
US SanctionsSeptember 18, 2026
Person Located in Russia: How OFAC Decides This Status After a Move
Two different questions: who you are and where you are
A businessman moved to Dubai in 2022, obtained a UAE residence visa, rented an apartment, and brought his family over. The Russian passport stayed, the Moscow apartment stayed, the account at a Russian bank stayed, and his engagement letter with a US consultant still carries a Moscow address. He appears on no sanctions list. The Specially...