DHS/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Refugee Eligibility (Form I-590)
Applicants that claim membership in one of the following nationality or religious categories: Jewish, Evangelical Christian, Ukrainian Catholic, or Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox; AND are or were a national and resident of the former Soviet Union; AND have a close relative in the United States, such as a mother, father, brother, sister, etc., MAY be eligible to apply for refugee status under the Lautenberg Program. Please contact the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for further information:
International Organization for Migration
2-aya Zvenigorodskaya ul., Dom 12
Moscow, Russia 123100
http://www.iomrussia.ru/ope/index.htm
Tel.: +7 (495) 797-8721
Fax: +7 (495) 253-3522
If a claim is based on race, nationality, religion, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group, an application for refugee status may be submitted to the Moscow Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees OR the Political Section of the U.S. embassy in Moscow. Please see
UNHCR Reception Center
Izmaylovskiy Bulvar 39/41
Moscow 105264
Tel: (495) 465-6419
Political Section
US Embassy-Moscow
8 Bolshoy Devyatinskiy Bulvar
Moscow, Russia 121099.
The Political Section does not have a telephone number, fax number, or email address for the public. Applications may be submitted by mail or in person via the North Gate of the United States embassy, which is located near Metro Krasnopresnenskaya, off Konyushkovskaya ulitsa. Only if the Political Section takes interest in your case, will the applicant be contacted.
For More information please see How Do I Apply for Resettlement in the United States as a Refugee?
