http://www.visahouse.com/ News in RSS visahouse.com - RSS generator visahouse.com 1 http://www.visahouse.com//images/visahouse-logo.gif http://www.visahouse.com/ en-us Mon, 14 May 2012 14:16:00 +0400 http://www.visahouse.com/news-expert-reported-how-much-money-the-foreigners-spend-on-rest-in-russia.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-expert-reported-how-much-money-the-foreigners-spend-on-rest-in-russia.asp Mon, 14 May 2012 14:16:00 +0400 The director general of the company “Svoy TT” Sergej Vojtovich reported in interview to Interfax agency, how many the average foreign tourist spends during the stay in Russia. http://www.visahouse.com/news-forum-visit-russia-2012-will-be-held-in-yaroslavl.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-forum-visit-russia-2012-will-be-held-in-yaroslavl.asp Thu, 10 May 2012 18:19:00 +0400 May 25-26 in Yaroslavl, an International tourist forum “Visit Russia 2012” will be held where new tourist Russian destinations will be presented and the main problems of the tourism industry will be brought to the discussion. http://www.visahouse.com/news-moscow-museums-offer-free-access-during-the-holidays.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-moscow-museums-offer-free-access-during-the-holidays.asp Wed, 02 May 2012 17:34:00 +0400 May, 1 and 9 during the holidays, the access into the Moscow museums will be free. This was announced at a meeting of city government on Wednesday, April 25 by Sergei Kapkov, the head of the Department of Moscow Culture. http://www.visahouse.com/news-russia-and-the-united-states-prepared-the-agreement-on-visa-regime-facilitation.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-russia-and-the-united-states-prepared-the-agreement-on-visa-regime-facilitation.asp Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:21:00 +0400 Russia and the United States are finalizing the ratification of the agreement on mutual visa facilitation – reports the news agency RIA Novosti from the words of Eugeny Panteleev, the deputy head of the Press Department of MFA Russia. http://www.visahouse.com/news-world-student-games-2013-russia-without-visas.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-world-student-games-2013-russia-without-visas.asp Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:16:00 +0400 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the procedure for entry into Russia for members of the XXVII World Summer Student Games to be held in Kazan in 2013. http://www.visahouse.com/news-spanish-travel-agencies-have-had-problems-with-russian-visas.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-spanish-travel-agencies-have-had-problems-with-russian-visas.asp Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:33:00 +0400 Tour Operator “Svoy TT” appealed to the Federal Agency for Tourism by the open letter with a request to assist in facilitating the work of Spanish tour operators in applying for Russian visas. http://www.visahouse.com/news-it-will-be-easier-for-foreign-tourists-to-come-to-russia.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-it-will-be-easier-for-foreign-tourists-to-come-to-russia.asp Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:26:00 +0400 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Russian government to submit before July 1, 2012 the proposals on simplification of visa and registration regime for foreign tourists in Russia. http://www.visahouse.com/news-spain-supports-the-abolition-of-visas-with-russia.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-spain-supports-the-abolition-of-visas-with-russia.asp Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:22:00 +0400 Spanish Ambassador Luis Felipe Fernandez Russia de la Peña noted the need of abolition of the visa regime between Russia and Spain. http://www.visahouse.com/news-why-it-is-difficult-for-foreigners-to-come-to-moscow.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-why-it-is-difficult-for-foreigners-to-come-to-moscow.asp Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:40:00 +0400 The Russian Union of Travel Industry named the two main causes of slow growth of tourist flow in Russia. Among these reasons the experts in the field of tourism name the difficulty in obtaining visas to Russia and transportation problems. http://www.visahouse.com/news-the-performances-of-the-bolshoi-theater-will-be-shown-online.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-the-performances-of-the-bolshoi-theater-will-be-shown-online.asp Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:31:00 +0400 As noted by general director of the theater Anatoly Iksanov, this idea appeared about ten years ago, when several ballets of the theater were recorded for showing abroad. Then, in March 2010, the direct transmission of the ballet took place in movie theaters of Paris and a number of transmissions in Brazil, Singapore, and Australia, – the agency ITAR-TASS quotes the director. http://www.visahouse.com/news-obtainment-of-residence-permit-for-international-students.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-obtainment-of-residence-permit-for-international-students.asp Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:07:00 +0400 Director of the Federal Migration Service of Russia Konstantin Romodanovsky stated the need to simplify the process of obtainment of a residence permit for foreign students studying in Russian universities. http://www.visahouse.com/news-gymnast-cannot-obtain-russian-citizenship-during-10-years.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-gymnast-cannot-obtain-russian-citizenship-during-10-years.asp Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:16:00 +0400 Aman Tuleyev, Governor of Kemerovo, has addressed to the Director of the Federal Migration Service of Russia Konstantin Romodanovsky the request to assist the double Olympic champion gymnast Maria Filatova in obtaining Russian citizenship, which she is seeking for 10 years. http://www.visahouse.com/news-pancake-festival-will-become-an-attraction-for-tourists.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-pancake-festival-will-become-an-attraction-for-tourists.asp Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:57:00 +0400 Pancake Day Celebration this year and in subsequent years will become a lure for foreign tourists – according to news reports. In particular, the publication said the head of the Committee on Tourism and the economy of Moscow city, Sergei Shpilko shared the plans of the Committee to develop the special “Pancake” tours for foreign visitors, which will include not only travel and accommodation, but also participation in the festivities. http://www.visahouse.com/news-the-list-of-specialists-who-do-not-fall-under-the-quota.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-the-list-of-specialists-who-do-not-fall-under-the-quota.asp Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:56:00 +0400 An extended list of specialists, which are not subject to immigration quotas, is approved. Thus, the number of skilled foreign specialists who have the right to come to work in Russia increased. http://www.visahouse.com/news-visa-free-regime-between-russia-and-the-eu-in-2014.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-visa-free-regime-between-russia-and-the-eu-in-2014.asp Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:16:00 +0400 Visa-free regime between Russia and the European Union may be introduced before the Olympics-2014 in Sochi, – informs Vladimir Chizhov, the Russian permanent representative to the EU in an interview to “Interfax”. http://www.visahouse.com/news-fms-issued-a-memo-to-employers-who-hire-foreigners.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-fms-issued-a-memo-to-employers-who-hire-foreigners.asp Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:52:00 +0400 The memo will include legal information and will help the employer to comply with all laws when hiring foreigners, including highly qualified specialists. http://www.visahouse.com/news-applications-to-attraction-of-foreigners-for-work.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-applications-to-attraction-of-foreigners-for-work.asp Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:36:00 +0400 Ministry of Healthcare of Russia has started a campaign of reception of applications from employers to hire foreign workers in 2013 – reported the press service of the Ministry January, 17. Employers have to determine the number of required workers before May 1, 2012. http://www.visahouse.com/news-online-booking-site-named-most-expensive-hotels-in-europe.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-online-booking-site-named-most-expensive-hotels-in-europe.asp Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:53:00 +0400 Moscow hotels are recognized once again to be the most expensive in Europe. Such conclusion was made by the experts of the online booking website hotel.info after the annual indexation of the hotels cost around the world. http://www.visahouse.com/news-more-tourists-will-come-to-russia-in-2012.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-more-tourists-will-come-to-russia-in-2012.asp Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:52:00 +0400 Europe's largest ticketing portal Skyscanner in the review Travel Trends Report – 2012 named the most promising tourist routes in 2012, – informs the website “Turprom”. http://www.visahouse.com/news-tax-free-system-will-be-created-in-russia.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-tax-free-system-will-be-created-in-russia.asp Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:23:00 +0400 This system will make shopping in Russia more affordable for foreigners and will increase the attractiveness of the country in the eyes of foreign tourists, according to its creators. http://www.visahouse.com/news-steps-on-visa-regime-cancellation.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-steps-on-visa-regime-cancellation.asp Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:35:00 +0400 Russia and the European Union have approved the plan of mutual steps on visa regime cancellation, – “Interfax” informs. However the chairman of European Commission José Manuel Barroso has underlined that process of introduction of a visa-free regime will occupy appreciable time and to count on cancellation of formalities in 2012 it is not necessary. http://www.visahouse.com/news-less-tourists-from-europe-comes-to-russia.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-less-tourists-from-europe-comes-to-russia.asp Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:01:00 +0400 The number of foreign tourists in Russia increased in 2011 by 9.3% of that of 2010 and amounted to 1.98 million people, – the media quotes the message of the Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.visahouse.com/news-relations-between-russia-and-great-britain-began-to-come-around.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-relations-between-russia-and-great-britain-began-to-come-around.asp Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:46:00 +0400 The economy is still based on a set of Russian-British relations: the trade volume that went down because of the economic crisis in 2009, was practically rebuilt in 2010 and amounted to almost $ 16 billion. And while it is 29% lower than those in 2008, the trend toward complete recovery is evident. http://www.visahouse.com/news-13-thousand-of-highly-qualified-specialists-came-to-work-in-russia.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-13-thousand-of-highly-qualified-specialists-came-to-work-in-russia.asp Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:50:00 +0400 About 33 thousand people, of whom 13 thousand are highly qualified specialists, and 20 thousand are qualified specialists came to work in Russia since the beginning of this year, – informed the head of the Federal Migration Service Konstantin Romodanovsky. http://www.visahouse.com/news-museum-tickets-for-foreigners.asp http://www.visahouse.com/news-museum-tickets-for-foreigners.asp Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:17:00 +0400 Coordinating Council of Tourism at the Moscow city government has decided to even the cost of museum tickets for Russians and foreigners.