Of course they do. I’m clean@JohnnyDoe, it seems they now even require a criminal record with Apostille.
Of course they do. I’m clean@JohnnyDoe, it seems they now even require a criminal record with Apostille.
This can be provided directly from the visa center handling your application (in some countries that is separate from the consulate).
- Insurance (terms must state Russia or "world-wide")
Not sure what this means. I guess travel arrangements.
- Guarantee of ticket purchase
It's also funny when russian banks under sanctions refuse to service clients when the clients themselves are under sanctions.Criminals require a clean criminal record, yeah why not.
No, unless you have something to hide or you plan to carry on criminal activity in Russia, because Russian prisons are no Club Fed.possibly to deliver it all. I wonder if there is any risk of taking this step at all?
No unless you tell everyone about your private affairs.Can you risk to not be able to rent a house, open a bank account or something like that in the rest of the world?
No unless you actually are a terrorist or finance terrorists, in which case you will have a hard time in Russia anyway.Could you be connected with some terrorism stuff in the future just because you took this residency ?
It is not intended as a way to trick local authorities.It sounds very appealing to obtain a residence permit in Russia and potentially be tax-resident there instead of in your own country. But why would it be easier to get this and convince your local authorities, for example in the EU, that you live in Russia rather than in Monaco or Switzerland?
He didn't know about the CRS? Switzerland and Panama report home, as do Russia.American Businessman Wanted by Interpol, US and Panama Police Arrested in Moscow
74-year-old businessman Brian Nelson Booker was arrested by Moscow police on Varshavskoye Highway on December 12. When checking the American's data, it was discovered that he was internationally wanted for fraud. The search was initiated by Interpol Panama, and Moscow law enforcement has already informed their foreign colleagues about Nelson's arrest.
It is expected that he will be promptly extradited to the United States.
Document verification revealed that he was legally present in Russia with a temporary residence registration.
Brian Nelson Booker is a fugitive businessman from the United States. Until 2016, he lived in Florida and managed a cocoa trading company. The company itself was located in Venezuela. The business was apparently doing so well that Brian decided to hide part of his income from tax authorities. From 2008 to 2010, he filed tax returns in which he "forgot" to mention several million dollars in accounts in Swiss and Panamanian banks.
Soon, US tax authorities became interested in Nelson. In 2016, he had to flee the United States, after which he was charged with falsifying tax returns and concealing information about foreign bank accounts. For these offenses, Nelson faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Nelson was placed on international wanted lists, with Panamanian authorities joining the search.
He was previously detained in Moscow in October 2019 and in St. Petersburg in April 2024, but each time he managed to regain his freedom.
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Do you think he has a chance to escape again while in Russia?
He didn't know about the CRS? Switzerland and Panama report home, as do Russia.