How and where to obtain a renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus

The main reason for renouncing Belarusian citizenship is the need to obtain citizenship of another country.

The following circumstances encourage this:

• parents decide for a child born in Belarus that his citizenship will be linked to another country;
• obtaining a government position in another country;
• the need for a long stay in another country in connection with treatment or care for a loved one;
• military service in another country;
• service in the internal affairs bodies of another country.

Is dual citizenship of Russia-Belarus possible in 2021?

Dual citizenship between states is possible if there is a treaty providing for it, or the law on the citizenship of the other party does not require renunciation of citizenship. There is no such agreement between Russia and Belarus. But with the adoption of Federal Law-134, citizens of Belarus may not renounce their citizenship and have two citizenships.

The only exceptions can be families where parents are residents of different countries. Then minor children have dual citizenship status. But after reaching 18 years of age, they must choose one. This choice is not required if they have citizenship of Russia and Belarus.

How to obtain Russian citizenship for Belarusians

For decades now, cooperation between Russia and Belarus has continued in many spheres of life. Many Belarusians live and work in Russia. How can citizens of the Republic of Belarus obtain Russian citizenship and do they need to obtain a temporary residence permit?

• military personnel who served under contract in the Russian Federation for at least 3 years,
• children whose at least one parent has Russian citizenship,
• persons who previously had USSR citizenship and live in one of the countries of the former Soviet republics, but have not received citizen status there,
• persons who were born in the RSFSR and previously had USSR citizenship,
• spouses of citizens of the Russian Federation who have been married to them for at least 3 years,
• parents of minor citizens of the Russian Federation,
• individual entrepreneurs who have been operating for at least 3 years on the territory of the Russian Federation and who pay taxes and fees for a calendar year in the amount of at least 1 million rubles,
• investors whose share of the contribution to the enterprise is at least 1/10 for 3 years (the total authorized capital must be at least 100 million rubles), paying taxes and fees in accordance with the law in an amount of at least 6 million rubles,
• persons working for at least 3 years in a profession included in the list of the Order of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation (https://www.consultant.ru/document/cons_doc_LAW_183534/593af9b9152d2136ad11f595136ea1c02b0b9c8c/#dst100009),
• disabled foreign citizens and stateless persons registered in the Russian Federation as of July 1, 2002,
• foreigners who previously had USSR citizenship and were registered in the Russian Federation as of July 1, 2002,
• WWII veterans,
• children and incapacitated persons (clause 6, article 14 of Federal Law-62),
• persons participating in the State Program to Assist Voluntary Resettlement in the Russian Federation,
• native speakers of Russian.

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Procedure for renouncing citizenship of the Republic of Belarus

Watch the video about renouncing Belarusian citizenship. Procedure for renouncing Belarusian citizenship:

• collect a package of documents needed for exit;
• to write an application;
• submit documents to the authorities that make the decision.

Documents to be presented:

• photo 3x4 cm, color, on good paper, clear and not blurry;
• autobiography;
• birth certificate of the applicant and his children, marriage or divorce certificate (if available);
• children 14-18 years old must provide written consent to their renunciation of citizenship;
• passport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus;
• if one of the parents wants to obtain another citizenship for a child under 14 years of age, the consent of the other is required;
• renunciation of citizenship for divorced spouses is possible if there is a written consent of one of the spouses that there are no material claims.

Three copies of these documents must be submitted.

Statement

Renunciation of citizenship is accompanied by the preparation of an application.

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It is written in any form, but must contain the following information:

• an appeal addressed to the President;
• who is applying (full name), exact residential address;
• date and place of birth of the applicant.

After this, the essence of the statement is stated briefly, clearly and understandably. The presence of minor children who also wish to change citizenship is also indicated. The document itself is endorsed by signature and seal.

Questionnaire

The application is accompanied by a form that must contain the following information:

• address, telephone number, information about close relatives;
• a list of documents that are attached to the application;
• home address;
• date and signature of the applicant.

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Also, those resigning from citizenship indicate information about their previous work. A 3x4 photo is attached to the questionnaire. If you have minor children, you must submit an application for them as well.

Questions and answers

I am a citizen of Belarus.
Recently received Russian citizenship. When submitting documents, I was told to bring the following documents: - passport of my wife, a citizen of the Russian Federation (we have been married to her for more than 3 years)

— Residence permit (lived under a residence permit in Russia for 4 years)

— my passport of the Republic of Belarus with a note that I deregistered from the territory of Belarus and went for permanent residence in the Russian Federation

— other documents

When receiving Russian citizenship, they did not take away my Belarusian passport; moreover, they did not even ask me to write 2 notarial letters about renunciation of Belarusian citizenship (I know that some people are told to write 1 copy for them, the second for the embassy).

Unfortunately, when receiving my passport, I forgot to ask on the basis of which article I received citizenship, which I now regret.

So here are the questions:

1. Do I now need to submit a notification to the Ministry of Internal Affairs that I have a second citizenship of the Republic of Belarus?

2. When receiving any other documents in Russia (the same foreigner, or something else where there is a question about the presence of other citizenships), should I indicate that I have a second citizenship? In other words, I have every right to be both a citizen of the Republic of Belarus and a citizen of the Russian Federation, so that I can calmly write in any documents, if necessary, that I have 2 citizenships?

3. In your opinion, on the basis of what article could I be given citizenship?

Expert:

Artem!

1.Based on your information that you have been married to a citizen of the Russian Federation for more than 3 years, and have been living under a residence permit for 4 years, you received Russian citizenship in a simplified manner “by marriage,” i.e. on the basis of paragraph “b” of Part 2 of Article 14 of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” (if you have been married to a citizen of the Russian Federation for at least three years). This fact is quite obvious.

2Yes, Artem, you have an obligation to submit a notification to the migration department about your citizenship of a foreign state - this obligation is provided for in Part 3 of Article 6 of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”, and failure to fulfill this obligation entails criminal liability under Article 330.2 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Criminal Code of the Russian Federation Article 330.2. Failure to fulfill the obligation to submit a notification about the presence of a citizen of the Russian Federation of citizenship (nationality) of a foreign state or a residence permit or other valid document confirming the right to permanent residence in a foreign state).

This notification is given only once, so there is nothing complicated about it.

3. If your citizenship of the Republic of Belarus has not been terminated, then naturally, in all documents and applications, if there are corresponding lines there, you should indicate the presence of a second citizenship (by the way, in the application for a Russian passport, information about second citizenship is not indicated, there is no such line at all - https http://www.consultant.ru/docum...

4. Well, in conclusion, I note that in accordance with Part 1 of Art. 6 Federal Law “On Citizenship”

A citizen of the Russian Federation who also has another citizenship
is considered by the Russian Federation only as a citizen of the Russian Federation, with the exception of cases provided for by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or federal law.
Expert:

Artem.

If in your case we are talking about a simplified procedure for acquiring citizenship, then here you need to refer to the provisions

AGREEMENTS

between the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation on a simplified procedure for acquiring citizenship*

Ratified by Federal Law of the Russian Federation of January 2, 2000 N 18-FZ

Article 2

1. To acquire citizenship of one Party, a citizen of the other Party submits the following documents to the relevant authorities of the other Party: an application in the form agreed upon by the competent authorities of the Parties;

passport or other identification document confirming that a person belongs to the citizenship of one of the Parties;

notarized copies of birth and marriage certificates;

a document confirming the presence of one of the conditions,

provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Agreement.

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Those. There are two options for obtaining citizenship, either on a general basis or in a simplified manner in accordance with the provisions of the above agreement and if there are grounds provided for by it.

Additional clarifications regarding the two procedures for obtaining citizenship, indicating the list of required documents via the official link of the authorized bodies of the Russian Federation:

On a universal basis

Belarusians are exempt from the obligation to notify the Migration Office about their visit within three months after arriving in the Russian Federation. Another significant nuance that should not be forgotten is that citizens of Belarus do not have to obtain a temporary residence permit. According to a simplified scheme

https://ufms-mvd.com/faq/belor…

In other words, I have every right to be both a citizen of the Republic of Belarus and a citizen of the Russian Federation,

According to the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Citizenship of the Republic of Belarus”, you are not deprived of citizenship, i.e. You retain all the rights of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, this also follows their respective explanations from the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus exchanged on the official resource at the link:

I ACQUIRED CITIZENSHIP OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. WHAT DO I DO WITH A BELARUSIAN PASSPORT?

In accordance with Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Citizenship of the Republic of Belarus”, a person who is a citizen of the Republic of Belarus is not recognized as belonging to the citizenship of another state. Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, despite acquiring the citizenship of another state, do not automatically lose Belarusian citizenship, enjoy full rights and cannot be exempted from fulfilling the duties and responsibilities assigned to them arising from the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus. The same regulatory act provides for the legal procedure for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus on the basis of a reasoned application from a citizen of the Republic of Belarus addressed to the President of the Republic of Belarus, submitted in person in the prescribed manner with a list of strictly regulated documents attached. The procedure for renouncing citizenship of the Republic of Belarus is not forced and is carried out on the basis of the will of the citizen.

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Accordingly, if you did not independently file a petition to renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus, your rights as a citizen are retained in accordance with the above explanations and the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.

Where to contact

It is important to collect the necessary package of documents and complete everything correctly, including the application and questionnaire.

In Belarus, all issues regarding the change of citizenship are regulated by the law “On Citizenship of the Republic of Belarus,” which was adopted on August 1, 2002.

But the older law “Regulations on the procedure for considering issues related to citizenship of the Republic of Belarus” dated November 17, 1994 is also still in force.

In the Russian Federation

When a citizen is in Russia and has a passport of the “PP” series, which allows him to live long-term in the Russian Federation, he must contact the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Russia.

• Opening hours: weekdays (except Wednesday) from 9:30 to 12:30;
• Telephone: +7;
• Website of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation;
• Address in Moscow: Maroseyka street, house 17/6.

In the Republic of Belarus

If a person is on the territory of Belarus, he must contact the regional office of the Department of Citizenship and Migration (website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus). This is where you need to submit your application and all the necessary documents.

Citizenship for Russian speakers

Therefore, to clarify this circumstance, i.e., to clarify the need to submit a notification about the possibility of admission to Russian citizenship, you should contact the relevant officials of the person’s state of nationality, for example, employees of the diplomatic mission or consular office of this foreign state on the territory of Russia.

A foreign citizen or stateless person, after being recognized as a native speaker of the Russian language and fulfilling other necessary conditions, for example, obtaining a residence permit in the Russian Federation, has the opportunity to apply for Russian citizenship in a simplified manner in accordance with Part 2.1. Art. 14 of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” N 62-FZ of May 31, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as citizenship for native speakers of the Russian language).

Obtaining a certificate of renunciation of citizenship

Such a certificate is usually not asked for. But sometimes it may be needed.

The document must contain the following information:

• on what grounds the applicant was deprived of citizenship;
• date of deprivation;
• who made the decision;
• information about the applicant.

Certificate of termination of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus

If there are children under age, please also provide their data.