Business Watch
The Russia House, the leading London-based facilitator for business travel to Russia has announced that “with immediate effect the Consulate of the Russian federation will only be issuing visas on a 6 working day basis - there will be no next day service until further notice”.
The facilitator said they will keep clients updated on further changes.
The Russian embassy has paid tribute to the Russia Visa application Centre in London on its third anniversary of operations. A statement on the Embassy web site reads “It is three years today (23 January) since the establishment of the Russian Visa Application Centre in London. We are proud to know that the London centre was the first Russian visa application centre in the world and it has proved its high efficiency throughout these years. Within three years, it has processed some 300,000 applications for Russian visas.
Visa applications for British citizens now have to be submitted on a new form that must be sent directly to the Ministry of Interior in Moscow, announced Visa facilitator Russia House in London.
The minstry of interior in Moscow will then send this form to the consulate in London.
“No reason was given for this move but we have been assured that this will not cause any delays and we can still provide a next working day or a six day- working day service as usual,” said the company’s e-mailed announcement.
Alinga Consulting Group has announced that the firm now has significant new global resources to offer its clients through its membership in IGAF Polaris, the powerful new global accounting association forming out of the merger of Polaris International, Fidunion, and IGAF Worldwide.
The independent member firms of the merged IGAF Polaris will have a combined annual revenue of over US$1.82 billion, with 2,400 partners, 16,300 employees, and 843 offices in 89 countries around the globe, making the combined group one of the largest associations of independent accounting firms in the world. The substantial increase in size for the merged association will enhance Alinga Consulting Group’s ability to provide expertise and resources to meet growing client needs, both internationally and domestically.