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  2. Russians in France - Wikipedia

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    Of approximately 1.5 million exiles during the Russian Civil War, about 400,000 took up residence in France.Political refugees, White émigrés gathered around charities like the Zemgor Committee and the company of the Russian Red Cross, the St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (founded in 1924) and the Action chrétienne des étudiants russes (ACER ) (1926), which provided to their ...

  3. List of border crossing points in France - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of border crossing points in France (French: points de passages frontaliers, or "PPF") forming the external border of the Schengen Area.By contrast, the term points de passages autorisés ("PPA") refers to the crossing points at the border between France and other Schengen countries (i.e. internal borders of the Schengen Area).

  4. Immigration to France - Wikipedia

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    Illegal immigration to France has developed as the country's immigration policy has become more rigid. In 2006, the French Ministry of the Interior estimated clandestine immigrants (" sans-papiers ") in his country numbered anywhere between 200,000 and 400,000, also expecting between 80,000 and 100,000 people to enter France illegally each year.

  5. White émigré - Wikipedia

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    Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne, France, near Paris, is a necropolis of White Russians.. Most émigrés initially fled from Southern Russia and Ukraine to Turkey and then moved to other Slavic countries in Europe (the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland).

  6. Overseas departments and regions of France - Wikipedia

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    2013–2020 map of the European Union in the world with overseas countries and territories and outermost regions. Since 1982, following the French government's policy of decentralisation, overseas departments have elected regional councils with powers similar to those of the regions of metropolitan France.

  7. Main Directorate for Migration Affairs - Wikipedia

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    Migration Affairs is the authority for the enforcement of migration laws in Russia, drafting and implementing national policy, and providing government services with regard to migration. Migration Affairs issues Russian international passports , resident registration and immigration control, and is charged with the investigation and enforcement ...

  8. PARAFE - Wikipedia

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    PARAFE (abbreviation of Passage Automatisé Rapide Aux Frontières Extérieures or automated fast-track crossing at external borders) is a passport verification and border control system deployed in France and operated by French border guards. PARAFE consists of automated self-service gates, located at certain French border checkpoints (in ...

  9. Fourth-wave Russian emigration - Wikipedia

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    Starting in February 2022, in connection with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a new flow of political emigration began, associated with disagreement with the government. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Following the announcement of mobilization on 21 September 2022, a huge surge in emigration from Russia occurred.