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At the Russian consulate or embassy, it is possible to undergo a check of the Russian citizenship, which is required if both passports are lost or expired, to obtain citizenship for certain categories of citizens, or to go through the procedure for renouncing citizenship.
We will be happy to help you at every stage of interaction with the consulate: we will prepare an application for you (and a questionnaire, if required) in the required format on the consulate portal, we will advise you on your situation and the list of documents that you will have to take with you, and if necessary, we will provide assistance in making an appointment at the consulate.
Checking the Russian citizenship
In case of the simultaneous loss (theft) or expiration of internal and foreign passports, in order to issue new documents, it is necessary to go through the procedure of verifying the citizenship of the Russian Federation.
To do this, you need to find out the circumstances of acquiring Russian citizenship and indicate the specific article in accordance with which the applicant is a citizen of the Russian Federation.
The timeframe for satisfying a request is not regulated and depends on the method and place of acquisition of citizenship.
Obtaining the Russian citizenship
In most cases, obtaining the Russian citizenship is possible only at the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the Russian territory. However, there are a number of cases when this can be done at a consulate or embassy.
If one of the parents (guardians, adoptive parents) is a citizen of the Russian Federation, then the child also has the right to receive Russian citizenship.- Depending on the child’s place of birth, the citizenship of the second parent and the presence/absence of citizenship of another country, the child may obtain Russian citizenship by birth or be admitted to it, which affects the time frame for consideration of the application.
- In some cases, you can submit an application for citizenship for a child at the same time as an application for a birth certificate and an initial five-year foreign passport for the child. Only one appointment will be required.
- The decision to grant Russian citizenship to a child under the age of 14 is made by the Embassy on the spot. The decision to grant citizenship to a child between the ages of 14 and 18 is made only after prior approval in Russia. The period for consideration of such an application is up to 6 months.
- at the time of 02/06/1992 they were permanently residing on the territory of Russia and can document this fact
- they lived and live in states that were part of the USSR, and did not receive citizenship of these states (there are temporary restrictions on the validity of the law: until October 26, 2024)
- have the status of a veteran of the Great World War II
Citizens of the former USSR have the right to receive Russian citizenship if:
Renouncing the Russian citizenship
A citizen has the right to renounce the Russian citizenship for himself and their children if the following conditions are met:
he/she has a valid foreign passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation
he/she is in the country of the consulate legally, has citizenship of this country or guarantees that he/she will be granted another citizenship in the event of renunciation of the Russian citizenship
has no tax arrears in the Russian Federation
does not have pending enforcement proceedings in the Russian Federation
there are no grounds for recognizing a citizen as having not completed military service by conscription, without having legal grounds for this (for men from 18 to 30 years old)
Process of registration
Submitting an application
Describe your situation. You can send us the required documents either simultaneously with the application or directly to the lawyer after consultation with him/her
Filling out the application (and questionnaire)
Our lawyer will contact you, discuss the details and fill out an online application on the consulate portal. You will receive a completed document that you will have to take with you to the consulate. The service completion time is 2 business days from the date of payment.
Scheduling an appointment at the consulate
Schedule an appointment at the consulate yourself or with our assistance (according to the selected tariff)
Submitting documents to the consulate
On the day of your appointment, arrive to the consulate with a package of documents to obtain, renounce, or verify the citizenship
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Necessary documentsFrequently Asked Questions
Who can contact the consulate to obtain citizenship for a child?
One of the child’s parents (legal representative) who has Russian citizenship.
Is consent required from the second foreign parent for a child to acquire Russian citizenship?
No, the consent of the second parent who has foreign citizenship is not required.
In what case is it considered that a child has a single parent?
This happens in a number of cases when the second parent has died, gone missing, been deprived of parental rights, or there is no entry about him in the child’s birth certificate or was made according to the words of the mother.
Can a Russian citizen obtain citizenship of another country and what might be the consequences for him?
Yes, the legislation of the Russian Federation does not prohibit this. However, the fact of obtaining a residence permit or citizenship of another state must be notified to the Ministry of Internal Affairs within 60 days from the date of entry into the territory of Russia (this can be done online through State Services).
Can citizens of Ukraine who previously lived in the territory of Crimea, DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions apply for Russian citizenship at the consulates of the Russian Federation?
No, it is possible to obtain Russian citizenship for this category of persons only on the territory of Russia through the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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