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Sep 17, 2012 | 3:32 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeno

I just got a call from Travisa telling me that the Russian Consulate in Houston denied a double entry visa for me and gave me only a single entry visa.

The explanation was that my Aeroflot flights into SVO from STR and on to MSQ (Aeroflot #2337, 1834) come and go through Terminal 5. In other words, I will not go through customs.

I asked if there would be a problem at STR and MSQ and Travisa said no. Does anyone see a problem here or does this sound okay.

Unless rules have changed very recently, there is definitely a problem.

In addition to TIMATIC, SU website confirms the same:
http://www.Aeroflot.ru/cms/en/before...er_fly/transit

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.5/Diamond - TIMATIC: Visa/Entry Requirements]

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National USA (US)               /Embarkation Germany (DE)
Transit Russian Fed. (RU)       /Destination Belarus (BY)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW

[Visa Information - Transit] Russian Fed. (RU)

[Information For Normal Passports]
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Holders of onward tickets for a max.
transit [[TIRULES/R32]] time of 24 hours. 
 - TWOV not applicable if transit is to/from Belarus. 
 - There are no transit facilities available at Krasnodar
   (KRR). Passengers are required to clear Immigration and
   Customs.
- If in transit to/from Belarus; or if the airport of arrival
  is different from the airport of departure within the same
  Russian city; or if transferring between Moscow Sheremetyevo
  (SVO) Terminals B/C and Terminals D/E/F, then a Russian
  (transit) visa is required. 



[Health Information] Russian Fed. (RU)

No vaccinations are required to enter Russian Fed. from any
country.

[Visa Information - Destination] Belarus (BY)

[Information For Normal Passports]
Passport required.
- Passport and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
  on arrival.

Visa required.

Visa Issuance:
- Holders of passports issued by USA can obtain a visa on
  arrival at Minsk (MSQ) provided [[TIDFT/BY/VI/IS/ID48918]] 
Additional Information:
- All visitors are required to purchase health insurance on
  arrival in Minsk. Fee varies according to length of stay. 



[Health Information] Belarus (BY)

No vaccinations are required to enter Belarus from any
country.

CHECK [[TINEWS/N1]] - CANADA: VISA REQUIRED FOR FIVE
NATIONALITIES

17 Sep 2012 / 22:28 [UTC]

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