Your rights and obligations are outlined in the Federal Law \u201cOn Refugees\u201d and include the right to a professional interpreter and emergency medical assistance. While your Asylum-seeker Certificate of Consideration on Merits (refugee status) is valid, you have the right to obligatory medical insurance (OMI), which entitles you to free medical services in outpatient clinics at your place of residence. To obtain an OMI certificate, you will need to apply to one of the insurance companies working with the obligatory medical insurance system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, if you are in a particularly vulnerable situation while applying for refugee status, you may request to be accommodated in the Temporary Accommodation Center (TAC), under the jurisdiction of the MOI Main Directorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All children have the right to public school education regardless of their legal status in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your main responsibility is to abide by the laws, rules, and regulations of the Russian Federation. More detailed information is available on the MOI website https:\/\/mvd.ru<\/a>. You may also consult with the MOI Migration Directorate staff at one of the territorial branches, or through their free hotline \u201c102.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your rights and responsibilities are detailed in the\nFederal law \u201cOn Refugees.\u201d It is important for you to know that you have the\nright to free medical assistance, at your place of residence. For this, you\nmust go to a medical insurance company and receive a certificate of mandatory\nmedical insurance (OMI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n You also have the right to work without obtaining a work\npermit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon request, particularly vulnerable individuals may be\naccommodated in the Temporary Accommodation Center (TAC) at the discretion of\nMOI Main Directorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All children have the right to public school education\nregardless of their legal status in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Refugee status holders have the right to apply for RF\ncitizenship one year after the date of recognition. Temporary asylum holders\nmay apply for temporary residence permit, which has a longer validity period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You must obey Russian laws and have to register with the\nMOI territorial body at your place of residence and comply with all the\nconditions of migration registration. Failure to comply with migration regime\nmay lead to administrative sanctions (e.g. fines).<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can receive more detailed information by consulting\nthe territorial branch of the migration department of MOI in person or through\ntheir official website<\/a>. If you are detained or\nstopped by the police, do not sign any documents unless you understand their\ncontent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Paying a fine on the spot is\nconsidered a bribe and may be grounds for criminal charges for both sides!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask the police officer to\nintroduce themselves, state their title and show their ID. If possible, write\ndown the name, rank, and the police number of his police precinct.\nAdministrative detention should not exceed 3 hours; however, it may be extended\nup to 48 hours, if necessary, to check documents, determine identity or verify\ncircumstances of the offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should confirm that the\nsummary of charges contains detailed information about the police precinct, the\npolice officer handling your case and details of the offense, in case you want\nto appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have the right to a\nlawyer and an interpreter. Also, you have the right not to sign the charging\ndocument or other procedural documents made in disregard of your requests for\nan interpreter and a lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In cases of police abuse or other unlawful actions of law enforcement agents, you should report to the nearest police station or call the hotline 102.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rights of asylum seekers Your rights and obligations are outlined in the Federal Law \u201cOn Refugees\u201d and include the right to a professional interpreter and emergency medical assistance. While your Asylum-seeker Certificate of Consideration on Merits (refugee status) is valid, you have the right to obligatory medical insurance (OMI), which entitles you to free medical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114","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=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1470,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/1470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/russia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Rights and obligations of persons who obtained refugee status or temporary asylum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat should you do if you are stopped or detained by the police?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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