OUR DAILY LIVES TRAVELING KYRGYZSTAN! Russian visa problems...

[@JulieBantin]

OMFG! 😲 what a mess. Take a deep breath. I wish you luck in your endeavors. Much love and lots of hugs. 💕

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Julie! ❤️❤️❤️

[@zoranradevski6193]

Enjoying watching your travelling adventures..

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Zoran! Really appreciate it 😍

[@lbednaz]

I hope you showed your cleaning video to the owners and got a discount!

[@MattandJulia]

Unfortunately not 😐

[@lynlandham3779]

Oh my gosh! What a runaround! I've watched other people try to get drivers licenses and visas, and it's a nightmare in very case. Congratulations on getting it done! Great cleaning job. My motto is, If you want something done right, do it yourself!

[@MattandJulia]

Couldn’t agree more with that! There are never any standards higher than you own 😀

[@joannmcgowan9394]

Wow what a crazy long process! So much to know! You guys teach us so much I love it!, I’m so happy you finally got your visa! Yay🎈🎈🎈🎈

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you! Such a drawn-out process 😩

[@jimjensen9139]

Glad Julia is still willing to invite you along Matt. Lol

[@MattandJulia]

Haha, she is very patient 😉

[@Fyrlss]

Bureaucracy at its best! However, the lovely couple prevailed! I can barely wait to see what happens next. I am a big fan. Best of luck. Cheers 😍

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate it!!! 🤗❤️

[@lunamaharuni]

Good luck 🤞 Sounds crazy!

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you Luna!

[@jennh7040]

What a process… I would have been so scared to leave my passport there. I know that was so nerve wracking. Glad it got all sorted.

[@shelleyrobsonvv2560]

Glad you both got everything sorted, what a nightmare. Thanks for another great video. Julia and Matt you should definitely do a travel cookbook your meals you make always look so good, every place you stay🥰 liked the day to night, it looks pretty. Wish I was so positive cleaning 😊😊. Thank you as always for the comedy you add into every video, 'Matt, you can go Julia for a day trip, Julia "bye" 🤣🤣🤣. Looking forward to the next one and as always so informative, thank you 🥰🥰

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you Shelly! ❤️ So incredible you should suggest that! We were literally talking about it the day before yesterday!! 😱 the wheels are in motion 😀 Haha, so glad you enjoyed it 🥰🥰🥰

[@shelleyrobsonvv2560]

@@MattandJulia thank you so much you honestly make our day🥰. We love the videos, you should definitely do the book ☺️ we would want to buy a copy X Tuesdays and Fridays it's straight to your channel 🥰. It's like waiting for your favourite programme we just, enjoy so much watching your channel. The videos are so great, you should both be so proud of your achievements and thank you for letting us be part of your travel journey 👍👍🥰🥰

[@DikWhite]

I'm glad Matt got his visa application sorted. Back in August I was at the Immigration Office here in Istanbul to renew my residents permit when I got talking to a Turkish guy who was there to apply for his Russian wife. They had previously lived in Siberia where he had to apply for a new residents permit every six months and pay the fee in advance. If there was a document missing (and the officials seemed to make it up as they went along) the fee was forfeited and the application could only be re-submitted two weeks later after paying the fee again. He got sick of all the hassle, and they decided it would be easier for her to come and live in Turkey. At least the process is far less painful here. When are you popping over the border to Kazakhstan?

[@MattandJulia]

Oh wow! Russian bureaucracy is second to none it seems 😁 To be honest it is similar in many ex USSR countries, guess it’s a hangover from the Soviet period 🤷🏼‍♂️ We are desperate to but it is closed to British citizens 😫 Julia has dual citizenship so she can go on her Russian passport but I can’t until at least December

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Alls well that ends well guys. Harriet and I (Jim) will expect the same service. I wonder how they will treat both of us. We are US citizens. As always, thanks for the tip, I hope when you come to visit us, you will not have the same problems. Be well my friends. Harriet and Jim . Richmond, Va.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you guys! 😊❤️

[@barbarahorch7426]

Wow! The Visa process was quite frustrating. I don't think it would be so bad here in North America as UK citizens. Hope you come soon. 💗 from San Diego, CA.

[@MattandJulia]

No UK citizens don’t need a visa for the US 🤗 love to Sam Diego ❤️

[@barbarahorch7426]

@@MattandJulia I would hope you won't!! More reasons to visit the USA. 💗

[@Jensie50]

Thanks for another behind-the-scenes video you two. Bureaucracy is such a pain in the behind! 😣 You should have billed the owners for your cleaning of the apartment, disgusting! At least everything had been sorted for a nice filming spree, looking forward to watching it 🥰

[@MattandJulia]

Ahhh, we were so ready to complain about the owner on Airbnb! Then she turned up with fruits yesterday being incredibly friendly and we instantly felt guilty 😫😅 Can’t wait to share all the videos coming up 🥰

[@hugostark9667]

First started watching back when you did the video called something like "what does people eat for fast food in Siberia." Enjoying the content, finally subscribed... Apparently I wasnt before, hehe

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Hugo! Welcome to the channel, officially now 😉

[@nickthomas181]

Matt in yellow marigolds you look like your aduitioning for a Mr Muscle advert........lol Wishing you both the best!

[@MattandJulia]

Hahaha, I’m not sure I’d have got the job 😂

[@BialekChannel]

Did you guys notice that van drive by right at the end when Matt was flashing his passport? It straight up said KGB. I guess they're less discreet about it these days.

[@ruth_HEX]

Well spotted!

[@MattandJulia]

Hahaha, that was the number plate of the van 😅

[@matthewmelton8094]

i just found your channel a couple of weeks ago, and i can't stop watching! you two are so down to earth and real. one question about the whole visa mess. can Matt get a Russian passport as a spouse of a Russian citizen?

[@duke9974]

Thats one thing i hate the most whit the traveling, the bureaucracy hasle that goes with it when u are crossing borders.

[@MattandJulia]

Ah it’s a nightmare! And everything is even more of a pain at the moment 😫

[@TinkuKumar-rc2wf]

I usually watching your videos amazing love from 🇮🇳India.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you Tinku!!! ❤️

[@briantravelman]

Glad you got that sorted out. Russian visa is a nightmare. Last time I was in Poland, I wanted to visit Kaliningrad for a few days, but was told I can only apply for a Russian visa in the U.S. This was only a couple years after I started traveling internationally, and I assumed I could just go to any Russian consulate in Poland and apply for a Russian visa. IDK why Russia does this, and IDK if other countries do this too.

[@MattandJulia]

From what I know a few countries have this rule. I know it is the same for anyone wanting to apply for a British Visa too. So for example, Russians can only apply for a UK visa in Russia. Crazy rules in our day and age!

[@breadpitt4920]

Is it safe for westerners to travel to Russia during the conflict?

[@Md.LokmanHossail]

Ami jabo Russia work parmin visa

[@Hazmatt4700]

Left over butt hurt is the only thing holding back a bearing sea train/road tunnel opening up the North American / Siberia markets with ground transit. Now that would be revolutionary and eliminate Russia's desperate need for a warm water port.

[@MattandJulia]

Not sure it’s just the tunnel under the Bering Straight but the thousands of miles of railroad through both Siberia and Alaska, the project would probably end up being totally cost ineffective for both parties 🤷🏼‍♂️ Russia’s search for a warm water port has more to do with its Navy as opposed to trade though 😊

[@pancake5707]

Thanks for Brexit UK! Now my husband and son have to do the same as Matt to come to Latvia! Before Brexit they could use their UK residence cards to enter LV.

[@MattandJulia]

Ah that sucks! 😫 Guessing they aren’t British citizens? 😘

[@kyrgyz4768]

Почему я вас не понимаю вы Ограничиваетесь аудитории субтитры нет🚫 😌

[@MattandJulia]

У нас нет средств на это, это очень дорого. В будушее мы бы хотели 😊

[@cherylsalinas1548]

So this one should be titled the frustrations of traveling. 😂😂. So as a citizen of the UK you have to get a visa to each country? And Julia is a citizen of Russia so she just has a visa for the UK? I have no idea how any of that works. I am born and raised in US and have not traveled abroad just to Canada. So whew my head hurts from watching you explain all of that. And that is probably the dirtiest place you have stayed. What a shame. Can’t wait to see your travels and hopefully everything from here on out will be smooth sailing. Be safe. ❤️❤️

[@MattandJulia]

Haha, exactly! Only certain countries, so the British Passport is the 5th strongest passport in the world (according to something called Passport Index), and with that Brits can get into 142 countries visa free, but there are still 56 countries we need a visa for and Russia is one of those 🙂 Julia has both British and Russian citizenship so she can choose what passport to travel on based on the visa requirements. For example, to travel to an EU country it is easier for her to travel on the British passport as we don’t need a visa, whereas on a Russian passport you do. And conversely if we wanted to travel to Azerbaijan for example, it is better for her to fly on her Russian passport as Brits need a visa and Russians don’t. Basically with the two passports she is laughing 😀❤️❤️❤️

[@cherylsalinas1548]

@@MattandJulia confusing. Matt, so why don’t you have both UK and Russian citizenship?