Argentina is dissatisfied: too many pregnant Russians go to them to give birth
He gives the right to visa -free entry into the EU countries. About it writes the BBC. Recently, the number of people who arrive has increased, which, according to local media, is associated with war in Ukraine. Yes, 33 pregnant Russians arrived on Thursday, February 9. Argentina Migration Service Florence Karignano reported that three Russian citizens were detained due to problems with documents. But they all claim that they visit Argentina as tourists.
At the same time, they were all in the last months of pregnancy. "In these three cases, it was found that they came here not to do tourism. They themselves admitted it," Karignano said. The Argentine Passport allows you to visit 171 countries without a visa, which, of course, is much more than allowing you to visit the Russian passport. In addition, it became more difficult for the Russians to travel to many Western countries after their country invaded Ukraine last February.
A number of countries also suspended the issuance of tourist visas for the Russians, including all EU member states bordering on Russia. Argentina was still very popular with Russians who arrived here. But after the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of Russian citizens arriving to Argentina in the last months of pregnancy has increased. According to Karignano, the number of pregnant women began to increase in August 2022. In total, about 10.
5 thousand pregnant citizens of the Russian Federation entered the country in 2022. "The problem is that they come, give birth to children and then leave Argentina to never return. We cannot let them be lied shamelessly, claiming that they are tourists, although it is not in fact," Ms. Karignano said. The lawyer of the three detained Russians, who, however, had already been released, stated that these women had not committed any crime and did not violate migration legislation.
Therefore, the term "illegal tourism" simply does not exist. "They are not arrested," said Argentina's immigration power. He noted that now pregnant Russians are going to send back. But it is not easy: women arrived unaccompanied, almost without money, without tickets back and for more than 30 weeks. Christian Rubillar, a lawyer of three Russians detained at the airport, said local media that his clients tried to "escape from repression.
" "In the case of the Putin regime, one disagreement with the war is enough for a person to be in prison or his family members sent to the front line," he said LN+. However, the head of the migration service is convinced that this information is not true. Of the 10,000 pregnant women who gave birth in Argentina in 2022, more than seven thousand returned home immediately after childbirth, instructing local lawyers to apply for citizenship for babies and then their parents.
The Argentine edition of La Nacion reported that the Argentine police were raid, investigating the case of giving pregnant Russians and their partners forged documents issued in record time to allow them to settle in Argentina. The activity of companies that offer services for pregnant women who want to give birth in Argentina is also checked. Packages, which range from $ 5,000 to $ 15,000, include a meeting at the airport, a hospital ward, a hotel room and other services.
And Argentina's migration service began to stop and abolish the PPP of the Russians. Such measures have decided to take such measures for Russian citizens who received a residence permit in Argentina after the birth of a baby, after which they left the country immediately. We will remind, the other day the famous actor Alexander Filippenko, the star of the series "Master and Margarita" left.