Refugees from Ukraine are afraid to return home
Russia will maintain a preferential regime for the stay of Ukrainian refugees on its territory, although it was previously assumed that from August 1, citizens of Ukraine, regardless of their situation, will apply for a residence permit in the Russian Federation and receive work patents on the same basis as visitors from other countries, writes Kommersant. .
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The publication provides statistics according to which, as of July 2015, there are 2 million 642 thousand Ukrainian citizens in Russia, of which 1 million 38 thousand are refugees, and in total 570 thousand migrants have registered their stay in the Russian Federation (received temporary asylum or temporary residence permit) .
“A preferential stay regime for citizens of Ukraine was introduced in the spring of 2014, when refugees from the conflict-ridden southeast of the neighboring country began to come to Russia en masse,” recalls Kommersant. – Since then, for a year and a half, citizens of Ukraine could stay in Russia for up to 90 days, but every three months this period was automatically extended. The rest of the visitors from the CIS countries and states with a visa-free regime, in order to stay in Russia without registering their status, had to return to their homeland every 90 days and re-enter. At the same time, refugees who have received temporary asylum status or received the right to temporary stay in the Russian Federation can work for a year without a work permit. In addition, internally displaced persons have the opportunity to become participants in the resettlement program for compatriots, but for this they had to make a decision about their final move to the Russian Federation.”
Now the head of the Federal Migration Service, Konstantin Romodanovsky, said that preferences for residents of south-eastern Ukraine will continue after August 1.
According to Yulia Zimova, a member of the Public Chamber who deals with refugee problems, the FMS made this decision due to the fact that not all refugees have been able to formalize their stay in Russia, and difficulties for migrants, according to her, usually arise with obtaining a temporary permit. stay and obtaining citizenship.
“Even though a lot of things are being done faster than before, these procedures can take several years,” Zimova said. – Before today’s decision, refugees called in panic and said that after August 1 they would have to return to Ukraine. They were afraid that they might not be allowed back to Russia. This is especially true for those who have relatives in the militia. The Ukrainian army has lists with their names.”
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