I obtained my multi-entry (business) visa yesterday. It was actually much easier than I had been led to believe!
The visa will let me enter & exit Russia as many times as I would like for up to 90 days over a 6 month period.
Initially I went to a couple of online agencies to get them to do all the paperwork. The online agencies such as visatorussia weren't very good - they were really helpful, but they wanted things such as a previous tourist visa in order to apply for a business visa & an HIV certificate!
I then went to Stantours & they orgainsed the LOI for me without any real issues.
The russian embassy in London's website said I would also need a letter from my company, bank statements if I was self-employed to prove my credit-worthiness and my travel insurance documents.
When I got to the embassy, it turns out that all they wanted was my passport, LOI & visa fees.
The biggest problem at the embassy were the business men in the queue: trying to get suitcases into the building (despite signs warning to the contrary), last minute cutting & gluing photos to their visa applications, and my favourite, the business man with no LOI at the front of the queue trying to get a business visa with no joy!
So, one mulitvisa for me. Job done.
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