The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (SACL) has rejected the appeal of Valery Ivanov, a well-known writer and Russian citizen who had appealed against the denial of a residence permit (LPR) in the Republic of Lithuania. This decision confirms the decision of the Administrative Court of Lithuania (ACL) of first instance, which also rejected his request.
Ivanov, a historian, philosopher, and publicist and chairman of the Union of Russian Writers and Artists "RAROG," filed the complaint after the Lithuanian Department of Migration (DML) decided to revoke his residence permit.
The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania of March 27, 2024, which Valery Ivanov received on April 2, confirmed the decision of the Administrative Court of Lithuania. It did not satisfy Ivanov's complaint without addressing the main point of his appeal - the complete lack of motivation for the decision of the Lithuanian Department of Migration (DML) to revoke his residence permit. Instead, the court referred to the formal deadline of two weeks for filing a complaint, which was allegedly overdue. And this, despite the fact that officially the text of the ACL decision was served to Ivanov only on January 13, 2024, but he appealed within the established deadline of January 21, 2024.
The refusal of the DML, the ACL and the EACL to provide Ivanov with the motivation for the revocation of his residence permit calls into question the observance of his civil rights guaranteed by the Lithuanian Constitution and international human rights instruments, including the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Ivanov, a historian, philosopher, and publicist and chairman of the Union of Russian Writers and Artists "RAROG," filed the complaint after the Lithuanian Department of Migration (DML) decided to revoke his residence permit.
The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania of March 27, 2024, which Valery Ivanov received on April 2, confirmed the decision of the Administrative Court of Lithuania. It did not satisfy Ivanov's complaint without addressing the main point of his appeal - the complete lack of motivation for the decision of the Lithuanian Department of Migration (DML) to revoke his residence permit. Instead, the court referred to the formal deadline of two weeks for filing a complaint, which was allegedly overdue. And this, despite the fact that officially the text of the ACL decision was served to Ivanov only on January 13, 2024, but he appealed within the established deadline of January 21, 2024.
The refusal of the DML, the ACL and the EACL to provide Ivanov with the motivation for the revocation of his residence permit calls into question the observance of his civil rights guaranteed by the Lithuanian Constitution and international human rights instruments, including the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.