Registration in Russia

[mox 298]

I was in Russia in September by tourist visa and nobody ever asked me for reg. when I was leaving from Sheremetyego 2.

Sveta, are you US or Russian citizen? They may not ask if you're traveling on a Russian passport.

[Satellite 1]

I wonder what "dinged" exactly meant there... just a fine or significant fine? or some kind of record in your file with consequences?

200 RU fine. When you speak Russian and pass as a local nobody goes crazy with the bribes. They call it a fine, but at the airport you pay the bribe so you can board the plane, you are not going to argue the issue before some authorities three days later and miss your flight as I tried over the whole Sochi thing. Edited January 13, 2009 by Satellite

[Visahelp1 0]

I will be leaving from sh-1, Going to sh-2 and leaving from there to jfk

[obender 0]

the bribe in Sh-2 airport could be absolutely another matter... if they have doubts in your registration it most probably could not be resolved at the counter. then all bets are off... you could be recorded in a freaky case of bribe fight and even if not the prices there are quite different. it's Moscow afterall.

and true, i do not want official record of any kind. need to visit motherland freely from time to time...

obender