Information on whether there are different classes of residence permits (propiski), and the conditions of renewal and issue of residence permits [SUN11285]

Please find attached an English translation of the Law on the Passport System in the USSR. Regulations related to residence permits (propiski) in the former Soviet Union are provided on pages 13 to 26 of this document. The document refers to residence permit stamps, termination of residence stamps, temporary resident stamps and registration of residence, but does not refer specifically to classes of residence permits (pp.13-18). Conditions of issue and termination are provided on pages 13-18. Information is also given on penalties which may be applied to nationals living without a residence stamp or registration and to other individuals who may be held responsible for allowing a Soviet national to be without a residence stamp or registration (p.19-20). Additional regulations related to residence permit stamps and registration of certain types of individuals, including spouses, children, servicemen, and students, are provided on pages 18-26.

In addition, please find attached an excerpt from Le droit retrouvé? which refers to the Soviet law on internal passports and propiski.

References

USSR Code of Laws. Vol. 10. "Law on the Passport System in the USSR." (Confirmed by a decree of the USSR Council of Ministers of August 28, 1974, No. 677).

Attachments

Marie, Nadine. 1989. Le droit retrouvé? Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, pp. 66-69.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 27 March 1992. Vol. 1, No. . RFE/RL Research Report [Munich]. Carla Thorson. "Legacy of the Ussr Constitutional Supervision Committee."

USSR Code of Laws. Vol. 10. "In the Matter of the Ratification of the Law on the Passport System in the USSR." (Decree of the USSR Council of Ministers. 28 August 1974. No. 677)

_____. "Law on the Passport System in the USSR." (Confirmed by a decree of the USSR Council of Ministers of August 28, 1974, No. 677).