MOSCOW, Mar 10 A number of Russian players playing in the National Hockey League ( NHL) have turned to immigration lawyers for advice on how to apply for asylum or a North American residence permit, according to TSN. According to the publication, this is because the players, their representatives and teams are concerned that governments The US and Canada may slow down or stop issuing new work permits to Russian citizens due to Ukraine-related sanctions. concerned that Russian players in their systems may be forced to leave or that their visas may not be renewed Sanctions are worrisome The US and Canada are imposing new sanctions almost every day and it is impossible to say what that will mean for extradition but exit visas for foreign workers. I do not expect the US government to revoke visas for Russian professional hockey players who are already here, but there are very real and legitimate concerns about what might happen to new visas in the future.» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal “the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.” To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine”, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass.
