Of the bandits of the Kingdom of Bureaucracy

So far the most fierce enemy of the Czars have been the hostile, evil and cruel bandits of the Kingdom of Bureaucracy. In order to proceed with their plans, the ally czar armies had to fight for special royal entry permits (sometimes also called "visas") for both kingdoms laying in the way of their mission.

Russian and Mongolian royal entry permit peripetia

• Besides several other things, a special invitation is needed to have at least a chance to obtain any kind of Russian visa. Fully fair way of obtaining this invitation can take up more than one month and assumes good contacts in Russia and their willingness to assist. With support of special entities (and some financial compensation) however, it can be done in a matter of hours with no contacts whatsoever. So where is the point...?
• In order to obtain a double entry Russian visa, a return flight/train ticket from Russia to another country has to be presented. Nobody cares whether it makes sense within travel plans to buy such ticket (i.e. flexible travel plans etc.). Furthermore, this ticket cannot always be bought (as in the case of the Czars: train ticket from Ulaanbaator (Mongolia) to Ulan Ude (Russia) cannot be bought in Russia nor anywhere else besides Mongolia)
• When train tickets for double entry (that are - as mentioned above - almost impossible to obtain) are finally obtained, they are declared "unnecessary" and refused at the embassy. Those time and money-intensive tickets then become a very fancy decoration.
• To obtain a visa for period longer than 3 months, an HIV-negativity certificate has to be provided. Wrong. Even if this certificate (after all hardships) is provided, only a 3 month visa is issued anyway. The certificate can then accompany the useless train tickets at the hall of shame.
• Russian embassy in Prague is impossible to contact by telephone nor by any other modern way of telecommunication.
• Prolonging a Russian visa (especially the business one) is impossible, even for a few days. Furthermore, obtaining one business visa severely limits the possibility to obtain another business visa for another 6 months. Only possibility how to be allowed to stay longer is to go around the system and apply for another visa, most likely a different type.
• To apply for another visa, passport has to be presented at the embassy of home country. Travel costs to do this might become "a bit" meaningless. Sending passport home is costly and/or dangerous. Staying in Russia without passport is not encouraged, since no proper document to confirm own identity and authorization to stay would be available.
• A special letter describing planned itinerary of visit has to be written to the Mongolian ambassador in order to qualify for the visa granting process.

Looking at those ridiculous requirements, obtaining a double entry visa for all Czars + a single entry Mongolian visa seems rather impossible (at meaningful costs). A few battles have already been won, so let's keep our trust in tactical skills of all armies!

Long live the Czars! :)