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The new law abolished visa preferences for journalists, members of official delegations, governments and courts and introduced a visa regime for diplomats arriving in the Russian Federation from some unfriendly countries 

The Decree of the President of the Russian Federation updating the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship in connection with the recognition of the LDNR, as well as new forms for applying for obtaining Russian citizenship in a simplified manner for citizens of Ukraine and LDNR has been published 

Citizens of Uzbekistan will be subject to migration registration within 15 calendar days from the date of entry into the Russian Federation (not 7 working days, as it was previously) from May 12, 2022 

The “Unified register of types of control” portal now provides access to information about all categories of types of state and municipal control, as well as information about each specific check, though migration is not included

Authorities of Kyrgyzstan have decided to to lift the restrictions of entry which have been introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic 

Aeroflot plans to resume flights to Turkey as of May 6, 2022. Two flights a day in both sides will be operated (to Antalya and Istanbul) 

The Swiss Visa Application Center starts accepting documents for business visas without prior approval from the Consulate starting from May 2, 2022 

Bulgarian authorities have decided to lift the restrictions on entry into the country which have previously been introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic