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Originally Posted by Winetalk.com
when they won't bust my balls for a visa which is a hassle if you live in Florida
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oh shit. i never thought about that. that is a pain in the ass. the san francisco consulate used to do them by mail. my first experience going to russia was a flight to magadan and the aeroflot people let us on the plane even though when we arrived, our visas would still not be active for 12 more hrs. they promised us it would be ok and that they would alert officials in magadan, it happens all the time, no big deal... etc.
i was naive about things at the time. anyway, we spent many hours at magadan airport under armed guard being yelled at by different high ranking border guard officials. pretty much set an appropriate tone for what was to follow in the coming months... and the next 10 years
