru/en/
http://www.skyexpress.ru/
And any other local Vladivistok airlines. Might be able to get a bargain rate through one more of these.
QUOTE(Satellite @ May 21 2007, 11:27 AM)
If money is tight, don't forget that a week long train ride, which is the more popular method of Russian travel can be achieved for a few hundred dollars. Have her inquire about the prices at the train station in Vladivostok.
As for DHL, I believe the embassy packet includes a list of approved addresses to go to with their hours of operation. Also, don't count out other Russian airlines that aren't listed on expedia, travelocity, etc.
Example:
As for DHL, I believe the embassy packet includes a list of approved addresses to go to with their hours of operation. Also, don't count out other Russian airlines that aren't listed on expedia, travelocity, etc.
Example:
She is still waiting for the package. That's why I am afraid that the package might have been lost. Where can I fnd the list of approved DHL list online ?
QUOTE(lavrov2005 @ May 21 2007, 01:46 PM)
QUOTE(Satellite @ May 21 2007, 11:27 AM)
If money is tight, don't forget that a week long train ride, which is the more popular method of Russian travel can be achieved for a few hundred dollars. Have her inquire about the prices at the train station in Vladivostok.
As for DHL, I believe the embassy packet includes a list of approved addresses to go to with their hours of operation. Also, don't count out other Russian airlines that aren't listed on expedia, travelocity, etc.
Example:
As for DHL, I believe the embassy packet includes a list of approved addresses to go to with their hours of operation. Also, don't count out other Russian airlines that aren't listed on expedia, travelocity, etc.
Example:
She is still waiting for the package. That's why I am afraid that the package might have been lost. Where can I fnd the list of approved DHL list online ?
It takes a long time to get to Vlad!!!
My fiancee got hers only about three weeks before her interview. DHL is paid for in Moscow and a hand-receipt is carried to the interview.
Make sure she gets her police check and her medical done. When she's in Moscow, she can go to DHL a day or two before the interview.
QUOTE(Satellite @ May 21 2007, 11:27 AM)
If money is tight, don't forget that a week long train ride, which is the more popular method of Russian travel can be achieved for a few hundred dollars.
Yikes. A friend of mine, who is from Moscow, was stationed in Vladivostok while in the military. He recalls this week long train ride as the worst nightmare of his life.
But it sure is much cheaper than a plane.
I'm not sure exactly where Russian Girl Friday lives, but my wife relays that it was 5 minutes on the Metro and 30 minutes on the bus (because a lot of stops) and the price for transport was only 15P!!! It was awesome!
Olesya offers "transport service" to/from the airport and interview through a "contractor" of sorts, a.k.a. a guy with a car that charges $45 for a ride somewhere. It may be worth it for the interview, but to/from the airport is a waste. My wife did it to the flat, but took public trans on the way back, and used that $45 for something else.
To my knowledge, DHL must be paid for in Moscow.
Olesya offers "transport service" to/from the airport and interview through a "contractor" of sorts, a.k.a. a guy with a car that charges $45 for a ride somewhere. It may be worth it for the interview, but to/from the airport is a waste. My wife did it to the flat, but took public trans on the way back, and used that $45 for something else.
To my knowledge, DHL must be paid for in Moscow.
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