24 Mar 2014 13:13

Federal Migration Service issues over 2,500 Russian passports in Crimea

MOSCOW. March 24 (Interfax) - More than 2,500 Russian passports have been issued in Crimea, Federal Migration Service deputy head Sergei Kalyuzhny said.

"We have received over 20,000 passport applications from Crimean residents. More than 2,500 [identification] documents have been issued. This process has a acquired a regular basis - the number of accepted applications and issued documents will be growing each day," he told a press conference in Moscow on Monday.

"We got down to business without waiting for the formation of territorial units of the Federal Migration Service," the service deputy head noted.