Rather than copy or rewrite the information on this great thread on the FRUA message board, I suggest you go and read the whole thing, especially the posts written by "Jim," who seems to reall know what's going on.

In a nutshell, it looks like the agencies that have gotten caught up in the reaccreditation/NGO mess are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. The regulations governing reaccreditation have been revised to include the NGO registration information and so those agencies that have lost their reaccreditation and which have NGO status should be able to start satisfying their reaccreditation processes soon.

Whew! How's that for a long sentence!

So - it looks like things should start moving soon! Some of the most well-known and fastest-acting agencies in the country have had massive slow-downs because of these new rules and regulations. Here's hoping there'll be a mess of new travelers to Russia sometime after the holidays!

I really do recommend you look at the thread on the message board for more details.