It&#x27;s a shame he didn&#x27;t have to enter the USA as a tourist too. The requirements for Russia seem pretty similar to the hoops I had to jump through when I visited a summer school in Baltimore coming from South America.<p>Fun fact: I was told to bring to the Embassy interview a photo of my family, because by default it&#x27;s assumed that I&#x27;m planning to remain there illegally, and is my job to convince the employee of the opposite. The photo would prove that I have a reason to come back.