A source for the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info reported a critical situation with access to the Russian Embassy in Argentina. Applying for a new passport requires a wait of about a year. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismisses all complaints, writing formal replies and suggesting traveling to Russia to renew the passport. However, the Russian Consulate offers to avoid these problems and recommends using the commercial program "Consul-Prime." The fees are as follows: $100 will be accepted in approximately two weeks, $200 in 2-4 days. Consular services are also accepted exclusively in US dollars and new bills.