Deportation/Russian Draft Question

[Olesya Kisselev]

Also, depending on when he left and which part of the Soviet Union, the 
Russian government may NOT have the ability to prove his Russian 
citizenship. He definitely needs a lawyer.

Josh Wilson wrote:
> Draft age is currently 18-27. So, rather than jail him, they would most
> certainly simply draft him if anything.
>
> That said, he should find himself an immigration lawyer. His case is an
> extraordinary one and he can argue that he fears for his life and health if
> he returns to Russia and faces conscription. 
>
> Unless he's actually broken laws to get deported, he likely has a decent
> chance of getting leniency. 
>
> Best, 
>
>
>
> Josh Wilson
> Assistant Director
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies
> Editor in Chief
> Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies
> SRAS.org 
> jwilson at sras.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Kline
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:34 PM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Deportation/Russian Draft Question
>
> Dear SEELANGers,
> One of my students is engaged to a Russian who was brought to the US by his
> parents at age 11. His family lived here illegally for 10 years. Now he is
> 21, speaks only broken Russian, and is being deported to Russia. Does anyone
> know what awaits him there in terms of the army? Would he be jailed for
> evading the draft? 
> Thank you in advance,
> Laura Kline
>
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