Status of citizens of Ukraine, the LPR and DPR from the new regions

MOSCOW, April 27 — RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the conditions for recognizing citizens of Ukraine, the DPR and LPR as foreigners, according to the document on the official legal information portal.

As of September 30, 2022, citizens of Ukraine, the DPR and LPR are recognized as foreigners permanently residing in Russia if, on that date, they lived in the new territories or lived there and left for Russia, and declared their wish to retain their existing citizenship, did not take the oath of a citizen of Russia, or refused to take it. They may use their previous documents until July 1, 2024. After that, they will need to obtain a residence permit. As a general rule, no decisions will be made regarding such persons on deportation, denial of entry and undesirability of stay in Russia, shortening the period of temporary stay, revocation of a residence permit, or deprivation of refugee status or temporary asylum.

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