Guidance

Russia: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
11 December 2020
Last updated
171 NovemberAugust 20222023 — See all updates

Documents

Country policy and information note: Military service, July 2023

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Country policy and information note: Muslims, Russia, November 2022 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: Muslims, Russia, November 2022

PDF, 724 KB, 51 pages

Country policy and information note: critics of the state, Chechnya, August 2022 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: critics of the state, Chechnya, August 2022

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Country policy and information note: critics and opponents of the government, Russia, August 2022 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: critics and opponents of the government, Russia, August 2022

PDF, 865 KB, 68 pages

Country policy and information note: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Russia, April 2021

PDF, 533 KB, 53 pages

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Country Policy and Information Note, Russia, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, November 2020

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

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Published 11 December 2020
Last updated 171 NovemberAugust 20222023 + show all updates

  1. Country policy and information note: military service has been added.

  2. Information on Muslims in Russia added.

  3. Added country policy and information note on Chechnya: critics of the state.

  4. Added country policy and information note: critics and opponents of the government, Russia, August 2022.

  5. Added country policy and information note on Jehovah’s Witnesses.

  6. First published.