The war in Donbass has long passed into a permanent and sluggish stage, when periods of aggravation of the situation alternate with so-called conditional truces. The problems of the inhabitants of the region today, for the most part, concern only themselves, and many of the Donetsk and Luhansk residents are currently guided by the well-known principle of saving drowning people, which is the work of the drowning people themselves. Having lost most of their civil rights, residents of the unrecognized LPR and DPR today often find themselves faced with a choice: remain in their hometowns and villages, waiting for the end of the war and the restoration of their enterprises, or try to settle in a new place. The two most accessible options for moving are Ukraine, whose citizens are the vast majority of residents of the unrecognized republics, and Russia, where some dream of obtaining citizenship.
From Donbass to Russia with hope
Intending to settle in Russia, a resident of the Donetsk or Lugansk region must be prepared to solve problems with accommodation and employment, and most importantly, with determining his status of residence in the territory of the Russian Federation. Most representatives of the DPR and LPR today see the ultimate goal of moving to Russia as obtaining citizenship of the country and count on the support of the Russian authorities in resolving this issue. It should be noted right away: there are currently no special benefits for residents of the DPR and LPR when obtaining Russian citizenship at the legal level.
Some residents of Donbass are still waiting for Russian passports to be issued on their territory. But so far everything is limited to the proposals of individual deputies and bills sent for consideration. So, to obtain Russian citizenship, you will have to leave Donbass.
A resident of the Donetsk or Luhansk region living in territory not controlled by Ukraine can obtain a Russian passport on the same basis as any other Ukrainian. The irony of fate in this situation is that in some cases it is even easier for a Ukrainian to become a Russian citizen than for a resident of the DPR or LPR.
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The procedure for obtaining a passport of a citizen of the LPR and DPR in 2021
- Donetsk Republic - 32 branches opened. Receiving advice on passport issues - in the public ( [email protected] ) and electronic (https://mvddnr.ru/public-reception) reception of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the sectors of the migration service at the place of residence;
- Lugansk Republic - 15 branches have been opened. Answers to pressing questions are provided by specialists from the Migration Service Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR (Lugansk, Kotsyubinskogo St., 2) and its territorial divisions. Reception is held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
- four photos measuring 35x45 mm;
- address certificate (in the absence of information about the place of residence or when issued by another territorial body);
- registration with the housing office according to form A;
- receipt of payment of the duty (250 rubles);
- confirmation of official employment (for civil servants and military personnel - with official seal).
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Advantages of having Russian citizenship for residents of the DPR and LPR
Many of the migrants who arrived in Russia from the long-suffering DPR and LPR live in a new place with a residence permit or temporary residence permit, but any of them will confirm that with a Russian passport it is both more convenient and safer to stay in the country. The advantages of having a Russian passport include:
- the right to participate in elections;
- the opportunity to hold public office;
- free education and health care;
- the right to a full package of social support;
- the possibility of free movement both within Russia and abroad without time restrictions.
In addition, a citizen has no restrictions on employment and is free to choose a region to live in. Before receiving a passport, a foreigner does not always have the opportunity to live where he would like: for example, a participant in the program for the resettlement of compatriots must choose one of the proposed regions, but Moscow and St. Petersburg are not on the list of proposed ones; for the most part, there are the Urals, Siberia and Far East.
Among the advantages of having Russian citizenship are the right to free education and medical care.
Other advantages of citizenship include the right to maternity capital, the opportunity to send a child to kindergarten, obtain medical insurance, etc.
How can you move to Russia and obtain citizenship: preparatory stage
Russia's recognition of passports issued in the DPR and LPR has somewhat reassured the owners of these documents. It was logical to assume that the next step would be to provide Russian passports to citizens of the DPR and LPR, as happened in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008, and even earlier in Transnistria. However, nothing of the kind happened. Holders of DPR and LPR passports now have the right to come to Russia with their document, but this is not enough to acquire Russian citizenship: the applicant will need a Ukrainian passport. Acceptance of citizenship is preceded by a preparatory period, which includes many procedural activities and can last from several months to several years. The following steps need to be taken step by step:
- go to Russia,
- obtain a TRP (temporary residence permit),
- obtain a residence permit (residence permit),
- apply for citizenship.
Not all of these stages are required if the applicant is eligible to obtain citizenship under the simplified scheme.
RVP and residence permit in Russia for citizens of Ukraine
Passports from unrecognized republics do not yet provide any special benefits to their owners. Russia's recognition of the documents of the DPR and LPR only means the possibility of crossing the state border, receiving education and the right to acquire a patent to work in the Russian Federation. Temporary residence permits and residence permits are issued to immigrants from Donbass on a general basis.
Having a LPR or DPR passport does not yet give any advantages to its owner when applying for Russian citizenship
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Such information came from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2021, but to date there has been no official confirmation. However, since January 2021, some changes have been made by the Main Directorate for Migration and Migration (FMS), but they did not affect Ukrainians. This is due to the fact that a large number of immigrants from Ukraine are forced to move to Russia, and therefore they require special treatment.
As you know, a Ukrainian can stay in Russia for 90 days without obtaining any permits or visas. After this, he must leave the country or apply for a temporary residence permit. However, if the period of stay does not exceed 3 months, then the person may not even register.
To date, the only activity for registering foreigners who arrived under the visa-free regime is filling out a migration card.
Grounds for issuing Russian citizenship
Residents of the LPR and DPR in 2021 can take advantage of a general or simplified scheme for acquiring Russian citizenship. It should be said that possessing a passport from one of the unrecognized republics at the moment cannot simplify the procedure, and in some cases even complicates the registration of citizenship. Most residents of the DPR and LPR have grounds for going through the simplified procedure, but if they do not, then you can use the general scheme.
Refugees from Donbass in most cases strive to obtain Russian citizenship
General procedure
If an applicant from among the citizens of the DPR or LPR is forced to use the usual procedure for acquiring citizenship, he must meet certain requirements, including:
- live in the country continuously for five years under a residence permit. One year is enough to apply for citizenship if the candidate: belongs to the category of highly qualified professionals who can make a significant contribution to the development of the country’s economy;
- is a holder of refugee status;
- received political asylum in the Russian Federation;
Compliance with the residency requirement is not required for applicants who have particularly distinguished themselves in front of Russia, as well as persons who have experience of contract service in the Russian army for at least three years, if these persons are citizens of countries that were formerly part of the USSR. Those applicants who are unable to do so for reasons beyond their control, refugees and those who have received political asylum in the Russian Federation may not renounce Ukrainian citizenship.
Persons who served under contract in the ranks of the RF Armed Forces have certain advantages in obtaining citizenship.
To confirm knowledge of the Russian language, it is enough to present a document confirming your school education in the USSR before 1991 or in the Russian Federation after 1991. A certificate obtained in a state in which Russian is one of the official languages is also suitable. If a male applicant is over 65 years old, he may not prove knowledge of the language; the same applies to women over 60, incompetent persons and disabled people.
Through marriage
By registering a marriage with a citizen of the Russian Federation, a resident of the DPR or LPR does not automatically receive Russian citizenship, but he has a basis for its registration according to a simplified procedure. In this case, the marriage must be officially registered: partnership relations cannot be the basis for accepting citizenship under a simplified scheme. In addition, a citizen of the DPR or LPR must marry (or marry) a Russian woman (a Russian citizen) on the territory of Russia: a marriage registered in another country and not legalized in the Russian Federation is not suitable in this case.
Among the conditions imposed on this category of applicants is three years of cohabitation in marriage with a Russian. When starting a family with a Russian citizen, a foreigner must make sure that the laws of both countries do not prevent the conclusion of such a union, the age limit must be observed, parental permission must be obtained, etc. If the marriage took place on the territory of another state (in this case, the DPR or LPR), the marriage registration document must bear a mark of legalization.
Marriage with a citizen of the Russian Federation is the basis for accelerated acquisition of Russian citizenship
Through family
A resident of the Donetsk or Lugansk People's Republics can take advantage of the accelerated procedure if he has family ties in the Russian Federation. For example, if the applicant’s parent, who is also a citizen of the Russian Federation, permanently resides in Russia. In this case, the request can be submitted both in the Russian Federation and at a consular office in your country. Of course, only those residents of the unrecognized republics who have Ukrainian passports can take advantage of the opportunity to submit an application without leaving Russia, since the consulates are located on territory controlled by Ukraine. The advantage of submitting an application to the consulate is that there is no need to obtain a residence permit.
In addition, applicants who have lost their ability to work and have adult children who are citizens of the Russian Federation can count on a “simplified” pension. The same applies to applicants whose adult children, citizens of Russia, are declared incompetent, and the second parent, who is a citizen of the Russian Federation, is deprived of parental rights, is missing, incapacitated or died.
Another case when an applicant has the right to a simplified acquisition of citizenship is the presence of a minor child, a citizen of the Russian Federation, whose second parent has died, gone missing, been deprived of parental rights or lost legal capacity. When applying for citizenship through a child, you must be present in Russia and first obtain a residence permit.
You can obtain Russian citizenship on the basis of family ties with Russian citizens
By birth
If an applicant from among the citizens of the DPR or LPR can document that he was born on the territory of modern Russia and was previously a citizen of the USSR, he can receive a Russian passport under an accelerated scheme. If, during the existence of the USSR, the applicant lived in one of the union republics and proudly pulled out a “sickle-fingered and hammer-fingered one” from his wide trousers, and after the Union sank into oblivion, he never acquired citizenship of any of the resulting countries, he can also avoid the general schemes for acquiring Russian citizenship. At the same time, a stateless person can begin the procedure without coming to Russia and without applying for a residence permit.
The benefit applies to those citizens who were born in the USSR in territories that are now part of Russia, including Crimea. In other words, we mean those who were born in the RSFSR, plus Crimea. This rule does not apply to natives of the Union republics. Otherwise, thousands of Tajiks, Uzbeks, etc., whose republics were also part of the USSR, would have already lined up to get their passports. By the way, when this law was discussed, there were proposals to make exceptions for Ukrainians, but they were rejected as discriminatory against other peoples. Although this is, of course, a philosophical question.
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You can confirm your residence in the RSFSR with a Soviet birth certificate
Simplified acquisition of citizenship for Russian speakers
Considering the fact that the vast majority of residents of the south-east of Ukraine have spoken Russian since childhood (with a specific dialect) and consider this language their native language, many of the citizens of the DPR and LPR can take advantage of the accelerated option for obtaining Russian citizenship, confirming that they are native speakers of Russian. Here's what you need to do to do this:
- make sure that you have reached the age of majority and have legal capacity;
- confirm that you speak Russian confidently and also confidently perceive Russian speech by ear;
- confirm that you have ever lived or are currently living as a permanent resident in Russia. If the applicant does not have documentary evidence of residence in the Russian Federation, one should find a relative in the ascending line who has ever lived on the territory of modern Russia.
If the candidate meets the above requirements, he can go to the nearest department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with an application for recognition as a native speaker. The package of documents attached to it must contain confirmation of the legality of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, which expires at least 15 days after submitting the request for temporary stayers and at least 3 months for permanent residents (holders of a residence permit). After submitting a request, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will inform the applicant of the date and time of the interview, as a result of which it will become clear whether the applicant can be classified as a carrier.
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Compatriots Resettlement Program
Another opportunity for citizens of the DPR and LPR to simplify obtaining Russian citizenship is participation in the program for the resettlement of compatriots. Like all others, this method has its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage, of course, is the opportunity to submit an application for citizenship immediately after receiving a temporary residence permit, i.e. in this case it is not necessary to issue a residence permit. Among the disadvantages are restrictions when choosing a place of residence: priority is given to sparsely populated areas with a labor shortage. Subsequently, of course, having received a passport, the participant will be able to move to any region at his discretion, if such a need arises. But before changing place of residence, the participant must fulfill financial obligations to the state: each of the applicants is provided with lifting allowances, medical care, payment for luggage delivery, a place in kindergarten, etc. As a rule, the applicant must live 2 years in the proposed place, although citizenship he can receive it in six months.
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The fact is that I was planning to apply for Russian citizenship under the program for the resettlement of compatriots. We, Donetsk and Lugansk residents, are taken into it first of all.
The initial stage is obtaining temporary asylum. Why did I have to hand over all my old documents, including the loss of my Ukrainian passport. But I also couldn’t avoid coming home at all, since I still have elderly parents in Donetsk, and I check the apartment periodically...
In general, in order not to be slowed down at the border, I applied for Donbass citizenship. Vladimir Vladimirovich, thanks to him, nevertheless legalized our Donetsk passports, but in fact, I had previously bought bus and even air tickets with them. No one particularly found fault with me... Now we are officially recognized. All my friends are very happy about this fact.
But even with a DPR passport, thank God, I don’t have long to go, in the spring I will become a full citizen of Russia and I’m going to go live near Lipetsk, there are many of our people from Donetsk there.
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Refugee status for residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions
Residents of the DPR and LPR can obtain refugee status in Russia on the same grounds and according to the same procedure as other citizens of Ukraine. You need to ask for asylum when crossing the Russian border. For the first time, housing and financial assistance are provided. Then everything is in the hands of the people themselves - they will need to register at their place of residence, obtain a temporary residence permit, and find a job. The maximum period that persons with refugee status have the right to live in Russia is 3 years. During this time, you can obtain citizenship in a simplified manner.
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Other cases
There are several other cases where Russian citizenship can be obtained in an accelerated manner. A complete list of such opportunities is given in Article 14 of the Law “On Citizenship”. In particular, there are certain benefits for veterans of the Great Patriotic War, investors, entrepreneurs, representatives of professions in acute shortage, as well as children and incapacitated persons taken under the care of public or private organizations.
By purchasing real estate in Russia, a foreigner does not receive additional advantages when obtaining citizenship.
Categories of citizens entitled to preferential travel to the LPR
First of all, you should understand which categories of citizens can use benefits for travel on public transport in Ukraine, for example, on a trolleybus, tram:
- Elderly persons, if there is an appropriate document;
- Children left without guardians and children whose parents are deprived of “parenthood”, and their upbringing is carried out in educational institutions;
- Children under 6 years old (if they do not occupy a specially designated seat in the cabin);
- Teenagers from large families;
- People injured as a result of an emergency explosion, having the first category, as well as citizen-participants who received the second category, and children with physiological disabilities;
- Persons with disabilities of groups I, II, III;
- Persons with officially confirmed visual impairments of groups I and II; a child with a disability;
- A citizen accompanying an adult or child with disabilities;
- Military personnel who became disabled as a result of war;
- Guardians, close blood relatives of “servicemen” who died or are officially considered missing in connection with active military campaigns;
- citizens accompanying persons with disabilities due to Group I war;
- Ukrainians who suffered during the Revolution of Dignity.
Filing a complaint directly with the private company that provides the service is unlikely to lead to anything. The driver will not be fired, but only reprimanded or issued a fine of 136 hryvnia.
With the changes that occurred in the legislation 4 years ago, the list of people who can ride public transport for free was significantly reduced, and therefore benefits became unavailable for the following categories:
- persons who took part in wars;
- family members of a deceased war veteran;
- citizens who have special merits “in work” or “before the Fatherland”;
- labor veterans;
- children of war;
- victims of persecution by fascists and Nazis.
Thus, the issue of preferential travel remains not fully resolved. Since all expenses from subsidized trips must be reimbursed by local authorities to plug holes in the state budget. Because private carriers also cannot carry out unprofitable activities.
In order to ensure that the process of calculating the amounts required for budgeting is as accurate as possible, restrictions have been introduced on the number of discounted trips per month. After all, some people travel several times every day, while others travel once a week.
Information has emerged that it is planned to monetize travel benefits in Ukraine, and changes are being developed at the legislative level.
Authorities say there is an urgent need to introduce discounted travel standards. For example, for a city resident a certain amount of money should be allocated monthly to pay for travel, and for rural residents a compensation amount should be paid based on the specific fact of a trip on public transport.
The right to preferential travel in public intercity passenger motor transport is valid on the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic and applies to trips in international public passenger motor transport carried out on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the LPR, a new procedure for preferential travel on public transport will come into force on July 1
In public intercity passenger motor transport (except for taxis) in the LPR, the following are entitled to a 50% discount on fares: - disabled war veterans, combatants, war veterans; — citizens who suffered as a result of the Chernobyl disaster of the 1st and 2nd categories; — disabled people of the 1st group and one person accompanying a disabled person of the 1st group on the trip; — disabled people of the 2nd group; - disabled children and one person accompanying a disabled child on the trip; - children from large families.
Documentation
The contents of the package of documents will depend on each specific case, but a basic set of papers usually includes:
- application, the form of which can be downloaded from the following links: for adults, for children.
- the applicant's identity card;
- confirmation of place of residence;
- a certificate of renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship or a copy of the application submitted to the Ukrainian authorities;
- three color photographs 30x40 mm;
- receipt of payment of state duty;
- documents on change of first or last name.
These papers must be accompanied by supporting documents indicating that the applicant belongs to one or another category of applicants, for example, a certificate of participation in a resettlement program or confirmation that you are classified as a native speaker. A complete list of all necessary documents is on the website of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Questions regarding registration of citizenship should be addressed to the Department for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Self-employed citizens in the village of Donetsk in 2021
A self-employed person is a person who provides services to other people in the field of household and other needs without the involvement of hired labor. The main requirement for a citizen to belong to the category of self-employed is the absence of state registration as an individual entrepreneur with the Federal Tax Service in the village of Donetskoye.
This list can be further expanded by the regional authorities in the village of Donetskoye at their own discretion, taking into account the geographical, national and other characteristics of the region. For example, in some regions and republics, photographers, hairdressers, and seamstresses are recognized as self-employed. A comprehensive list of professions that fall under the category of self-employed can be found by contacting the local Tax Service in the village of Donetsk.
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