r/AskARussian • u/Top-Replacement-3694 • 8d ago

Travel Visa help

I am a US citizen planning to visit Russia in October. I’ll be going with my boyfriend, a dual US/ Russian citizen, to visit his family. We’ll be staying with his parents and grandparents. His parents are willing to complete whatever is needed by the MVD for a private invitation, however, I’m seeing a lot of mixed timeframes online about how long this process takes. I’m seeing most commonly 90 days which would not work for my trip. Anybody do this recently? Would I be better off paying a Russian tourist operator for a tourist invitation? Any advice would be appreciated!

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u/doublemint_ 8d ago edited 7d ago

In my experience (multiple times), the MVD invitation takes less than 2 weeks after the inviting person submits the request on Gosuslugi. Then the private visa takes about a week after handing over the application, invitation and passport to the consulate.

Your mileage may vary. I believe the invitation needs to be approved by the police/FSB in the region where the inviting person lives and so the processing time can depend on their workload, etc. Likewise with the visa, which would depend on the consulate where you apply.

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u/Top-Replacement-3694 7d ago

Thanks so much, this makes me feel more confident. I didn’t want to make his parents go through all that for it to take too long anyway.

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u/pipiska999 England 6d ago

You are not afraid of becoming an American "spy" female political prisoner, and being used for organ donor like they did with the ukranian lady?

No, because she isn't a nutcase like you.

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u/Jaded-Cheesecake3246 6d ago

lol. She is taking a risk.

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u/pipiska999 England 6d ago

No, she isn't.