U.S. and Russia Exchange Notes on Liberal Visa Policy
The State Department reports that the U.S. and Russia exchanged diplomatic notes on November 19, 2011 to allow tourists and business travelers from both the U.S. and Russia to receive visas with longer validity periods of 36 months, valid for…
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multiple entries. The agreement also streamlines the visa issuance process by reducing the documentation required. The Russian Duma must ratify the agreement and then a second set of notes must be exchanged, before it can go into effect 30 days later.