Without residency permits, people cannot receive medical care, pensions or other public services.

Now the Moscow police demanded to see her official residency permit.

Without residency permits or work units in the cities, they were also subject to harassment and arrest by the police.

"So he is now free to move about and we have granted him a special residency permit."

In addition, six Syrian families (14 people) requested a residency permit.

There is no application form for the new legal residency permit.

Because of China's system of residency permits, families are often not allowed to make the move anyway.

In 2007, one trafficking victim received a temporary residency permit.

The people have rural residency permits and cannot legally move to Chinese cities.

War refugees with a residency permit have been given the right to work immediately.