🇷🇺 The Russian Embassy in Latvia continues to tell stories about the Russian pensioners, who following the implementation by the Latvian authorities of discriminatory amendments to the Immigration law, have been left destitute and are now under the threat of deportation.

❗️Today's story is about a 72-year-old resident of Liepaja, who is visually impaired at birth and in need of constant care and support;

• in advance, in December 2022, with the assistance of relatives, she began collecting documents to extend her residence permit;

• however, even for an almost blind person, obtaining a medical exemption from the Latvian language exam turned out to be an impossible mission - the woman had to undergo a comprehensive medical check-up. Due to queues for some specialists, the whole process prolonged till November 2023;

• as a result, being unable to receive the coveted certificate on time, the elderly woman had to undergo language testing. Visually impaired, she did not score for obvious reasons the required number of points in such aspects as reading and writing;

• due to the cancellation of a permanent residence permit, the Russian citizen lost the opportunity to receive a pension granted to her for multiple years of work in Latvia and medical care, including the purchase of prescription medications;

• worry and stress caused by the need to undergo an examination and a number of bureaucratic procedures have significantly undermined the already poor health of the elderly person;

⚠️ now she is under the threat of deportation.

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