{"id":307643,"date":"2024-08-16T09:01:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=307643"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:01:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:01:39","slug":"cuban-irregular-immigrants-and-new-russian-immigration-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/world\/europe\/cuban-irregular-immigrants-and-new-russian-immigration-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban irregular immigrants and new Russian immigration law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of Cubans who have an irregular status in Russia could be affected by a <\/span>recently approved law<\/b><\/a> that seeks to control illegal immigration in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a quick passage through the Duma (Russian Parliament), the law signed by President Vladimir Putin establishes a <\/span>new legal expulsion regime for immigrants<\/b><\/a> who do not have legal reasons to be in Russian territory.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese changes will not only help to increase control over the stay of foreigners in Russian territory but will also motivate them to legalize their status,\u201d <\/span>said<\/b><\/a>\u00a0the Russian legislators who presented the law. (Something extremely difficult for Cuban nationals given the limited options to do so).<\/span><\/p>\n

The new federal legislation provides for restrictions on the rights and freedoms of citizens who are subject to the expulsion regime, as well as the application of various control measures.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this way, these people will not be able to change their residence or stay without permission from the Ministry of the Interior. They will also not be allowed to travel around the country, drive vehicles, buy property, or get married.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the law comes into force, they will not be able to register real estate in the land registry, open deposits, or carry out other banking operations, and they will have restricted access to SIM cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although these are not possibilities that they legally had, they were not expressly prohibited from doing so either, giving them room to access some of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police officers will have the right to access homes and other premises where they suspect there may be illegal migrants. They will also have the authority to deport foreign citizens without trial.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The law also reduces the period of temporary stay in the Russian Federation for foreign citizens arriving under a visa-free regime, such as Cubans, to 90 days within a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn no man\u2019s land,\u201d Cuban migrants in danger between Belarus and Poland<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n