Good advice from Tony as usual, get in touch with the local bikers , they may even be able to repair the bike, you will be amazed at what the siberians can fix .

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I dont know, what is the 'court judgement document'.


However, I believe a Transit Visa specifies the Entry/Exit points (I may be incorrect on this). The application does. In which case you should be exiting at the specified Exit. Failing to do that may raise questions - but you have the story/letter.


You should separate the thinking of 'you' and 'bike'. One is the concern of Border/ФМС people the other Customs/Таможня people. They are separate and interested in different things and unconcened about each others area of activity.


'You' can come and go to/from Russia if your Visa is valid. Border people are only interested in you and your Visa. They don't care about vehicles at all.


On entering, Customs become interested in you only if you have 'Something to Declare' for which you make a Customs Declaration (ie. such as bringing in a vehicle). Then, as part of the process, they look up your Passport in their computer to ensure nothing is 'outstanding' - Visa holders are only allowed to have one non RUS registered vehicle in Russia.
Similarly, on exit, Customs only become interested in you if you are taking 'Something to Declare' out. They are disinterested in passengers of vehicles someone else is declaring.

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I turned myself into the immigration office due to overstaying my visa the chief officer was away and the 2nd in command got relay upset and took me to a court seriously judge and all. Anyway she was very nice made a judgment that I must leave and they must give me this green visa doc, so all is good, but I cannot change or extend it. It does not specify exit point Thanks goodness as I now need to fly out due to bike begin dead. I think it’ll be ok, good advice re separating me and bike issue Thanks

OK. I understand.
Good Brownie Points that you 'turned yourself in' instead of trying to bluff it out.

The green doc you have now is most likely what we call an 'Exit Visa' - valid only to get out of the country, once or multiple. They are usually issued to people without Visas but with Residency but no RUS passport (like me!).They only look at it on exit - on entering they are only interested in my Residency Permit.
Your Exit Visa obviously has a short life. Mine is valid for 3 years when my Permit comes up for renewal.

So, back to the plot -

The Irkutsk boys hopefully have the diagnosis and repairs under control.
If they cannot readily get parts see if you can get them in UK and contact me. Post or DHL is not great as packages invariably get delayed by RUS Customs, so if they can travel in someones baggage to me in Moscow, so much the better - I can get them to Irkutsk quickly and fairly cheaply.

If your remaining hours here allow it, you should spend some time at the local Customs office (hopefully with a biker who speaks fair English if your Russian is as bad as mine!) and get some extention or agreement or permit or procedure understood and to follow - for the bike to remain in RUS for the time being, to be collected when possible at a later date.

Later when the bike moves, we can sort things out about possibly getting it to Moscow or Peter. I have a lock-up garage in Moscow where it could safely remain until you or someone comes for it - if not to get it to UK right now at least get it out of RUS and into EU is probably beneficial. But it could safely live in my garage all winter if need be, assuming its coolant can be easily drained or is -30c!

When back in UK, check your positon with DVLA - they are like circling vultures, waiting for the slightest error so they can impose penalties or Out of Court Settlements - all to shore up their ailing budget caused by their own inefficiency.

Keep me informed of progress - either on this thread or through PM where I will give my Email.
I'll do what I can from here.

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Hi Tony
Thanks for your ever increasing and good advice.
I must flay to Kaz tomorrow or am in deep visa trouble
My new Irkutsk bike friends have diagnose problem correctly but parts will take a month :confused1:
So I’m arranging for the DRZ to be shipped back to Europe - Switzerland actually not UK The MC will hang onto it until the shippers arrive to take it next week. So a sad ending for this part of the trip, I will continue in Kaz but probably as a passenger in the 4x4 of a friend unless I find an extremely cheap bike in Almaty.
Will keep in touch
Cheers
Lorraine

the bikers have been great and the mechanic who worked on the bike very good but sadly we need a new piston and rings and afew other things and the delivery time is 4 weeks, due to visa I must now leave ASAP