Mandate refugees cannot apply for citizenship of Kyrgyzstan. Press service of the Ombudsman’s Institute reports.
According to it, the Deputy Ombudsman Albert Kolopov met with the head of the National Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the Kyrgyz Republic Ivan Saleyeu.
The parties discussed the problems of mandate refugees who cannot register documents for obtaining citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic, although they have been living in the country for several decades.
«The issue is technical. Additional documents are required that were not previously declared, such as a residence permit. In this regard, refugees cannot submit their documents for obtaining citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic,» said Ivan Saleyeu.
Albert Kolopov told about the monitoring that the Ombudswoman conducted in Batken region among the returnees, having studied the problems of ethnic Kyrgyz who moved to their historical homeland.
The parties noted the importance of respecting the rights of stateless persons. In particular, the situation with the detention of stateless persons, who have applied for refugee status, for illegal border crossing is of concern.
