After a written inquiry by an employee of the migration department…
After a written inquiry by an employee of the migration department to a journalist, it was reported that on June 15, the passport was indeed listed as invalid, but by June 19 it had again become valid. The Moscow-based passport of the journalist was listed as invalid for several days.
Consensus
- The journalist Ivetta Avraamova's passport was marked as invalid in government databases for several days.
- She discovered the issue when her package was detained at customs due to the invalid passport status.
- Checking through 'Gosuslugi' confirmed that the passport was listed as invalid.
- A staff member from a migration department within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) verified the passport's invalid status and later confirmed it became valid again by June 19.
- The MVD employee stated this was due to a systemic failure, noting similar cases had occurred before.
- Avraamova submitted a written request to the MVD in Krasnoyarsk Krai, which eventually acknowledged the possibility of an error made by hotel staff in Dagestan.
Points of divergence
- The journalist was unable to reissue her bank card due to the passport issue. — tvrain
- The journalist learned about the problem after being contacted by a transport company regarding her package. — tg_tvrain
- The journalist first became aware of the issue when ordering a camera from China, and was informed by a courier service that customs could not process the shipment due to the invalid passport. — meduza
Coverage (3 sources)
- Moscow Journalist Reveals Passport Incident — Дождь
- Journalist's Passport from Moscow Listed as Invalid for Several Days — Дождь (Telegram)
- Moscow journalist says her passport was declared invalid — possibly due to a hotel error in Dagestan — Meduza