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Permanent residence — born in the RSFSR and former USSR citizen

RussiaAncestry and return

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

The qualifying connection is personal birth in the RSFSR plus former USSR citizenship.

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  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=8, Article 8(2)(1)
    1) иностранному гражданину, родившемуся на территории РСФСР и состоявшему в прошлом в гражданстве СССР;

How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

The provision is not generational: it is framed around the applicant having been born in the RSFSR and formerly having held USSR citizenship.

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  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=8, Article 8(2)(1)
    1) иностранному гражданину, родившемуся на территории РСФСР и состоявшему в прошлом в гражданстве СССР;

What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

Answer not available

Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

The status received is a Russian residence permit issued without first obtaining temporary residence permission.

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What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what follows after the status is granted, including progression, residence obligations and family effects.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the captured Article 8 excerpt for residence obligations, family consequences and citizenship progression; only the direct-residence-permit status (protected in R4) is captured.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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