 | 2005
...investigate criminal, customs, and immigration cases involving foreign citizens and attempt to determine whether they involve possible violations of religious...religious workers with the Passport and Visa Unit in the MOI and the MFA. Embassy officers also meet with missionaries during regional travel in the country's... | |
 | 2008
...looked into possible violations of religious freedom and were also prepared, if necessary, to raise the issue of visas for religious workers with the Passport and Visa Unit in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and the Foreign Ministry (MFA). During the reporting period, the US Ambassador... | |
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Embassy's political section are dedicated to human rights and religious freedom issues. These officers work closely with consular officers in Moscow and other US Consulates around the country. Consular officers routinely investigate criminal, customs,... 