- A US court has dismissed the criminal case against Russian scientist Ksenia Petrova, who was accused of illegally smuggling frog embryos into the US.
- Russian citizen Alexei Makarov, who fought on Ukraine’s side, faces deportation from Sweden.
- Sergei Mulivanov, a 59-year-old activist of the “Russian Union of Latvia” who moved to Russia two years ago because he disagreed with the Latvian authorities’ policies, has been charged with fraud and sent to the war against Ukraine.
- Russian citizen Ivan Ivannikov, an immigration attorney from Los Angeles, has filed a new lawsuit against the US State Department, demanding that registration for the Diversity Visa green card lottery be reopened.
- Ukrainian truck drivers are in the sights of US immigration police. At least 12 Ukrainian truck drivers have been detained.
- Montenegro’s Interior Ministry has announced the start of checks on residence permits that were issued, following the introduction of visas for Russians.
- The Czech embassy in Belarus has resumed visa appointments. But only for relatives of those who are in the country on a residence permit or a long-term visa.
- In the area of digitalization and record-keeping of EU citizens, the Czech president has signed a new law on foreigners.
- The UK authorities have proposed sharply tightening the rules for obtaining permanent resident status. A Kovcheg (“The Ark”) analysis.
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