Russian citizenship 2023-2024

🔴 Subscribe to our chanell @TarasenkoVasily New law on citizenship of the Russian Federation – many changes Subscribe to our social media: Website: 0:00 Beginning 0:24 Citizenship under a simplified procedure 1:59 Revocation of citizenship 3:19 Crimes resulting in revocation 3:42 Citizenship will be established under the approved procedure 4:13 Miltiple citizenship VS dual citizenship 5:01 Registration online 5:13 Citizenship of babies born in transnational families --- WHAT’S NEW? --- LIST OF PERSONS ENTITLED TO BECOME CITIZENS UNDER A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE CHANGED A) NEW CATOGORIES For example, this list included those who graduated with a “red diploma” from a Russian university; as well as those who have relatives in a direct ascending line who permanently resided in the territory that belonged to the Russian Empire or the USSR (within the state border of the Russian Federation). B) EXCLUDED CATEGORIES For example, it’s not possible anymore to obtain citizenship under a simplified procedure by investment and entrepreneurship. C) CORRECTED CATEGORIES The Law No 62-FZ allowed getting citizenship under a simplified procedure if the foreign national had an adult child who is a Russian citizen, while the new law allows it even the child’s minor. According to the old law, a foreign national who had been married to a Russian citizen for more than 3 years were entitled to also become a citizen of Russia under a simplified procedure. Now, the duration of the marriage to a Russian doesn’t matter, the only important criterion is a child in this marriage. --- REVOCATION Now citizenship can be revoked on the following grounds: • voluntary renunciation of Russian citizenship; • provision of knowingly false information resulting in the commission of a crime, or expressed in actions that create a threat to the national security of Russia; • establishing of the fact that forged or invalid documents were provided or knowingly false information was reported, on the basis of which a decision on citizenship was made; • and other grounds provided for by international treaties. Beginning from , if 10 years passed from the date the foreigner became a Russian citizen, he can’t be stripped of it due to “establishing of the fact that forged or invalid documents were provided or knowingly false information was reported, on the basis of which a decision on citizenship was made”. That is, for example, if a court found out the fact the applicant hadn’t indicated his relatives in the application, but the person was granted citizenship more than 10 years ago, and there aren’t any other grounds to deprive of it, and he lived in Russia within that period, he’ll remain Russian citizenship. --- MORE CRIMES RESULTING IN REVOCATION OF CITIZENSHIP In particular, in the list there appeared banditry, discrediting the armed forces, organizing mass riots, treason, drug trafficking, and “committing actions that pose a threat to the national security of the Russian Federation”. Note that in case of such criminal offences, the above 10 year period isn’t applicable. --- CITIZENSHIP WILL BE ESTABLISHED UNDER APPROVED PROCEDURE It used to be often the case that a person who obtained Russian citizenship very long ago lost it because, for instance, the citizenship application was lost in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or the registration at a certain address as of August, 2001 wasn’t confirmed. Many people found it unfair. Now, before making a decision on revocation of citizenship, an inspection must be carried out. --- MULTIPLE CITIZENSHIP In Russian law, there was allowed dual citizenship, however, Russia concluded a Dual Citizenship Treaty with Tajikistan only. Beginning from , the government has introduced the concept of Multiple Citizenship, if a person has second citizenship besides Russian. Such individuals are considered as exclusively Russians, with all their rights and responsibilities. Before that, the fact a person became a citizen of another country (not Tajikistan) resulted in him losing Russian citizenship. Note that “dual” and “multiple” are different things, in the first case, the individual pays taxes and does military service only in his country of permanent residence. --- REGISTRATION AT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ONLINE Now foreigners can register themselves at their residential address through Gosuslugi web portal. --- NEWBORNS FROM TRANSNATIONAL COUPLES Now it is easier for children born in transnational families to become citizens of our country. Before that, it was required to get the second parent’s consent, who was a foreign national, which was sometimes impossible. The new law allows applying for Russian citizenship for a baby if at least one of the parents agrees. --- #russiannews #russiancitizenship #lifeinrussia #russianlife