" I was wondring if there was any information on retiring in Russia. Also how to buy land in Russia. I am a United States citizen and plan to retire and live in Russia. Is there a way that I can get information. My e-mail address is jkitzmann@earthlink.net, if you could please send me some information. "

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" I would start by contacting the nearest Russian consulate about the issue of visas. For even if you own an apartment or land in Russia, if you can''t get a suitable visa, you won''t be able to enjoy your property. [A Wall Street Journal article within the past year reported on the fate of a German couple who loved Colorado, built a summer home there, and planned to retire there. But once they had retired, they could not get more than a 90-day tourist visa and thus could not live in the US full-time as they had planned.) At present the Russian Federation offers tourist visas and business visas. To the best of my knowledge, the maximum length of a business visa is one year. To get a business visa you must have ""an invitation"" from a Russian entity, which in practice means you can pay a Russian visa firm to send you such an invitation, and then you use this invitation to apply for a visa. I know that it is possible for a foreigner to buy an apartment, but until this past summer it was virtually impossible for anyone (Russian, let alone foreigner) to buy land. The laws re land ownership are in flux at present. "

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