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Today I have sent my wife an official translation of marriage certificate into Russian and had both the original and translation "legalized" with apostile. Once she has these documents she will goto the ZAGS office and get her name changed on her internal passport... we thought this would be the best course of action to take for now.

I had sent an email to the U.S. Counsulate in Saint Petersburg and explained, as best as I could, what was happening with my wife... This is their reply:

Thank you for your e-mail. We are sorry to learn that your wife experienced the problem at the airport. Normally a valid Russian passport for Travel abroad and a valid Green card are suficient documents for travel. Your wife is welcome to telephone our office (M, Tue, Thu, Fr - 10am-1 pm, Wed - 3-5 pm) to provide more details

My wife calls several times a day, but the phone is always busy...she has all but givin up hope of trying to talk to them.

I will continue to update our progress as it happens...

Thank You All for your responses !!!

Satellite.....Thank You for your very informative reply about Registration....

I see talk about "registering at consulate" can anyone explain what this is about ?? Is it something every spouse from russia should do ?? What does this accomplish... please explain.

AKDIVER....Thanks for your reply.... I will call my wife and offer her both of the possible sollutions to our problem... I will keep you updated on our progress... Thanks again !

A short history first :

My wife is from St. Petersburg, Russia... She came here on fiancee visa, we married, she recently received Green Card. In mid April, she traveled to St. Pete to visit her family, last week May 15, she went to airport to come home here in Michigan. At the airport they would not let her take her flight to come back to the U.S.... She has a valid Russian Foreigner Passport due to expire this coming November....She also has a valid Russian Internal Passport.... and a valid U.S. Perminant Resident Card also known as Green Card and our U.S. Marriage Certificate with her. Her Russian Passports do not have her new Married Name in them... and it looks like it could take many months to get her name changed in these passports......What is going on ??? Why can she not come back home to be with her husband... This is not acceptable and should not be happening..........Can anyone shed some light on this or steer me somewhere that I can get some help for this matter... We do not know where to turn for help.... Please anyone..... ???