Russia/Ukraine: Information on whether a person of Polish ethnicity who was born in Popovka Uladovka Oblast (believed to be in contemporary Ukraine) in the 1930s, and who possesses a valid Soviet passport issued in the mid-1990s in which it is indicated that it is the property of Ukraine, is a Russian or Ukrainian citizen or has a claim to Russian or Ukrainian citizenship, on whether the ethnicity of the person or the citizenship of the person's parents influences whether he/she is a citizen or has a claim to citizenship, and if the person does not have Russian citizenship, the requirements to obtain it
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 19 September 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ27393.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia/Ukraine: Information on whether a person of Polish ethnicity who was born in Popovka Uladovka Oblast (believed to be in contemporary Ukraine) in the 1930s, and who possesses a valid Soviet passport issued in the mid-1990s in which it is indicated that it is the property of Ukraine, is a Russian or Ukrainian citizen or has a claim to Russian or Ukrainian citizenship, on whether the ethnicity of the person or the citizenship of the person's parents influences whether he/she is a citizen or has a claim to citizenship, and if the person does not have Russian citizenship, the requirements to obtain it, 19 September 1997, ZZZ27393.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1718.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topics could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: DIRB databases, REFWORLD (UNHCR database).
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
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