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1 July 2002. Status: Amended. Russian citizenship law details the conditions by which a person holds citizenship of Russia. The primary law governing citizenship requirements is the federal law "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation" (Russian: О гражданстве Российской Федерации, O grazhdanstve Rossiyskoy ...
Apr 30, 2024 · On 26 October 2023, a new citizenship law for foreign and Russian nationals was introduced by the Russian Federation. Work on the new legislation began in December 2021, and the Russian President formally approved it in April 2023. The new law includes: Simplified protocols for disclosing foreign citizenship or permanent residence
- To obtain Russian citizenship, you can do so through birth, descent, marriage, or naturalization through an ordinary or simplified process, dependi...
- Russia does not allow dual citizenship. You must renounce your foreign citizenship of your home country to obtain citizenship in Russia. Only citiz...
- To renounce Russian citizenship, you must apply to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, provide proof of citizenship in a foreign co...
- To get Russian citizenship, you typically need to meet residency requirements, have a good command of the Russian language, pass a test on Russian...
- To get US citizenship for a Russian citizen spouse, the spouse must first obtain a green card and meet residency requirements. They can then apply...
- There have been reports of Ukrainian citizens living in Russian-occupied territory being forced to replace their Ukrainian citizenship with Russian...
- Speaking Russian is part of the requirement for obtaining Russian citizenship by naturalization. Foreign citizens who are native Russian speakers c...
May 1, 2020 · Russian law neither provides for the possession of dual citizenship nor recognizes the foreign citizenship of its nationals. (Law on Citizenship art. 6.) Under this law, all individuals are treated as Russian citizens regardless of whether they have citizenship of a foreign country.
Russian Federal Law on the Citizenship of the Russian Federation (As Amended in 2017), N 62-FZ, 29 July 2017, https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2017/en/120592 [accessed 25 May 2024]
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Current Russian citizenship requirements are according to the 2002 Russian Citizenship Act. You can acquire Russian citizenship through the following ways: by birth; through naturalization (either common or simplified process) by restoration of citizenship for former citizens; Russian citizenship by birth
May 2, 2023 · April 28, 2023. 11:00. The Federal Law, taking into account the amendments made to the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 2020 and the practice of implementing the state migration policy, systematises approaches regulating the acquisition and termination of the citizenship of the Russian Federation.
Apr 17, 2020 · Russia Passes Dual Citizenship Law, Hoping to Add 10M Citizens - The Moscow Times. April 17, 2020. The amendments to Russia’s citizenship law strike down a requirement to renounce...
