25/04/2022
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS! TAKE TIME TO READ!!!
1. BORDERS ARE OFFICIALLY OPENED WITH PHILIPPINES LAST 14 APRIL, 2022. This means that all AMNESTY HOLDERS, VISAS EXIRED DURING PANDEMIC( from march 15 2020) , need to exit UNTIL JULY 12, 2022. Only who have existing visas expiring after july 15, 2022 can stay here until the validity of their visas. Who fail to exit, if caught will be detained and deported.
2. As mentioned earlier, private visas can now be applied.Cost is 800rubles. Applications are being accepted in MOI DOKUMENTI. The inviting person will fill the form at GOSUSLUGI.RU. There is a section to apply invitation there for foriegners.. Any russian citizen or foriegner with Permanent Residence in russsia can apply for guest/private invitation. After the forms are filled-up , they need to submit in MOI DOKUMENTI personally in the area where the inviting person is registered.
GUEST INVITATION AND PRIVATE VISA IS THE SAME. VALID FOR 3 MONTHS except for those who are immediate relatives/ spouses/ children which they will give 1 year validity.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE WHEN FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FOR GUEST INVITATION.
A. THE PLACE WHERE TO STAMP YOUR VISA SHOULD BE MENTION ( PHILIPPINES OR OTHER COUNTRY) BECAUSE AFTER THE INVITATION IS READY YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE PLACE OF STAMPING UNLESS YOU NEED TO RE-APPLY AGAIN.
B. THE ENTRY DATE SHOULD BE MENTIONED WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO ENTER INTO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
TYPE OF INVITATION - USUAL PRIVATE
PURPOSE OF VISIT - GUEST
3. ABOUT SITUATION IN ARMENIA, NO ONE EXPECTED IT WILL BE STRICT FOR STAMPING BECAUSE THERE IS CHANGES IN EMBASSY ADMINISTRATION. LET US HOPE FOR SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES WILL BE THERE SOON. WE ARE ALSO SEARCHING OTHER OPTIONS THIS TIME.
4. WE ARE NOT DOING STUDENT VISAS OR ANY OTHER TYPES OF VISAS. WE ARE DOING ONLY LEGAL WORKING VISAS WHICH WE DID NOT RECEIVE YET THE QOUTA FOR THIS YEAR. AS MENTIONED IN OUR PREVIOUS POST , ONLY THOSE WHO ARE STUDYING IN HIGHER EDUCATION(MASTERAL/ SPECIALIST) CAN STUDY AND WORK PROVIDED THAT THE EMPLOYER SUBMIT A LETTER THAT HE/SHE HIRED A STUDENT. IF YOU ARE HOLDING STUDENT VISA JUST TO STUDY RUSSIAN LANGUAGE OR TAKE SOME BACHELORS DEGREE , YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU are HOLDING SUCH STUDENT VISA.
5. ABOUT FAKE 3 YEARS VISA AND TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT(TRP) . All 3 years visa recieved without exiting is PROVEN FAKE. Who applied TRP from moscow and did not go for medical exam , russian language exam, and DID NOT SUBMIT NBI CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FROM PHILIPPINES and DID NOT WENT IN SAHAROVA TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS PERSONALLY IS CONSIDERED FAKE! AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED YOUR LEGAL TRP, YOU MUST APPLY MULTI-ENTRY VISA BASE ON YOUR TRP AT ONCE, WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO EXIT AND ENTER RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
SOME AGENTS ARE SAYING IN ORDER TO APPLY TRP OR ANY VISA THEY NEED TO REMOVED AMNESTY FROM DATABASE , THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THEY JUST WANT TO COLLECT MONEY. ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE LEGAL STATUS LIKE AMNESTY OR LEGAL VISA YOU CAN APPLY TRP. DO NOT LOSE YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY!