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Permanent residence — direct-line ancestor connected to historic Russian territory

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

The qualifying connection is a direct ascending-line relative born or permanently resident in the RSFSR, or in Russian-Imperial/USSR territory within the Russian state border.

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  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=8, Article 8(2)(7.1)
    71) иностранному гражданину, который имеет родственников по прямой восходящей линии, родившихся или постоянно проживавших на территории РСФСР либо на территории, относившейся к Российской империи или СССР, в пределах Государственной границы Российской Федерации;

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

The provision reaches relatives in the direct ascending line; the official text does not specify a fixed number of generations.

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  • The captured page does not state a generation-count cap or detailed transmission rules.
  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=8, Article 8(2)(7.1)
    71) иностранному гражданину, который имеет родственников по прямой восходящей линии, родившихся или постоянно проживавших на территории РСФСР либо на территории, относившейся к Российской империи или СССР, в пределах Государственной границы Российской Федерации;

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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  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=8, Article 8(2)
    2. Без получения разрешения на временное проживание вид на жительство выдается:
  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=8, Article 8(2)(7.1)
    71) иностранному гражданину, который имеет родственников по прямой восходящей линии, родившихся или постоянно проживавших на территории РСФСР либо на территории, относившейся к Российской империи или СССР, в пределах Государственной границы Российской Федерации;

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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