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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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 2020Last updated 12 August 2024 + show all updates
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The following country policy and information notes have been removed as they are out of date: sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, November 2020; Jehovah’s Witnesses, April 2021.
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Country policy and information note: military service has been added.
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Information on Muslims in Russia added.
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Added country policy and information note on Chechnya: critics of the state.
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Added country policy and information note: critics and opponents of the government, Russia, August 2022.
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Added country policy and information note on Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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