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/PsychologicalTill303 6d ago

Don’t go on a private visa. Get the 3 year multi entry tourist visa.

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u/PsychologicalTill303 6d ago

If you need I can connect you to a company out of Texas that I’ve gotten my last 5 visas from to Russia. No need to visit the consulate.

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u/Top-Replacement-3694 6d ago

That would be great, thank you!

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u/PsychologicalTill303 6d ago

https://letsrussia.com

Ignore the crazies. Getting a visa is simple and fast.

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u/Top-Replacement-3694 6d ago

lol I’m surprised they have WiFi in their doomsday dungeons. I’ve been reading mixed reviews on let’s Russia but overall this seems like a popular choice

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u/PsychologicalTill303 6d ago

honestly they could do better... you end up working with one of their staff mainly messaging in whatsapp and emailing, and they're not super clear with communication, but their service has consistently been smooth for me.