For completing the questionnaire in a Canadian visa can go to prison for seven years

As previously reported, the Canadian Embassy in Moscow, introduces an expanded form of the questionnaire on non-immigrant visa. Currently installed the so-called transition period: in order to introduce a new form can be downloaded from the Canadian embassy, ??but when they apply until filled with the old form. The new application form consists of a declaration with the addition and two appendices. "Curiosity," the embassy of Canada surprised the representatives of the Russian tourist industry. For example, in Appendix 1 is required to provide information on the work of the applicant, wrote Rata-News. Including the need to clarify whether the applicant was ever witnessed or participated in the mistreatment of prison inmates or civilians, whether to participate in the looting or desecration of religious sites. The Embassy requested "detailed information about organizations that you support, which member you are or with whom to cooperate, including any political, social, youth or student, trade union or professional association." But a special resentment of the Russian Union of Travel Industry has raised questions relating to military service. Apart from the fact of service in the army, police or intelligence organization, the questionnaire should be called the period of service, branch of service and number of the unit, its location, grade of the applicant and a detailed description of his duties. Even need to write the name and patronymic of the unit commander. All this falls under the category of state secrets (corresponding legislation of the Russian Federation, Section II, Article 5). And for the disclosure of state secrets, according to article 283 of the Criminal Code, which defines various measures of restraint of liberty for a period of four months to seven years. The Russian Union of Travel Industry asked the Russian Foreign Ministry to clarify the legality of the requirements of the Canadian Embassy in Moscow.