Yes, definitely should tell you that vryat a typical tourist would see out the window of his tour bus, not only – themselves residents vryat if faced with this in my daily life! And here’s the deal – one day Ira told me that in the next two or three days will be very busy at work. The implication of this message was that all those days I had to hold myself. The question arose – how? By and large I’ve traveled to Latvia is pretty good. All major attractions visited, the main resort of Jurmala – visited Riga walked up and hirecars down.

On weekends, we Irkoy left in Lithuania, then planned to spend Easter with her parents in Latgallii (Eastern Latvia). The idea of ??rounding up to the Estonian island of Saaremaa, but figuring out bus schedules (had to go to Pärnu, then change to another bus in Kyuresaare, the whole trip takes about 8 hours and Kyuresaare at best I would arrive at midnight). Lithuania Klaipeda and Palanga – summer beach resorts, which in early April reigns completely desolate and blowing winds from the Baltic Sea. In terms of attractions, these towns also did not shine.

Choosing stopped at Pskov – the ancient Russian town that no more than 6-7 hours away by bus from Riga, a night on the train. In Pskov, I tried to get long, but … somehow it did not develop! But, as happens in real life (in movies such does not happen .. “) there is a problem – the visa. No, not a Russian visa, because I am a Russian citizen, among other things. Latvian visa! The fact that my visa in the Baltic region was only valid for one entry, and went to Pskov, I have it automatically loses. Of course, in Pskov, acted as the Estonian and Latvian Consulate, but rely on the fact that during those two days in Pskov, I’d have yet to issue a new visa ..?

It is very doubtful prospect, the more that the consulate will certainly beyond me storming hundreds of Russians and the procedure could take from me all the free time and even more. This option does not suit in the bud. Should obtain a visa on re-entry into Latvia in advance. Theoretically, I guess that probably you can contact the local office of Immigration and visas, but a much simpler option seemed to me just to get a visa to Lithuania or Estonia, as having one of them I had the right to re-enter Latvia.

I went to the Lithuanian consulate in Riga, reasoning that if I can enter into Latvia from Lithuanian visa, then in the end, why do I need to restructure my old Latvian visa application and pay an exorbitant price? At the consulate I filled out the questionnaire, where he wrote that the Lithuanian visa I need to go to Minsk and then return to Vilnius (all of which I invented on the fly, it’s not good to sound something like “I need your visa to visit Lithuania and Latvia” ).

But after watching my aneketu consulate employee flipped through my Israeli passport, has found a valid Latvian visa and said that the Latvian visa I can safely travel to Lithuania and if I go to Minsk, you can have it apply to the Lithuanian embassy to obtain a new visa. With these words she gave me back the passport with the application form and began his own business. I left the embassy, ??and thought, because of pravdegovorya had to be some solution to this issue, well really an alien must specifically to travel outside the state in which it is already, in order to obtain a visa on re-entry?

In late-kontsovya all still went to the Office for visas and aliens adresuKaleju50 that in Old Riga. There is a very dear aunt explained to me (in Russian) that if I was not living the Old Town, and in another area of ??the city, then I need to obratitsyav relevant department, in my case on adresuMaskavas 68, that the railway station and in the backyards of the city market. Dotopavdo this cantors I went to the right floor and found myself in a dirty, bogomzabytoy almshouse, in which the crowd grumbling old woman, and a dilapidated wooden door with the Latvian inscription heard shouting in Russian and response cries in Latvian.

There was a smell of damp and decay. I went into the hidden room and saw a strict uncle, furiously writing some kind of slander, or it may be filling the application form for permanent residence in America, I do not know. He glanced sideways at me and continued writing. I explained to him the essence of the problem, but did not dogovoritdo end, he cut me short and said that for polucheniyavizy to repeat entry clearance required registration (?!). In the next ten minutes I explained to him the whole insanity of his claim, because I do not sobirayusostavatsya live in Latvia, I’m quite the opposite – going away to Pskov, one might ask – why do I need this fucking residency in Riga?

But the one on the broken “russkomvnov began explaining to me that I have no right to stay in the country without a residence permit must be registered by anyone. It turns out that he thought I was not a tourist but someone’s cousin and a passionate desire to remain in Latvia eschena few months. I explain the situation to him again, trying to speak medlennoi clearly pronounce the words.

Then the guy said that no visas Onin involved and should be treated at home. Explain to him chtozhivu in 3500 kilometers from Riga and go specifically to Israel in order to get another visa to Latvia, for that would go from Riga for two days in Pskov – a complete idiocy! A man in despair, clutching his head and begins to quickly speak Latvian, while I do not see any Slovan offers to repeat the entire voiced tirade in Russian, or in angliyski.Tot stunned looks at me and says nothing.
“-So what do you advise?” – I asked quietly sitting on a chair in front of his desk.

A guy slams his palm on the table and zayavlet me that anything can not help because …. the whole computer system of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and flew the last night was not issued any visas at all! But apart from this claim that their cantor visa issue can not be at all since they do not have the forms. And then gets up and invites me to leave the room, as they have begun a break.

Again, I go to Old Riga on Kaleju 50, gdevnov appeared before the same Auntie, that at the beginning of the day. Explain her situation, but she clasps her hands and says that he does not understand the problem, calling on Maskavas 68, long and loud talking, and then calls back somewhere else, too, long talks, all the while looking at me.

Prihoditmuzhchina tie, apparently her boss, asking me questions, I repeat once again my story. Again calls back issues. Head puts trubkui tells me that they were obliged to give me a visa, and that they trebovalipropiski, so it’s all a delusion. Again calls, and then writes me a piece of paper address Raina Boulevard 5, there is the Department of Immigration and Naturalization, or something like that. I go there.

Solid government building, security entrance with a pass. I have been very respectable lady, nachalnikpasportno and visa service in Riga. I was very sorry he apologizes for his subordinates, refers to the large workload, take your passport, application form and says that everything will be ready in … Two days! I’m shocked – two days later I had already come back from Pskov, ask again, why not today. She says she flew to the computer …

Completely exhausted delirium through the streets of Old Town, walk into a restaurant understand that spent a day and force a blank, no visa after 2 days I would no longer be needed, but … its still did it, walked through the maze of bureaucracy! As the saying goes – “Pyrrhic victory”. Anyway now I will prepare for new journeys and do their favorite thing tuning. By the way found a very interesting site tuning car , now sitting here reading and enjoying.