A request from a citizen of Ukraine - the inhabitant of Donetsk region - about granting him temporary asylum on the territory of the Russian Federation has arrived in the Federal migration service in the Voronezh region.
As they say, asylum in the Russian Federation has asked the 56-year-old man, an employee of the Donetsk airport.
" The citizen of Ukraine will be considered in the near future, after which he is able to be granted the desired status. Temporary asylum easier to get the refugee status for the last one must present confirmation of persecution in their homeland. And Temporary asylum to citizens of Ukraine in connection with the political situation we provide simplified ", - quotes " Russian newspaper " the chief of Department UFMS Natalia Chernikova. However, the employee added migration service, the status of temporary asylum is not very convenient: the holder leaves the documents to FMS and over a set period cannot travel outside of the Voronezh region.
in FMS also added that as long as this is the 1st similar case, however, the number of such applications may increase in connection with complication of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine.
As recalled by the information Agency, statements about the large number of immigrants from Ukraine to the Russian Federation began to appear since complications of the situation in the neighboring country in February. According to the information of AFMS of the Belgorod region, in March a petition on granting temporary asylum to the migration service turned 160 families, or 228 Inhabitants of Ukraine. Another 30 Ukrainian households (36 people) have asked the authorities to grant them the status of immigrants.

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