ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, tɑːɹkˈɑːvski wʌz pɹˈɑːsɛst æz ɐ sˈoʊviət dᵻfˈɛktɚɹ æɾɚ ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiː kˈæmp ɪn lætˈiːnə, ˈɪɾəli, ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd wɪððə sˈɪɹiəl nˈʌmbɚ θˈɜːtiːn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv slˈæʃ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ænd əfˈɪʃəli wˈɛlkʌmd tə ðə wˈɛst.
On 28 August 1985, Tarkovsky was processed as a Soviet Defector at a refugee camp in Latina, Italy, registered with the serial number 13225/379, and officially welcomed to the West.