I am corresponding with a Russian lady living in a small town.
and I would like to visit her. She is willing to help in every way
but does not know how to sponsor me. There are no hotels in her town. What does she have to do??
contact russia-visa.com they will do visa for you she doesn't need to sponsor your visit. meet her in Moscow or St Petersburg to begin with. she can travel there and you can stay in the hotel or apartment. traveling to a small city will be a difficult adventure if you do not know Russian, anyway.
She doesnt need to be officially your sponsor
Get a tourist visa and get it registered in local OVIR office after you get to her town. If there are no hotels-you cna live in an apartment. ( I can hardly imagine a place without hotels..is it a village???? if so you better meet her in some other place ;-))))
Olga, I have a question that I know has been answered before but I have forgotten. What is OVIR ?? and does every town of any size have an OVIR office?? I don't really want to register at the local police station.