The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) counts quarterly the number of people who, for one reason or another, want to obtain asylum abroad. The 1951 international convention…
True, only in Russia and not for everyone. From January 1, 2004, the old Soviet passport expires for Russian citizens and the season of fines begins. For former USSR citizens who have lived in Russia…
In Russia, the procedure for issuing work permits to foreign citizens and stateless persons, approved by Russian Government Decree No. 941 of December 30, 2002, has come into force. The decree…
Russia proposed to Ukraine to introduce from July 1, 2003 a new procedure for mutual trips of citizens of the two countries, implying the availability of a foreign passport when crossing the state…
The Russian State Duma adopted in the third, final reading a bill amending the laws 'On Education' and 'On Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education'.
“Lawyers treat the law the same way shoemakers treat leather: they cut it up, stretch it, and turn it inside out, just to get the shape they want,” Louis XII used to say. Jaroslav Hašek added: “A…
Former citizens of the USSR will find it easier to obtain Russian citizenship: the Russian State Duma unanimously approved in three readings at once the presidential amendments softening the law “On…
Due to the increasing difficulty of obtaining visas to Schengen countries, most of the surplus labor force has rushed to the near abroad - Russia. And this is natural: this country is close, we have…
As we reported in the previous issue of "Zagranitsa", the Russian president has prepared a draft of softening amendments to the law "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation". Last week this document…
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma a draft law "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation." With the law entering into…