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          | I've found that if I get a Russian driver's license it is only valid for the length of my visa.  How much will does a  license cost?  Do I have to get a new one with each new visa?  Or can it be simply prolonged?  What are the costs associated with extending the license? | 
         
        
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          Dear Dak,  
Here is some information from www.gai.ru.(that web-site also has English version, just click on ENG in top right corner. 
 
"Foreigners,  who  comes to the Russian Federation for the term of less than  six  months,  can  use  their  national driving license with the translation  into  Russian, attested notarially. The given translation can  be issued at the Leningrad prospectus, 7. If the visit is planned for  the  term  of  more  than  six  months, it will be necessary for a foreigner  to  obtain  a  driving license of the Russian standard. The certification  occurs  under  obligatory  presence  of  the  following documents: 
-national permanent passport and Russian visa, registered in UVIR;  
-medical certificate about the state of health;  
-national  driving  license  and  its  notarized  exemplification  in Russian. 
 
In  case  the  national driving license is valid, then it is necessary and  enough  to  pass  the  theoretical  examination.  And in case the national  driving  license is expired, it is also required to pass the practical  examination.  If a foreigner passes all tests, he obtains driving license of the Russian standard". Good luck! | 
         
        
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