A few years ago I complained about the US immigration service.
My husband has now humbled me with a glimpse into the Russian bureaucratic system. It is taking no less than four documents to grant his mother permission to say that he doesn't live there anymore so that she can sell the apartment.
These are in essence what they are saying:
1. My address is here, so I no longer live there.
2. I grant My Mother permission to change my residential status.
3. I grant permission to remove me from the list of residents residing at Moscow Apartment Address.
4. I grant My Mother permision to remove me from residential status at Moscow Apartment Address.
[ April 05, 2004, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Amka ]
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
My understanding is that if you can get a document with a lot of colorful, official looking seals on it, this will help. I helped my in-laws to type a letter once so that their friend could pick up some coins that had been confiscated by customs. The friend composed it and I typed it because I had access to a cyrillic typeface. This should be less of a problem now, though. This was back in the days of DOS. Let's see, a notary seal is easy enough. I think my Father in Law also put his contractor's seal on it. They did get the coins back.
Posted by Amka (Member # 690) on :
It still needs to be colorful.
We already sent a very similar document that had all those statements on it.It was rejected because the statements need to be on four seperate documents.
Not just any notary seal will do. Our notarized signature was also criticized because it wasn't embossed. So we'll need to go to the county office and have every document notarized there.
I wonder if they want it gold leafed too...
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Dealing with the government in still-struggling, formerly-Communists countries can be really entertaining (when you are past exhasperatation).
[ April 05, 2004, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
That sounds about normal to me...
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
In 11 days I travel to Russia and have lots of paperwork to fill out and to bring with me.
You are not making me feel better.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Dan, just make sure to pack your sense of humor when you go. Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Have you seen my sense of humor. Its liable to start WWIII.
[ April 05, 2004, 05:26 PM: Message edited by: Dan_raven ]
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