{"id":110,"date":"2020-07-09T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T13:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2023-07-21T10:53:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T10:53:06","slug":"asylum-application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/applying-for-asylum\/asylum-application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Asylum application process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your asylum application and application for temporary asylum (TA) must be accepted regardless of your legal status<\/strong> in the Russian Federation or your ability to present identity documents. When applying, you must submit all available documents, as well as two 3.5×4.5cm photos for each family member. If you do not have identity documents, you must go through a procedure for establishing your identity. If at the time of your application you cannot demonstrate a legal basis for staying in the  RF  (visa\/migration record\/other), you may  be  subjected to administrative penalty in accordance with Russian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not speak Russian, you have the right to a free of charge\nprofessional interpreter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refugee status (RS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you submit your application, the territorial branch of the MOI is\nsupposed to issue you an asylum-seeker certificate. Then your fingerprints will\nbe taken and you will be interviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MOI Migration Directorate is supposed to review your asylum application\nwithin 5 days and decide whether to further consider your claim \u2013 this stage is\ncalled “consideration on the\nmerits.<\/strong>” Following this review, you will be\neither issues an “Asylum-Seeker\nCertificate of Consideration on the Merits”<\/strong> or a rejection decision stating that your claim will not be considered\nfurther.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consideration on the merits involves additional interviews to\nunderstand the reasons why you left your country and why you are afraid to\nreturn, as well as all other circumstances of your case, including any\ndocumentary evidence and information about the situation in your country of\norigin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Asylum-Seeker Certificate of Consideration on the Merits” is\nvalid for three months<\/strong>, and within this time period, a decision should be reached on your\ncase. Exceptionally, the processing time may be extended for another 3 months,\nin which case the asylum-seeker\u2019s certificate will be extended. This\ncertificate also serves as an identity document and proof of your legal stay in\nRussia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While your asylum application is being assessed, you are protected\nagainst forced return to your country of origin. Any attempt to expel or deport\nyou during this time would be a serious violation of the Russian legislation\nand the 1951 Convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After your claim is reviewed, a decision will be made to either\nrecognize you as a refugee or to reject your application. If you are recognized\nas a refugee, you will be issued a Refugee Certificate.\n<\/strong>Refugee status is not time-limited, but you must approach the MOI\nMigration Department territorial branch every year to re-register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Temporary Asylum (TA)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You may submit an application for temporary asylum either before or\nafter applying for refugee status. The temporary asylum (TA) process also\ninvolves finger prints and an interview. When your TA application is accepted,\nyou are issued a Temporary Asylum-seeker Certificate, valid for three months,\nor your Asylum-seeker Certificate of Consideration on the Merits is extended,\nif you had previously applied for refugee status. Both documents serve as\nevidence of your lawful stay in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once your case is reviewed, a decision will be taken to either grant you TA or to reject your application. If you are granted temporary asylum, you will be issued a Temporary Asylum Certificate, which will be your identity document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procedure diagram \u2013 refugee status<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Procedure diagram \u2013 temporary asylum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Your asylum application and application for temporary asylum (TA) must be accepted regardless of your legal status in the Russian Federation or your ability to present identity documents. When applying, you must submit all available documents, as well as two 3.5×4.5cm photos for each family member. If you do not have identity documents, you must […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":107,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-110","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":701,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions\/701"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}