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Russia: The Government will simplify foreigners with the conditions for obtaining citizenship
The government has prepared a bill according to which foreigners will be able to receive Russian citizenship without abandoning the existing one. This was written by Kommersant, previously reported RBC.
Corresponding amendments to the Law "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation" are almost ready and can be included in the State Duma in February.
According to the deputy Leonid Kalashnikov, who is part of the working group on the implementation of the concept of state migration policy, other changes can also make citizenship. In particular, to cancel the norm on the continuous residence of the applicant in Russia for five years and the point on the need to confirm the legality of sources of funds for existence.
At the end of January 2020, the Ministry of Internal Affairs advocated the abolition of an interview for knowledge of the Russian language for Ukrainians and Belarusians.
The working group preparing the amendments on the implementation of the concept of state migration policy was created in March 2019 by order of President Vladimir Putin. The task of this group is to attract as many new citizens as possible to Russia, from 5 to 10 million.
The concept of state policy adopted before 2025 orders to open Russia for everyone who wants to live and work here. " In July last year, Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the expansion of the simplified procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for all residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine. Previously, only residents of the so -called "DPR" and "LPR" could receive a Russian passport for this procedure.
The Government of Ukraine recognized Russian passports issued under this procedure. The authorities of Canada and representatives of the European Union made similar statements.