Russian Federation Law On Refugees

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Russian Federation's Law on Refugees defines who is a "refugee" for purposes of obtaining asylum in the country. The Law defines a refugee as a "person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution. Upon receiving an asylum seeker's application, the Russian Federal Migration Service ("FMS") determines whether the asylum seeker meets the legislative definition of a "refugee" and should be granted asylum. As of year end 2006, 1,020 people have been granted temporary asylum status and 405 people have been granted full refugee status by the Russian government. It is estimated, however, that there may be as many as one million "undocumented foreigners" on Russian soil awaiting initial access to the procedure of refugee status determination.

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