Russia: Whether a person has to present him/herself personally in Moscow to cancel his/her residence registration in that city, or whether this can be done by a relative, or by mail
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS31119.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Whether a person has to present him/herself personally in Moscow to cancel his/her residence registration in that city, or whether this can be done by a relative, or by mail, 1 February 1999, RUS31119.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad8530.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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The following information was provided during a 22 January 1999 telephone interview with the president of the Moscow-based International Human Rights Protection Assembly.
In general, a person is not required to present him/herself to the city authorities in Moscow in order to have his/her residence registration cancelled in order to move in another city or country of the former Soviet Union. It is possible that city authorities in countries of the former Soviet Union such as Kazakhstan and the Ukraine may require new residents of Russian origin to cancel their Moscow residence registration before being allowed into the country. Normally, the authorities of the new city of residence may themselves contact the city of Moscow and, in order to do so, would require the applicant to provide relevant documents, such as a copy of his/her passport. If, for one reason or another, the authorities of the new city of residence do not wish to contact the city of Moscow, the applicant can contact Moscow by him/herself.
The president of the International Human Rights Protection Assembly also stated that he could not explain why the Moscow authorities would require the applicant to present him/herself to the city authorities in Moscow in order to have his/her residence registration cancelled and would be happy to investigate any case of this kind. He also stated that if the Moscow authorities make such a requirement, or place conditions on the cancellation of a residence registration, the applicant may send his request for residence registration to the International Human Rights Protection Assembly in Moscow with details of his/her personal situation and the Assembly will investigate the case and act on behalf of the applicant to bring about the cancellation of the residence registration.
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.
Reference
The International Human Rights Protection Assembly, Moscow. 22 January 1999. Telephone interview with the president.
