BUENOS AIRES Feb 11 and cancel the residence permit of Russians who received it through the birth of a child, but did not stay in the country, the national director of the migration service, Florencia Carignano, told C5N TV channel.
Earlier, the Argentine authorities did not let six pregnant Russian women into the country, they are at the airport in Argentina, three of them — more than one day. The Migration Service explained the refusal by the fact that the purpose of the visit indicated by the women was false.
«What we are doing is suspending the residence permits of those Russians who came to get a residence permit because their child is Argentine, but spent more time outside (Argentina) than inside (country),» she said. Carignano.
Thus, when the issue of Argentine citizenship for a Russian is considered in court, the migration service will submit data that the residence permit was suspended because the person «spent a month in Argentina and never came again,» she explained. «If the court, despite these data, wants to grant citizenship to a person who does not live and did not live in Argentina, this is his business. We cancel the residence permit (for such Russians — ed.)», — said the director of the service.
Meanwhile, the Russians in Buenos Aires gathered outside the government building in support of their pregnant compatriots stuck at the airport, a correspondent reports. 14 people gathered near the government house, some of them holding posters with the slogan «Being pregnant is not a crime.» In addition, the Russians have collected the necessary things for pregnant women at the airport, they will be taken to them today.
«A terrible situation, this is impossible. What is happening at the airport is nonsense. Argentina is the most hospitable country in the world, it is a country of migrants» — said Alexander, who came to the rally. — What is happening is an egregious situation. There is no reason to keep girls there.»