Russia/Israel: Procedures and requirements for former USSR citizens who acquired Israeli citizenship to register for Russian citizenship under Article 18 of the Russian Federation Citizenship Act; eligibility of their children and/or spouses; reports or statistics of former Soviet Union citizens who emigrated to Israel and later returned to Russia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 4 February 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ31037.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia/Israel: Procedures and requirements for former USSR citizens who acquired Israeli citizenship to register for Russian citizenship under Article 18 of the Russian Federation Citizenship Act; eligibility of their children and/or spouses; reports or statistics of former Soviet Union citizens who emigrated to Israel and later returned to Russia, 4 February 1999, ZZZ31037.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab0164.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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No information additional to that found in the Russian Federation Citizenship Act (available in REFWORLD) and in several Responses to Information Requests on the procedures and requirements for former USSR citizens who acquired Israeli citizenship to register for Russian citizenship under Article 18 of the Russian Federation Law on Citizenship, nor on the eligibility of their children and/or spouses, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. No reports or statistics of former Soviet Union citizens who emigrated to Israel and later returned to Russia could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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 Response.
Sources Consulted
Immigration and Nationality: Law and Practice [London]. 1992 - 1998.
International Organization for Migration (IOM). 1998. CIS Migration Report. Geneva: IOM.
_____. 1996. Legislative Acts of the CIS and the Baltic States on Citizenship, Migration and Related Matters. Moscow: IOM.
International Migration [Geneva]. 1992 - 1998.
International Migration Review [New York]. 1992 - 1998.
Migration News Sheet [Brussels]. 1998.
Migration World [New York]. 1998.
Transitions [Prague].
Fax correspondence with the Embassy of the Russian Federation.
Three oral sources did not respond within the applicable deadline.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Internet, LEXIS/NEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC.
