The USA is the largest economy of the world, besidesThis is one of the most attractive countries for emigration. Therefore, thousands of Russians flock here every year. Most go to see the country, someone - to study, others - to work, and still others - to see relatives. The reasons for visiting this country are many.
To facilitate the maintenance of Russians wishingobtain a visa, began to create US consulates in Russia. There were a lot of cities, but since the end of August 2017, due to political differences between America and Russia, consulates have stopped serving Russians. Now they work only with Americans in the territory of the Russian Federation. However, the Russian may still get a visa in the United States, but for this you need to apply directly to the embassy.
From this article, you will learn about the cities in which there are US consulates in Russia, and get a lot of useful information.
Consulate activities
Initially, they were created to ease the burden on the embassy. Due to some political discussions between the countries of the consulate, they switched to serving only their citizens.
Russians on visa issues now needapply only to the embassy, because of which the speed of service has slowed down significantly. Approximately the same mode of operation passed and the Russian consulate in America.
Помимо замедления в выпуске виз для русских, increased and cost. This is not difficult to explain, because in 2017, almost 700 American consuls were expelled from the Russian Federation, which is almost half of all consulate staff. Due to the lack of manpower, they had to take these measures.
US Consulates in Russia: Cities
Today in the Russian Federation there are several large consulates, visa centers and the US Embassy.
The main diplomatic mission, of course, is the US Embassy in Moscow. It regulates the work of all other diplomatic missions, and also performs a large number of other functions.
Also there is the US Consulate General inSt. Petersburg. Another large American consulate located in Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg. Now, Russians who want to visit America do not have to figure out which cities in Russia have US consulates, because you still have to go to the embassy for a visa. Perhaps after the settlement of relations between the Russian Federation and the United States, the consulates will reopen their doors to Russian citizens.
Consulate of Russia in the United States. In what cities?
Russian offices in America are also located in different cities. As a rule, they are in those places where Russian-speaking immigrants are the most.
Of course, the embassy, as the face of all of Russia,located in Washington. There is also a large consular department. In addition to the American capital, the general consulates of the Russian Federation in the United States are located in such cities as: New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Houston.
In these cities, a large number ofRussian speakers, as well as many Russians come here to study, work and as tourists. Russian offices now also serve Americans not in full force, as do US consulates in Russia. In cities where they exist, it is not always possible to get a visa in the Russian Federation for citizens of America. However, there is not so lack of labor, because Americans are less interested in visiting Russia, and the number of staff at the consulates has not changed.
Conclusion
Russian-American relations are nottoo easy. There are many controversial issues, disagreements and unresolved issues. However, both countries are interested in peaceful coexistence.
Every year a huge number of Russians visitedThe United States, today, the number of visits to America has drastically decreased, due to the cessation of Russian service by US consulates in Russia. From the cities of the Russian Federation now, to get a visa to America, you have to go to Moscow, and this is extremely inconvenient and expensive for residents of remote areas, so many people prefer to choose another country for vacation than the United States.
People who want to visit America, but do not haveopportunities to go for a visa to Moscow, it remains only to expect that the problems will soon be solved and the US consulates in Russia in the cities will return to standard operation, but when this happens, it is difficult to say.
