Russian-speaking longstayers (the so-called "locals") are citizens of the countries of the former USSR who entered Vietnam when using long-term tourist visas and continued their stay for an indefinite term, periodically updating documents with the practice of "visa-run". For the bureaucratic apparatus of Vietnam and the countries of origin, these people are legitimate tourists. However, many longstayers are involved in unregistered labor activities on the territory of a foreign state, which is contrary to the visa regime and turns people into “illegal labor migrants”. The report will present examples from specific biographies of how longstayers existed in legal uncertainty and went unnoticed officially.

Discussant: Olga Tkach, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University

Information about the seminar may be found on the website https://isp.hse.ru/migrissled

Time:                     18:00 - 20:00

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