On April 29, 2019, the President of Russia signed Decree No. 187 “On certain categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons who have the right to apply for admission to the citizenship of Russia under the simplified procedure”.
The decree provides for a form of application for citizenship and a list of attached documents. The term for consideration of applications should not exceed three months.
This Decree provides for the right of admission to the citizenship of Russia in a simplified manner for:
- citizens of Ukraine who do not have citizenship of another state, and stateless persons who were born and permanently resided in the territories of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, who left the specified territories until March 18, 2014, as well as their children, including the number adopted, spouses and parents;
- citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons who have a temporary residence permit in Russia, a permanent residence permit in Russia, a refugee certificate, a certificate of temporary asylum in the territory of Russia or a certificate of a participant of State Program to assist voluntary resettlement in Russia of compatriots living abroad, permanently residing in the territories of the DPR and the LPR as of April 7, 2014 and April 27, 2014, respectively, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents;
- foreign citizens and stateless persons who (or their relatives) were subjected to illegal deportation from the territory of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, as well as to their relatives in a straight line of descent, adopted children and spouses;
- citizens of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Iraq, the Republic of Yemen and the Syrian Arab Republic born in the territory of the RSFSR and held USSR citizenship in the past, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents.
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