Article 62 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation reads as follows:
1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
2. Citizenship of a foreign state of a citizen of the Russian Federation does not detract from his rights and freedoms and does not exempt from duties arising from Russian citizenship, unless otherwise provided by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
In international law and Russian legislation, the concept of "dual citizenship" means that a person simultaneously has citizenship (or nationality - if the state is headed not by the president, but by the monarch) of two or more states. If we are talking about the countries with which our company works, although Russians are not forbidden to have a second citizenship and a second passport, but the owners of two or even several citizenships are not considered by the Russian authorities on their territory as “dual citizens”.
Dual citizenship can mean:
- renunciation of former citizenship as a condition for acquiring a new citizenship,
- termination of "their" citizenship as a result of the acquisition of any other citizenship,
- not granting “their own” citizenship by birth, if the child acquires by birth the citizenship of a foreign state,
- Russian legislation prohibits dual citizenship of top government officials (President, ministers), deputies, employees of the FSB and other security agencies, judges, and some other special entities.
On May 28, 2014, the Federation Council approved the law on dual citizenship in Russia. The draft law “On Citizenship in the Russian Federation” was amended, according to which any citizen of Russia will be obliged to notify the FMS (Federal Migration Service) authorities in writing about the fact of obtaining citizenship of another country. As a punishment for not informing - criminal liability. For late notification - administrative liability and a fine.
