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C. Other material
36. For a summary of domestic provisions concerning residence permits 
for foreign nationals, administrative removal of foreign nationals and refusal 
of entry into Russian Federation see 
Liu v. Russia
(no. 2)
(no. 29157/09, 
§§ 45-52, 26 July 2011). For a summary of domestic provisions regarding 
Russian citizenship, Russian passports, the Federal Migration Service and 
administrative liability for certain offences see 
Alpeyeva and Dzhalagoniya 
v. Russia
(nos. 7549/09 and 33330/11, §§ 56, 59, 62-64 and 70-72, 12 June 
2018).

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II. PRACTICE BY THE RUSSIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
37. In its inadmissibility decision of 21 April 2011 (no. 554-O-O) the 
Constitutional Court dismissed a complaint lodged by a person, who 
claimed that section 22 of the Russian Citizenship Act was incompatible 
with the Russian Constitution. The court concluded that the impugned 
provision was not arbitrary because it was only applicable in cases where 
individuals did not satisfy the conditions required for obtaining Russian 
citizenship.
38. On 25 October 2016 the Constitutional Court by other 
inadmissibility decision dismissed a similar complaint lodged by a person, 
who was stripped of Russian citizenship for failing to mention his two 
minor children in his application for Russian citizenship. The court repeated 
the arguments used in its decision of 21 April 2011.
39. On 15 January, 12 and 28 February 2019 the Constitutional Court in 
the same manner dismissed several more similar complaints, including that 
of the applicant (see paragraphs 18 and 19 above). In addition to its previous 
reasoning, the court stated that the competent authorities should take into 
account surrounding circumstances, such as the time elapsed since the 
decision granting Russian citizenship for their decision to comply with the 
requirements of necessary and proportionate interference with human rights.
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