For more than eleven weeks Russia has been waging its war in Ukraine. An invasion that leads to the displacement of refugees in all the countries of Europe. Like all the departments, Ain fulfills its share with already 805 issuances of temporary residence permits granted to Ukrainians: 496 adults and 309 minors. More than half of them are settled in the Pays de Gex, where a diaspora existed even before the war.
“Temporary protection” for Ukrainians
The prefecture of Ain also expected an arrival of displaced persons from the prefecture of the Region of Lyon, within the framework of national reallocations. “But these arrivals were ultimately very limited (20 to 30 people), reveal the state services. France is often considered as a country of transit towards European States where the Ukrainian communities are more important, in particular Spain. For the first time since its creation, the Council of the European Union has…