The Russian Interior Ministry recorded 25 asylum applications from citizens of the United States and Canada.

From January to September of this year, citizens of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom submitted 25 applications for temporary asylum in Russia. Such data on November 3 is contained in the materials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

As RIA Novosti found out, out of the total number of appeals, 11 came from Americans, eight from Canadians and six from the British. At the same time, for nine months, citizens of these countries have not applied for refugee status. All registered applications related to temporary asylum.

By the end of September, 74 citizens of three countries had temporary asylum in Russia. Among them are 38 US citizens, 23 British citizens and 13 Canadian citizens. In the third quarter, the number of Canadians with temporary asylum increased from nine to 13, and the British from 22 to 23. The number of Americans, on the contrary, decreased from 41 to 38.

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In October, it was reported that in the first six months of 2026, Ukrainian citizens applied for asylum in Russia more often than other foreigners. A total of 2,562 applications were received during this period. Of these, 1,386 were submitted by citizens of Ukraine, 427 from Syria, and 97 from Afghanistan. Citizens of Iran, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have also applied for asylum.