Russian media reports say a new law which makes several changes to citizenship requirements will go into effect on October 26, 2023.
Key changes reportedly include relaxed procedures for reporting foreign citizenship or permanent residence, relaxed residency requirements for citizenship applications, changes to citizenship routes and the termination of Russian citizenship, and shorter processing times for citizenship applications.
The new law, in particular, provides for expanding the list of crimes the commission of which entails the termination of the previously acquired Russian citizenship
A meeting of the Russian Interior Ministry’s Board took place on October 24 to discuss issues of combating illegal migration and preventing offenses committed by foreign citizen.
Speaking at the meeting, the Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev noted that Russia is globally in the fourth place in terms of the number of migrants and “the issue of their illegal behavior is extremely urgent for our country.”
“They must understand the rule of law over their own habits, follow rules and norms of behavior set down in Russia, respect traditions and moral values,” the minister said.
He further noted that the Concept of State Migration Policy is currently being implemented in Russia.
