Path to freedom. About the State Duma Law on Citizenship and Putin’s Decree on Political Emigrants
On Tuesday, December 18, the State Duma adopted a law giving the president the right to determine categories of foreigners for granting Russian citizenship in a simplified manner.
The law also simplifies the admission to Russian citizenship for participants in the State Program to Assist the Voluntary Resettlement to the Russian Federation of compatriots living abroad who have received a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation or a residence permit, by granting them the right to apply for admission to Russian citizenship in a simplified manner , including at the place of stay in the region chosen for residence.
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And on Wednesday, December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which restrictions on the provision of political asylum in Russia are lifted.
According to the new decree, restrictions for those who were prosecuted in their home country for actions that are also recognized as crimes in Russia, for people convicted or under investigation in Russia, and for those who have two citizenships are recognized as obsolete.
Deputy of the State Duma of the 7th convocation, famous writer Sergei Shargunov commented on the adopted law to the publication Ukraina.ru. According to him, facilitating the procedure for obtaining citizenship is a necessary measure, but it is not enough.
“Of course, there is hope that it will indeed become much easier for our compatriots to obtain Russian citizenship and settle in the Russian Federation. Now, in principle, regardless of where a person resides, including on the territory of the Russian Federation, he can expand his opportunities in terms of staying on the territory of our country.
But at the same time, one cannot help but emphasize the unfortunate circumstances associated with the fact that a number of amendments that I introduced together with Konstantin Zatulin were never adopted. And the bills that were introduced by both me and the Crimeans are still important. This, in particular, is the law on political asylum, bills that should directly facilitate the stay of residents of Ukraine, residents of Donbass, and residents of Belarus in the Russian Federation. This is all very important, and I would like drastic and decisive actions,” the deputy noted.
There is not a single political emigrant in Russia. And it's stupid
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Shargunov believes that this is already a definite serious step towards his compatriots: “Therefore, now we can only hope that this law will somehow be implemented in practice, which means it will become easier for our people. And this is the most important thing.”
“My position is that all Russian people, all those who are drawn to Russia, should have the opportunity to receive passports of citizens of the Russian Federation, and the support of our people should be principled and clear.
A certain movement in this direction has been made, which is not bad, but all this is happening against the backdrop of bureaucratic lawlessness in relation to compatriots, when we have to constantly, constantly fight for the militias who are trying to be expelled from Russia.
Needless to say, the story of Elena Boyko is well known to many. A publicist who wants to be deported to Lviv to face reprisals. Therefore, I would like to hope that even such, in my opinion, a half-hearted measure, like what the State Duma voted for, can help our people,” summed up Sergei Shargunov.
Previously, Russian politicians and experts have repeatedly raised the issue of the need to consolidate such changes in the legislation of the Russian Federation. So, during a press conference within the framework of the project of the Ukraina.ru publication, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian Federation Bogdan Bezpalko , political scientist Mikhail Remizov and the head of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine Larisa Shesler .
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In particular, Russian State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin . According to him, there has not been a single political emigrant in Russia since 1991 - “and this is stupid.” It’s stupid, because many who left Ukraine really need such a status, and for Russia the presence of political emigrants will give additional political leverage, he noted.
In turn, Russian State Duma deputy Natalya Poklonskaya said that Ukrainian citizens persecuted by the Kiev regime can seek political asylum in Russia.
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- About the methods of provision and their differences General nuances Sequence of actions
- Temporary residence permit Restrictions
- List of documents
- Testing nuances
- How to submit documents
- Citizenship by marriage
Applicants for Russian citizenship are subject to strict requirements. In Russia, two methods of receiving citizens are legally established: general and simplified. They differ significantly in the time and labor intensity of acquiring a passport of a citizen of the country.
- Official papers fully and plausibly reflect his personal data;
- Copies of all identification documents certified by a notary office;
- Medical certificates certifying that the applicant does not have serious illnesses or disabilities;
- A document reflecting the absence of outstanding criminal records in the territory of the country of previous residence, and a certificate stating that the repatriate does not have administrative fines in Russia.
- Paper confirming payment of state duty;
- Documents confirming the solvency of a foreign person.
For children, official representatives must provide a birth certificate and a written agreement from one of the parents to grant Russian citizenship.
On July 19, 2021, the State Duma in the third reading adopted a voluminous package of amendments, which are combined into one Federal Law dated July 29, 2017 No. 243-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” and Articles 8 and 14 of the Federal Law “On Legal the situation of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation". After approval by the Federation Council on July 29, the new law was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The law, which came into force on September 1, provides for a significant simplification of the procedure for obtaining a residence permit and Russian citizenship for Ukrainians, and introduces the taking of an oath when acquiring citizenship of the Russian Federation. It also provides for deprivation of citizenship for extremist and terrorist activities. In this article we will consider in some detail the procedure for simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship for Ukrainians.
The President simplified obtaining Russian citizenship for Ukrainians and others
With this point everything is a little more complicated. Literally, the amendment reads as follows: “The President of the Russian Federation, for humanitarian purposes, has the right to determine the categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons who have the right to apply for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner, as well as the procedure for their submission of relevant applications and the list of documents to be provided. » That is, at the discretion of the President, a certain category of citizens will be determined who will be able to obtain citizenship in a simplified manner. It is not yet clear which category of citizens will fall under this simplification; it will be possible to obtain simplified citizenship for citizens of the DPR and LPR, or for simplified acquisition of citizenship for citizens with temporary asylum. It will be possible to say for sure only after an appropriate clarification or a Presidential Decree appears.
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On December 28, 2021, the Federal Law on Amendments to the Citizenship Law was published. A document about which so much has been spoken and written in recent days. The changes take effect on March 29, 2021. All news feeds described this, at that time still a bill, with loud headlines such as “It will be easier for Ukrainians to obtain Russian citizenship , “It will be easier for Ukrainian citizens to obtain Russian citizenship , “Simplified acquisition of citizenship for residents of Donbass,” etc. Let's figure out what will change now. Based on the text of the officially published document, the following conclusions can be drawn:
Putin signed a new Decree on simplifying the process of obtaining Russian citizenship for foreigners and stateless persons
b) documents confirming the absence of drug addiction and infectious diseases that pose a danger to others and which are provided for in the list approved by the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation. These documents are not submitted by citizens of Ukraine, other foreign citizens and stateless persons who have a temporary residence permit, residence permit, refugee certificate, certificate of temporary asylum or a certificate of a participant in the State program to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to the Russian Federation. abroad;
b) stateless persons born and permanently residing in the territories of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, who left these territories before March 18, 2014, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents;
Presidential decree on Russian citizenship in a simplified manner news April 2021
Citizens of Belarus According to the simplified system, according to the law, a Belarusian can obtain Russian citizenship within a period of 4 to 5 months. At the same time, citizens of Belarus must have a RR series passport to be able to live outside the country. When Belarusians apply for Russian citizenship, their children also receive it automatically. To receive benefits, a Belarusian must register in the Russian Federation, which can be done without obtaining a migration card.
- Citizen's identity card (passport).
- A special application for issuing a notification of the possibility of admission to Russian citizenship in two copies.
- A document confirming your stay in the country legally.
- A document recognizing a citizen as a native speaker of the Russian language.
- Photos of the citizen in triplicate (3x4 format).
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What has changed with the adoption of the law on simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship for Ukrainians?
In accordance with Article 3 of Law No. 243-FZ, the new procedure for simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship for Ukrainians comes into force on September 1, 2021. Now that the adopted law is in effect, all Ukrainians wishing to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation do not have to contact the Kyiv authorities and wait for their consent. Those wishing to become citizens of the Russian Federation will only need to write a statement in which they renounce Ukrainian citizenship. A copy of this application, certified by a notary, is a document confirming the renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship. Such a statement is intended to replace the certificate that Ukrainian citizens previously had to receive from their authorities. You can familiarize yourself with the official text of the law on simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship by Ukrainians by downloading it from the link below:
It should be noted that on August 31, 2021, an important message about the simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship by Ukrainians was posted on the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The same simplified procedure provides for the procedure for obtaining a residence permit in Russia. This is especially important for citizens of Ukraine who now live in the territory of the Republic of Crimea. So, from September 1, 2021, paragraph 2.1 of Article 14 “Admission to Russian Federation citizenship in a simplified manner” of the Federal Law of May 31, 2002 No. 62-FZ “On Russian Federation Citizenship” will read as follows.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing legally on the territory of the Russian Federation, recognized as native speakers of the Russian language, have the right to apply for admission to Russian citizenship in a simplified manner, provided that they:
a) undertake to comply with the Constitution and legislation of the Russian Federation;
b) have a legal source of livelihood;
c) renounced their existing citizenship of a foreign state.
A citizen of Ukraine renounces his existing Ukrainian citizenship by sending the citizen an application to renounce his existing Ukrainian citizenship to the authorized body of the given state. A document confirming the refusal of a citizen of Ukraine from his existing citizenship of Ukraine is a notarized copy of the application of this citizen to renounce his existing citizenship of Ukraine.
