Dokument #1290736
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
An official at the Consulate of Russia in
New York indicated in a telephone interview on 27 May 1993 that the
republic of residence determines whether or not a person must
present a propiska upon application for Russian citizenship.
According to this source, in certain former Soviet republics such
as the Baltics [Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania] the propiska is no
longer used, and therefore it would not be mandatory for a person
residing in one of these republics to present one with an
application for Russian citizenship. If, however, the person is
resident in a republic which does use the propiska system,
presentation of the propiska is necessary to the application for
citizenship.
Additional and/or corroborating information
on this topic is not currently available to the DIRB.
Consulate of Russia, New York. 27 May
1993. Telephone Interview with Official.