[free-sklyarov] Thought: Oksana US Visit

Kris kris at firstworld.net
Wed Jul 25 16:52:09 PDT 2001


At 04:37 PM 7/25/2001 -0700, Victor Piterbarg wrote:
 >I'll put up another $50. However, keep in mind that she still needs to get a
 >visa, which is often problematic. One thing she'd need to get is an
 >"affidavit of support" from somebody in the USA who can prove that he has
 >enough funds to support her and her children during her stay. To get a visa
 >she'd need to prove that she'll return back to Russia...I don't see how
 >she'd want to stay in a country that did this to her husband, but not sure
 >how that argument would fly with the embassy officials.

True, getting a visa can be problematic, but it is my understanding that a 
call from a MOC to the State Department can usually make most of the 
bureaucratic nonsense disappear.

Kris





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