The time for considering applications for Russian citizenship in general can be reduced from one year to three months. The corresponding bill “On citizenship of the Russian Federation” submitted to the State Duma by President Vladimir PutinDecember 29, 2021. This was reported by TASS.
Recall that in 2020 the period of the simplified procedure for obtaining citizenship was reduced from six months to three months for citizens who lived or temporarily stayed in the territory of the Russian Federation .
What is the essence of the bill?
The draft federal law clearly spells out the grounds, conditions and procedure for acquiring and terminating citizenship of the Russian Federation.
What are the main changes?
Powers of the President
Russian President Vladimir Putin's bill on simplified acquisition of citizenship involves the transfer of powers from the Interior Ministry. If the parliament adopts the document, the department will be able to consider the candidacies of certain categories of citizens, decisions on which only the president can now make decisions.
It is proposed to leave only the admission citizenship of the Russian Federation on an exceptional basis within the jurisdiction of the President of the Russian Federation and extend it to:
- veterans of the Great Patriotic War citizens of the ;former USSR;
- persons who have special merits for the Russian Federation;
- persons who, due to their profession or qualifications, or for other reasons, are of interest to the Russian Federation.
It is also assumed that the head of state will make decisions on the termination of Russian citizenship for children under the guardianship of foreign citizens or adopted (adopted) by them, “regardless of the place of residence of these children in order to ensure the protection of their rights and interests,” the explanatory note to the document states. The use of false documents and the communication of knowingly false information will have to be coordinated with the President of the Russian Federation. This “will allow to increase the level of protection of the citizens of the Russian Federation within the framework adopting decisions on their termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation and taking into account all the circumstances when making such decisions.”
The document proposes to expand the powers of the President to determine the categories of persons entitled to a simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship. “The President of the Russian Federation may determine the categories of such persons not only for humanitarian purposes, but also for any other purpose”, — noted in the project. These, in particular, may include citizens of Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and Kazakhstan, the explanatory note states.
Requirements for obtaining citizenship Russian
The decision on obtaining citizenship, submitted to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is made within three months from the date of submission of the package of documents. At the same time, the bill notes that if further verification of the applicant's information is required, the review period may be extended, but no longer than three months.
If a application for citizenship is submitted through a diplomatic mission or consulate of the Russian Federation, a decision on citizenship is made within six months from the date on which a such request is accepted for consideration.
Conditions for consideration of applications for citizenship of the Russian Federation or withdrawal from it in an exceptional manner, which are personally agreed by the President of the country, “are accepted within one year from from the date of filing of the application”.
Categories of people who obtain Russian citizenship in a simplified way
As stated in the explanatory note to the bill, the document provides for “a reduction in the number of requirements for more than 20 categories of persons when they are admitted to citizenship of the Russian Federation and recognized as citizens Russians”. We are talking about:
- citizens of the former USSR and their children;
- participants in the state program to promote voluntary resettlement compatriots living abroad in Russia;
- people whose close relatives live in Russia and are its citizens;
- persons whose relatives in the direct ascending line (father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, great-grandmother, great-grandfather) permanently resided in the territory of the Russian Empire or #39;USSR (within the state border of modern Russia).
according to the bill, can also be recognized as Russian citizens:
- Persons born in the territory of the Russian Federation (territory of the RSFSR) before February 6, 1992
- Persons who have at the time of birth at least one of the parents was a citizen of the former USSR and permanently resided in the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Dr. categories of citizens.
< li>Military personnel who lent oath of allegiance to the USSR or the Russian Federation and, as of February 6, 1992, served in military units under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation, as well as in the territories of other states . According to the draft law, the fact that such persons have a foreign nationality “is not a reason for refusing to recognize them as citizens of the Russian Federation”.
It should be noted that this list does not include investors and qualified specialists, since the relevant provisions of the current law “do not” were not required in practice”.
“In order to exclude the practice of fictitious marriages between foreign citizens and citizens of the Russian Federation, for the acquisition of Russian citizenship, the simplified acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation does not is provided only for cases where there is a common child in the marriage, — indicated in the explanatory note.
It should also be noted that the bill provides for the issuance of ;a document confirming citizenship of the Russian Federation to a person under the age of 14.
For what crimes can they deprive citizenship of the Russian Federation?
The bill expands the list of crimes, the commission of which leads to the revocation of citizenship of the Russian Federation. In addition to terrorist-oriented crimes and falsification of documents when obtaining citizenship, the list includes some serious crimes against the state (issuing state secrets, espionage, sabotage, incitement to hatred and enmity), as well as offenses in the area of drug trafficking and psychotropic substances.
In addition, the bill establishes a ten-year period, after which it will no longer be possible to make a decision on the termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation due to violations committed during the process of citizenship. 39;admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation.
When will the bill be adopted?
Currently, the bill “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” is passing the final stages of; approval by the relevant committees of the State Duma before being considered in the first reading. The date of the meeting has not yet been set. This was reported on the website of the system for ensuring legislative activity sozd.duma.gov.
Sources of information:
< p>sozd.duma.gov. ru/bill/49269 -8
consultant.ru/law/hotdocs/61036.html/
tass.ru/obschestvo/13687777?
