Somerset, UK
I've been up to London to visit the visa processing people (and cunningly survived the riots at the same time). The Russian Consulate has farmed out its visa processing service to an external company based in Old Street. I paid them a visit yesterday morning, fully expecting a frosty reception and a difficult few hours while they presented me with endless problems, but no! They were very pleasant and business-like, and while the whole thing did take quite a long ...