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Complicated situation...

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JoeShmoe Just Starting Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 2	Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:29 am    Post subject: Complicated situation... Hello, I'm currently 18 years old. I was born in Russia and moved to Canada when I was around 9 years old. This summer I'm planning to visit Russia with my family to see my relatives and site seeing. I have heard that at 18 you have to serve some time in the army and escaping army service is illegal. I have also heard stories of people who were not allowed to leave Russia because they did not serve the army term..My question is that would it be safe for me to travel to Russia and not risk any detention?
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waytorussia Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 14	Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 3:37 pm    Post subject: First of all, you may only be concerned with this question if you still have Russian citizenship, if you don't -- there's no way anybody could take you to the army. If you still do have Russian citizenship, the Russian law says that you don't have to serve in the army if you have a status of "permanent residency" (PMZh in Russian - postoyannoye mesto zhitelstva) somewhere else. This status does not appear only from the fact that you were actually living in another country, but from the fact that you were officially registered by Russian authorities as someone who is a permanent resident of another country. So, if you have a Russian passport and no official permanent residency status, then you face the risk of being liable for the army service in Russia. However, the time when you can officially be taken to the army is 1 April - 31 June and 1 October - 31 December. So, if think there's a risk you can be taken to the army AND you want to travel within these dates, I advise you do not. I really doubt anybody will actually want to take you to the army, but it's always better to be on the safe side. So, if you're unsure about your situation, but really want to go to Russia, I advise you go from 1 July to 31 September this year some time. Hope this helps.
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JoeShmoe Just Starting Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 2	Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 1:15 am    Post subject: It very much does. Thank you!
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