Friday, March 16, 2007
Good news and bad news
The good news is that the procedure to prolong my registration is supposed to be a lot easier than it used to be. It used to be a real pain due to the amount of medical certificates, documents and photocopies of documents you had to collect (see this post for more info about the medical certificates). Apparently, all you need these days is 2 filled-out forms (1 applying for re-registration and 1 in which Olga (my wife) agrees to put up with me at her apartment) and hardly any photocopies (only the apartment documents).
Let's wait and see...
The bad news is that they keep replacing the officials at the place of registration (UVD - Home Affairs). Since we first applied for a temporary residence permit 2 years ago, they've changed 3 times. That's 4 officials in 2 years! What's worst is that each of them is more stupid and ignorant than his/her predecessor.
Let me tell you a story
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A while back, when I went to get our son's documents in order, I was told that the procedure would change and that I had best give them a ring later and get the details. So that's what we did. Over the phone we were given a relatively short list of necessary documents, which made us relatively happy. But when Olga went there to have the deed done (I was at home, looking after the baby), it turned out they'd misunderstood us over the phone, and we didn't need most of the paperwork we'd prepared.
We're going back next Thursday. I'll let you know how it goes.
Reading: 'Volkodaw' ('Wolfhound') by Maria Semenova. It's a series of 5 books. The movie came out in december, but I haven't seen it. It's supposed to be Russia's answer to 'The lord of the rings', but some say it resembles the latter too much. Have a look at the site if you're interested. It has an English version.
Let's wait and see...
The bad news is that they keep replacing the officials at the place of registration (UVD - Home Affairs). Since we first applied for a temporary residence permit 2 years ago, they've changed 3 times. That's 4 officials in 2 years! What's worst is that each of them is more stupid and ignorant than his/her predecessor.
Let me tell you a story
.A while back, when I went to get our son's documents in order, I was told that the procedure would change and that I had best give them a ring later and get the details. So that's what we did. Over the phone we were given a relatively short list of necessary documents, which made us relatively happy. But when Olga went there to have the deed done (I was at home, looking after the baby), it turned out they'd misunderstood us over the phone, and we didn't need most of the paperwork we'd prepared.
We're going back next Thursday. I'll let you know how it goes.
Reading: 'Volkodaw' ('Wolfhound') by Maria Semenova. It's a series of 5 books. The movie came out in december, but I haven't seen it. It's supposed to be Russia's answer to 'The lord of the rings', but some say it resembles the latter too much. Have a look at the site if you're interested. It has an English version.
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