Visa Question - UK Passport Holder, best palce Russian Visa?

Basic Info: I'm a British Citizen holding a UK Passport

I'm thinking of going on holiday next year, i'm planning flying to Hong Kong
one way. And plan to travel through Chins, Mongolia, Russia, Poland and
through Europe back to the UK.

I know i will need Visa's:-

1) Should i get all the Visa's from the UK?
2) Should i get all the Visa's from Hong Kong?
3) or get the Visa's as i move around the countries, ie get the China and
Mongolian one from Hong Kong, get the Russian one from China?

Would they be any cheaper this way?

Any help would be great.

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~~ Ray ~~ wrote:

Basic Info: I'm a British Citizen holding a UK Passport

I'm thinking of going on holiday next year, i'm planning flying to Hong Kong
one way. And plan to travel through Chins, Mongolia, Russia, Poland and
through Europe back to the UK.

I know i will need Visa's:-

1) Should i get all the Visa's from the UK?
2) Should i get all the Visa's from Hong Kong?
3) or get the Visa's as i move around the countries, ie get the China and
Mongolian one from Hong Kong, get the Russian one from China?

Would they be any cheaper this way?

Why not get the Visas before you leave. That way you have no worries
about not being left without a visa.

for a visa to China it cost about £40 here, i believe i can get one in Hong
Kong for about £18 maybe even cheaper now since we got such a great exchange
rate.

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"mtravelkay" wrote in message
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~~ Ray ~~ wrote:

Basic Info: I'm a British Citizen holding a UK Passport

I'm thinking of going on holiday next year, i'm planning flying to Hong
Kong
one way. And plan to travel through Chins, Mongolia, Russia, Poland and
through Europe back to the UK.

I know i will need Visa's:-

1) Should i get all the Visa's from the UK?
2) Should i get all the Visa's from Hong Kong?
3) or get the Visa's as i move around the countries, ie get the China and
Mongolian one from Hong Kong, get the Russian one from China?

Would they be any cheaper this way?

Why not get the Visas before you leave. That way you have no worries
about not being left without a visa.

"~~ Ray ~~" wrote in message
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Basic Info: I'm a British Citizen holding a UK Passport

I'm thinking of going on holiday next year, i'm planning flying to Hong
Kong
one way. And plan to travel through Chins, Mongolia, Russia, Poland and
through Europe back to the UK.

I know i will need Visa's:-

1) Should i get all the Visa's from the UK?
2) Should i get all the Visa's from Hong Kong?
3) or get the Visa's as i move around the countries, ie get the China and
Mongolian one from Hong Kong, get the Russian one from China?


Ray: I have recent experience of obtaining a Russian tourist visa so I can
comment on that one at any rate. I am a British Citizen living in Northern
Ireland, and had the choice of obtaining the visa from the consulates in
either London or Dublin. I discovered that at the time (2002) each
consulate was free to set their own fees for visas, and the price in Ireland
was considerably less than that in London. In addition, the visa was
processed quite swiftly, presumably because the Dublin consulate has a lot
less traffic. However, I would warn you that in general, the consulate for
nation A in country B may only be able to communicate with you in languages
A and B. So, if you are in China, seeking a Russian visa, for example, you
could have some difficulties unless you are skilled in either Chinese or
Russian. For example, the application forms, etc., may only be available in
the language of the host country and the country in which you find yourself.
Plus, you do need some particular paperwork (for example, confirmation of
hotel reservation) for a Russian visa, which needs to be obtained well in
advance of travel

So, my advice would be to obtain the visas in the UK before you set out, and
then you can relax and enjoy your holiday.

A good resource I have found in the past is http://www.embassyworld.com/

Regards and HTH

Peter

i guess im buggered, unless i go on a fast track learning course. I guess
i'll have to dig deep into my pocket then.

Cheers

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"Traveller" wrote in message
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"~~ Ray ~~" wrote in message
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Basic Info: I'm a British Citizen holding a UK Passport

I'm thinking of going on holiday next year, i'm planning flying to Hong
Kong
one way. And plan to travel through Chins, Mongolia, Russia, Poland and
through Europe back to the UK.

I know i will need Visa's:-

1) Should i get all the Visa's from the UK?
2) Should i get all the Visa's from Hong Kong?
3) or get the Visa's as i move around the countries, ie get the China and
Mongolian one from Hong Kong, get the Russian one from China?


Ray: I have recent experience of obtaining a Russian tourist visa so I can
comment on that one at any rate. I am a British Citizen living in Northern
Ireland, and had the choice of obtaining the visa from the consulates in
either London or Dublin. I discovered that at the time (2002) each
consulate was free to set their own fees for visas, and the price in Ireland
was considerably less than that in London. In addition, the visa was
processed quite swiftly, presumably because the Dublin consulate has a lot
less traffic. However, I would warn you that in general, the consulate for
nation A in country B may only be able to communicate with you in languages
A and B. So, if you are in China, seeking a Russian visa, for example, you
could have some difficulties unless you are skilled in either Chinese or
Russian. For example, the application forms, etc., may only be available in
the language of the host country and the country in which you find yourself.
Plus, you do need some particular paperwork (for example, confirmation of
hotel reservation) for a Russian visa, which needs to be obtained well in
advance of travel

So, my advice would be to obtain the visas in the UK before you set out, and
then you can relax and enjoy your holiday.

A good resource I have found in the past is http://www.embassyworld.com/

Regards and HTH

Peter

also countries like china and russia can be
notoriously slow in giving visa's
it took me weeks to get my russian visa, albeit it was a multiple
entry working visa
some countries like the USA will only (in thoery) issue visa s at your
"home country" embassy ie in your case in london
it has been done where we as aircrew have got us visa's in small
country embassys but theyre usually a one off
i am only quoting usa as an example, some of the countries you
mentioned may have the same rules
i think the guy from n ireland may be able to use dublin or london due
to the special circumstances in n ireland, ie the citizens there can
have irish or british passports or both
stan
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:31:44 -0000, "~~ Ray ~~" wrote:

i guess im buggered, unless i go on a fast track learning course. I guess
i'll have to dig deep into my pocket then.

Cheers

I would think you need the visas BEFORE you leave, as airlines will not
allow you to board with incomplete documents.

yeah but as far as the airline is concerned im flying to hkg one way. and
for hkg i dont need a visa for my british passport.

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"maryanne kehoe" wrote in message
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I would think you need the visas BEFORE you leave, as airlines will not
allow you to board with incomplete documents.

I would think you need the visas BEFORE you leave, as airlines will not
allow you to board with incomplete documents.

maryanne kehoe wrote:

I would think you need the visas BEFORE you leave, as airlines will not
allow you to board with incomplete documents.

That's not entirely correct. Many locations have visas that can be
obtained at the point of entry. For instance, Russians can pick of a
visa at the point of entry in Jamaica, so there is no reason for the
airline to check before departure for Jamaica. Americans can obtain
Mexican tourists cards at the destination airport. If you are flying
from country A to country B to country C to country D, the airline
flying you from Country A to Country B doesn't need to see your visa for
Country D, unless the passenger isn't stopping over enroute, and the OP
is stopping in multiple countries.