The Migration Service of Argentina began to massively refuse Russians to extend their tourist stay. According to TASS, this was announced by Georgy Polin, head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in the republic.
“We are aware of the situation with the increasing practice of the Argentine migration department issuing negative decisions to extend the so-called tourist stay for newly arrived Russian citizens, refusing to issue residence permits for them (and even canceling previously issued ones), as well as issuing an order to leave the country in as soon as possible under the threat of initiating the deportation procedure. So far, we are talking about several dozen cases, ”the consul said in a comment.
According to him, the migration service justifies the refusals by the provision of the Russian-Argentinean agreement on visa-free travel, “according to which holders of ordinary Russian passports can enter, exit, transit and stay in Argentina without visas for no more than 90 days during each period of 180 days” . Nevertheless, during 2022, the department satisfied most of the requests of Russians to extend the tourist stay in the country.
“We would proceed from the fact that the non-discriminatory implementation of such provisions of Argentine law implies that citizens of other countries that have a visa-free regime with Argentina would be denied a residence permit if the relevant bilateral or multilateral agreements contain similar provisions. In recent months, almost exclusively Russian citizens have been heard, ”said Polin.
According to the diplomat, the Russians have the opportunity to appeal against a refusal to extend their stay or grant a residence permit. “We recommend that compatriots who do not agree with the measures taken against them appeal against decisions exclusively in a legal manner with the involvement of licensed lawyers, and if they do not speak Spanish, then translators,” he added.
According to the diplomat, the law office, which the embassy contacted for information, confirmed that Russians who were refused could be expelled from Argentina without appeal. “An appeal against the decision in itself makes it possible to stay in Argentina legally, at least until the appeal is considered,” the lawyers said. According to their estimates, its review may take up to two to four years.
Source: Rosbalt
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