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Seventh-day Adventist missionaries are among thousands of expatriates
in Russia who have expressed concern about a new law on the legal
status of foreigners in the country.
According to Valery Ivanov, communication director for the Seventh-day
Adventist Church in the Euro-Asia region, the exact implications of the
law remain unclear. The Russian government is expected to begin
requiring special residence permits for foreigners who work in Russia,
in addition to the usual entry visas. Officials may also begin
enforcing a limit on the total number of foreigners allowed to live in
Russia.
"We've been told that this law is not targeting Western visitors," says
Ivanov. "So far the Adventist Church is not aware that any of our
workers or volunteers from abroad have been refused Russian visas
because of the law. For this, we are grateful."
Viktor Krushenitsky, director of public affairs and religious liberty
for the church in Euro-Asia, says, "At this time, I don't expect any
future problems. We have a good relationship with authorities."
Still, Ivanov says Adventist leaders will watch for new developments in
the situation. "Other groups have not been as lucky as we have," he
says. The list of foreign citizens who have been denied visas or
deported from Russia in the past year includes Peace Corps volunteers,
human rights activists, Catholic priests, Lutheran and other Protestant
missionaries, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations. In
several cases "national security" was cited as the reason for
deportation of undesired visitors.
Only a handful of foreign nationals work at the Adventist Euro-Asia
headquarters in Moscow. Most leaders and virtually all local pastors
are citizens of Russia, Ukraine or other nearby countries. Ultimately,
the new law on foreigners could have the greatest impact on these
citizens of former Soviet countries. Until recently, Ukrainians,
Moldovans and others were allowed to enter Russia with limited
bureaucratic hassles. Now they must fill out special forms at border
checkpoints and may have to pay significant fees for permission to work
in Russia.
"Of course, the Russian government is trying to prevent the unregulated
immigration of inexpensive laborers from other countries," says Ivanov.
"But we hope that the same law will not be used to exclude certain
visitors who come to Russia for religious or humanitarian purposes."
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