This Decree was issued in pursuance of the new law on Russian citizenship (read more about the new law in our news), and gives the right to a number of categories of persons to apply for Russian citizenship in a simplified manner (without the requirement of permanent residence in Russia for 5 years, without exams on knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and the fundamentals of Russian legislation).
In particular, the following persons receive this right:
1. Citizens of Ukraine who do not have citizenship of another state, and stateless persons, as well as their children, spouses and parents (regardless of their citizenship), who:
1) were born and permanently resided in the territories of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and left the specified territories before March 18, 2014;
2) permanently resided on the territory of Ukraine and have a document confirming the right to stay (reside) in Russia, such as:
- migration card,
- temporary residence permit,
- residence permit,
- refugee certificate,
- certificate of temporary asylum in Russia,
- certificate of participation in the State program to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to Russia.
2. Foreign citizens and stateless persons who themselves or their relatives in a direct ascending line, whose adoptive parents or spouses were subjected to illegal deportation from the territory of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, as well as their relatives in a direct descending line, adopted children and spouses (regardless of their citizenship).
3. Citizens of Afghanistan, the Republic of Iraq, the Yemen Republic and the Syrian Arab Republic, born on the territory of the RSFSR and who previously had USSR citizenship, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents (regardless of their citizenship).
4. Orphans and children left without parental care, temporarily staying, permanently or temporarily residing in Russia, incompetent persons who are citizens of Ukraine or stateless persons permanently residing on the territory of Ukraine.
The decree also established a list of documents to be submitted by these categories of persons along with an application for citizenship, as well as the forms for such applications.
The period for consideration of the application cannot exceed three months from the date of their acceptance; if it is necessary to clarify the circumstances regarding the existence of grounds for rejecting the application, the period can be extended, but not more than 2 months.
The grounds for rejecting an application include:
- participation in the activities of an organization included in the list of organizations and individuals in relation to which there is information about their involvement in extremist activities or terrorism;
- adoption by the body performing the functions of combating the financing of terrorism of a decision to freeze (block) funds or other property of a foreign citizen or stateless person;
- the presence of a court decision that has entered into legal force on the suspension of transactions on bank accounts (deposits) and other transactions with their funds or other property of a foreign citizen.
The decree invalidates a number of old decrees of the President of Russia, such as No. 183 of 04/24/2019, No. 187 of 04/29/2019, No. 343 of 07/17/2019, ; 214 of 03/27/2020, No. 665 of 11/04/2020, No. 255 of 03/04/2022, No. 304 of 05/25/2022, No. 330 of 05/30/2022, No. 440 of 07/11/2022, paragraphs. 1 and 2 of Appendix 1 to Decree No. 307 of March 27, 2023.
The decree came into force from the moment of its publication.
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