Deadline Extension for Immigrants' Legalisation: Putin Announces New Timeline
Heads Up!
The deadline for migrants to regularize their status in Russia has been extended from April 30 to September 10, 2025, thanks to requests from countries like Kyrgyzstan. This breathing room is for those registered in the special controlled persons registry, a list that includes folks residing illegally in Russia.
Under this regime, they can't:
- Tie the knot or end a union.
- Register their whips (vehicles).
- Launch a start-up.
Continued disregard for the rules could lead to kicking them out of the country.
On April 28, the spirits of two fallen soldiers from World War II were moved from Moscow to Astana.
Fun Fact: The Russian government is tightening its migration control, emphasizing both liberalized citizenship pathways and strict measures against irregular migration. [Source: Boundless Immigration]
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- After April 30, undocumented migrants must meet specific legal criteria to qualify for regularization. Failure to do so may incur stricter penalties, such as raids, deportations, and entry bans.
- The tightened migration control is part of a broader effort to focus on irregular migration, as well as to offer eligibility for citizenship to eligible applicants.
- Despite the extended deadline for migrants to regularize their status in Russia, continued disregard for the rules could still result in deportation.
- The special controlled persons registry in Russia includes individuals residing illegally in the country, who may face deportation due to policy-and-legislation restrictions.
- The tightened migration control in Russia, as part of a broader effort to focus on irregular migration, may lead to stricter penalties such as raids, deportations, or entry bans.
- In contrast to the increased scrutiny on irregular migration in Russia, the government is also working on liberalized citizenship pathways as stated in the policy-and-politics news and general-news sources like Boundless Immigration.
