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Foreign nationals planning to visit Russia will soon face new requirements: a digital declaration of entry purposes must be submitted at least 72 hours in advance, the Russian government has announced. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended until September 10 the deadline for foreign nationals who have violated migration rules to legalize their stay in Russia. Those who fail to do so by the specified date must leave the country. asiaplustj.info »
Fewer foreigners are becoming Russian citizens or obtaining residence permits in Russia, Kommersant reports , citing statistics from the Russian Interior Ministry. In 2024, 209,000 “new Russians” received passports, which is the lowest figure over the last five years. asiaplustj.info »
Kommersant reports that according to Arkady Gostev, head of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (FSIN), the concentration of foreigners in Russian correctional facilities has increased. As of January 1, 2025, more than 30,000 foreigners were incarcerated in Russian correctional institutions, with 69.5% of them being citizens of Central Asia’ countries. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has added 685,000 foreign nationals to the registry of controlled persons for lacking legal grounds to stay in Russia. This was announced by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev in an interview with propagandist Pavel Zarubin, as reported by Meduza . asiaplustj.info »
In the past year, Russian bailiffs forcibly expelled a record number of foreigners—nearly 90,000—by court order. TASS reports that this was announced by the director of the Federal Bailiff Service (FSSP) of Russia, Chief Bailiff Dmitry Aristov. asiaplustj.info »
The procedure for recognizing foreigners as native Russian speakers is no longer provided for in the legislation. Preferences previously granted to those with this status have been canceled, according to a law passed by the State Duma on December 11, writes Parlamentskaya Gazeta . asiaplustj.info »
State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) members have proposed adding a new article, 276. 1 "Assistance to the Enemy in Activities Aimed Against the Security of the Russian Federation", to the Criminal Code. asiaplustj.info »
From December 1, 2024, foreign citizens and stateless persons crossing the Russian Federation’s state border will be required to provide their biometric data as part of an experimental program, the Russian Ministry of Transport reported on November 28. asiaplustj.info »
Starting December 1, 2024, Russia will initiate an experiment requiring foreign citizens and stateless individuals to submit biometric data to simplify border-crossing processes. Current Time says this program was approved by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. asiaplustj.info »
Since the beginning of 2024, 3,344 foreign nationals who signed contracts to participate in military operations in Ukraine have obtained Russian citizenship, Irina Volk, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, says . asiaplustj.info »
A bill aimed at tightening regulations on SIM card purchases for foreigners has been submitted for consideration to the State Duma (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament). asiaplustj.info »
Foreign citizens who make unacceptable statements about Uzbekistan and its people are being proposed to be banned from entering the country. This proposal was made by a group of members of the Legislative Chamber (Uzbekistan’s lower house of parliament), who have developed the corresponding bill. asiaplustj.info »
An official representative of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aibek Smadiyarov, said the country’s authorities maintained a register of foreign nationals who speak negatively about the country, Meduza reported on October 2 citing Kazakh media reports. asiaplustj.info »
In Kaluga Region, foreigners who have decided to obtain Russian citizenship refuse to accept documents, demanding first to sign a contract for military service, human rights activist Tatiana Kotlyar told the publication "7 asiaplustj.info »
Compared to January-September last year, the number of foreign nationals visiting Tajikistan over the first nine months of this year has reportedly increased 2.5 times. asiaplustj.info »
The steady growth in the inflow of foreign direct investment into the economy of Tajikistan this year does not indicate an improvement in the business environment in the country, but rather reflects the renewed interest of foreign investors in the mining industry of the republic, according to the World Bank report "The economy is recovering, difficulties remain". asiaplustj.info »
