How to get out of Russian citizenship to those who live abroad

About 5 thousands of Russians annually renounce citizenship of the Russian Federation because of moving to another country. This data is published Russian Foreign Ministry. ForumDaily gathered information on what is needed in order to formalize the withdrawal of citizenship of the Russian Federation.

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For Russians who permanently reside abroad, a simplified procedure for renunciation of citizenship is provided for, the right to do so is written in The law “On citizenship of the Russian Federation.” To resolve this issue, you do not have to go to your homeland - documents can be issued through the Russian consulate in your country of residence.

Documents required for registration of the exit of citizenship of the Russian Federation

1. Application for withdrawal from the citizenship of the Russian Federation. Him form approved by Presidential Decree No. 1325. You can download the form for this link. To statement are attached 3 photos see 3x4.
2. Permission to reside in a foreign country. According to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, this document must be issued by an “authorized body of a foreign state.”
3. A document on deregistration at the place of residence in the Russian Federation (if there is no such mark in the passport of the Russian Federation).
4. A document of the competent authority of a foreign state on whether the applicant has a different nationality or confirms the possibility of granting the applicant a different nationality if he leaves the citizenship of the Russian Federation.
5. The document of the tax authority of the Russian Federation on the absence of tax arrears.
6. If we are talking about renouncing the child’s citizenship, you must also provide a birth certificate, and children from 14 to 18 must give their consent to renounce their citizenship.

In which cases you can refuse to renounce citizenship of the Russian Federation

Bases are described in The law “On citizenship of the Russian Federation”, in particular, the applicant will be denied if he “has an unfulfilled obligation to the Russian Federation established by federal law” - first of all, we are talking about paying taxes to the budget of the Russian Federation. Also, those who have been charged by a Russian court or are already serving a sentence cannot renounce Russian citizenship. In addition, the application will not be approved if the person cannot prove that he has citizenship or is guaranteed to obtain it in another country.

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