Kaluga region uncovers illegal citizenship scheme for migrants

A scheme in Obninsk enabled nationals of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to obtain Russian residence permits and citizenship through fictitious employment in sought-after professions. Two organizers have already served their sentences, Kaluzhskie Novosti reports.

Authorities in the Kaluga region have shut down a group that illegally arranged Russian residence permits and citizenship for people from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, Kaluzhskie Novosti reports. The scheme operated in Obninsk.

The organizers, who were Russian citizens, charged migrants for fictitious employment in sought-after professions, including welders of reinforcing mesh and frames. The documents were then submitted to the regional Interior Ministry’s migration affairs department to obtain status through a simplified procedure.

Вид на Обнинск (архив)