Thousands of Russian citizens are on the verge of deportation from Latvia due to changes to the country’s immigration law. on air about this First Channel said Oleg Zykov, the charge d’affaires of the Russian Federation on the territory of the republic.
The diplomat noted that there is currently an “extremely serious” situation in Latvia regarding respect for the rights of Russian citizens. He particularly pointed out that permanent residence permits were canceled en masse.
“The local migration service has begun to mass cancel permanent residence permits of Russians who do not meet the requirements of timely changes to the country’s migration law, which is absolutely inhumane and, in our opinion, discriminatory,” Zykov emphasized.
He added that many Russian citizens are at risk of deportation from Latvia due to the implementation of the relevant legal initiative. The diplomat explained that we are talking about several thousand people at a time.
In September 2023, the Latvian parliament adopted amendments to the immigration law, which provides for the suspension of permanent residence permits for Russian citizens. Validity period of these documents to lengthenonly by providing a certificate of proficiency in the state language.
Formerly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated On readiness to accept Russians expelled from Latvia.