The average standard of living in the Russian Federation is significantly higher than in other CIS countries. The flow of migrants to Russia annually amounts to thousands. Those who decide to stay in it forever naturally strive to obtain citizenship, which allows them to enjoy the fullness of political and economic rights. The grounds for acquiring civil status are different, and depending on them, the time frame for obtaining it differs significantly. Let's talk about how Russian citizenship is granted to parents in 2021.
How to become a citizen of the Russian Federation
Most of the residents of our country became citizens of Russia automatically, that is, as a result of being born on its territory from Russian citizens. Those who are less fortunate have to go through a multi-stage and lengthy procedure to become its citizens.
In general, you need to go through the following steps:
- Arrive in Russia legally and register with the migration authorities.
- Apply for a temporary residence permit (TRP). The document is issued for three years, but after a year you can apply for the next document, called a residence permit (RP).
- Applying for a residence permit and its registration. After five years of residence in the Russian Federation, on the basis of this document, you can apply for a desire to become a citizen of the Russian Federation.
- Applying for Russian citizenship and acquiring citizen status.
At all stages, except the first, it is necessary to pass an exam on knowledge of the Russian language and the fundamentals of the history of Russia and its laws. In addition, you will have to undergo a medical examination to ensure that there are no diseases dangerous to others and go through a lot of other bureaucratic procedures. At every stage you can get rejected. Taking into account the time established by law for considering the issue and making a decision at each stage, admission to Russian citizenship on a general basis takes about eight years.
How to obtain Russian citizenship for parents of adult children living in Russia?
Starting from 2021, in accordance with the new requirements for the simplified naturalization procedure, such applicants do not need to issue a temporary residence permit. However, you will still have to go through the stage of obtaining a residence permit.
The receiving party in this case can be either a parent living in Russia, according to whom citizenship will be issued in the future, or any other person who meets the requirements (who is a citizen of the Russian Federation or has a residence permit and lives in the country).
After a temporary residence permit has been received, the applicant can immediately contact the migration department of the internal affairs body to apply for Russian citizenship for a parent.
To resolve the issue positively, you must provide the following documents:
- an application completed in accordance with the requirements;
- identification and confirmation of citizenship or lack thereof;
- internal passport of a parent-citizen of the Russian Federation with a mark of permanent registration;
- the applicant's birth certificate;
- resident card;
- a document reflecting the change in first name, surname, patronymic - if such changes have taken place;
- evidence of fluency in the Russian language at a sufficient level;
- 3 photographs 3x4;
- a receipt showing payment of the state duty.
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Both originals and copies of the listed documents should be provided. Additionally, you should be aware that package content requirements may vary slightly from region to region. Therefore, it is better to contact the migration service in advance and receive a comprehensive list.
Taking into account the fact that citizenship through a parent who has Russian citizenship refers to circumstances that give the right to simplified naturalization, which is considered locally, without the participation of the Presidential Commission, the decision-making period can range from 3 to 6 months. The applicant is notified by mail that such a decision has been made. After this, he will only have to take the oath and receive an internal passport as a citizen of the Russian Federation.
CITIZENSHIP OF THE RF BY PARENT RUSSIAN CITIZEN according to the new law from July 24, 2020 Lawyer. advocate.
How to become a citizen of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner
The Russian Federation considers itself the legal successor of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union and undertakes to take care not only of foreigners who make a significant contribution to its economy, but also of persons who have or had ascendant relatives living on the lands of Russia and its predecessor states, as well as about persons who themselves lived in the territories of these states.
Article 14 contains a list of grounds on which you can become a Russian citizen using a simplified procedure:
- born from at least one parent living in the Russian Federation and being its citizen;
- persons who were former citizens of the USSR, living on the territory of states that arose after its collapse, and who have not issued any other passport;
- persons who were born in the RSFSR and were citizens of the USSR;
- a foreigner legally married to a Russian woman for at least 3 years;
- persons who have received the status of a native speaker of the Russian language.
Using a simplified procedure, it is usually possible to become a Russian citizen within one year.
Acquisition of Russian indigenous parents
When obtaining Russian citizenship by birth in the Russian Federation, the principle of blood applies, that is, it is assigned to persons who are born from Russian citizens. Obtaining citizenship for a child, if the parents are citizens of the Russian Federation and live in Russia, usually does not present any problems, and the legal status is assigned automatically. However, this automaticity implies the timely submission by parents to the registry office of all necessary papers confirming both the fact of the birth of the child from these parents and the fact of their Russian citizenship. From this point of view, the answer to the question of whether it is necessary to obtain citizenship for a child if both parents are citizens of the Russian Federation should be given in the affirmative.
Inserts on Russian citizenship on Russian birth certificates for children were canceled in 2006. However, in some cases, when traveling abroad, for example, a note on Russian citizenship is required on the birth certificate.
In general, the process of acquiring civil status and its documentation for children with parents who are citizens of the Russian Federation is made as easy as possible. But this only happens when both parents of the child are Russians and the child was born on the territory of our country. In other cases, the process is more complex.
Conditions and grounds
It should be clearly understood that when talking about acquiring citizenship by birthright, we are talking not only about children. On this basis, adults, including the elderly, can obtain a Russian passport. If the mother is a citizen of Russia, like the father of the child, certain difficulties arise only when born abroad. In particular, to obtain a birth certificate, subject to permanent residence abroad, you should contact the diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation in the country of residence.
The situation is more complicated under other circumstances. In this case, the acquisition of Russian citizenship depends on the following conditions:
- When changing the citizenship of the entire family or its individual representatives. If both parents acquire Russian citizenship, then their minor children can obtain citizenship together with them. When only one parent changes their civil status, for example, the mother is a citizen of the Russian Federation, and the father retains the previous one, the child’s admission to Russian citizenship can only be carried out with the written and certified consent of the father.
- If a child is born in a mixed marriage of citizens of different countries or when one of the parents is stateless, the situation becomes more complicated. For example, if the father is a citizen of Russia, and the mother is a foreigner, and the child was born in the Russian Federation, in order to assign him Russian citizenship, the certified written consent of the mother is required. If the child was born abroad, then permitting documents from the diplomatic department of the country of birth may be required.
- If we are talking about the admission to the Russian Federation of adults, one or both of whose parents initially had or previously acquired Russian citizenship, then the process is carried out according to a simplified procedure.
Registration procedure
For those who are interested in how to obtain Russian citizenship for a child if one of the parents is a citizen of the Russian Federation, we will answer that they should go through the procedure established by law. Naturally, this will require a certain amount of effort, time and money, but it is impossible to bypass it and you should completely adhere to the registration procedure.
Where to go
Obtaining civil status can be carried out both in Russia and abroad. If citizenship for children - citizens of the Russian Federation is obtained abroad, parents should contact the Embassy (or consulate) of the Russian Federation in the host country and go through the entire formal procedure there.
If a foreigner has already arrived in our country, is on its territory legally and wishes to reunite with his family, for which he needs to acquire Russian citizenship by parent, then the territorial body of the Main Directorate for Migration Issues (GUVM) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation at the place of registration will carry out the reception procedure .
What documents will you need?
For national security purposes, the Russian state wishes to receive documented information about a person applying for its citizenship. Interested in personal and biographical information, information about education, health and confirmation of the grounds for obtaining civil status. Acceptance of Russian citizenship by father or mother is no exception, and therefore all required documents will have to be provided in any case.
In addition, if some or all of the required papers are in a foreign language, a notarized translation into Russian will be required. Although some documents of the CIS countries, for example, the old-style internal passport of Ukraine (in the form of a booklet), have such a translation inside.
The list of citizenship documents for parents includes:
- Statement of the established form.
- Identification documents of the applicant. In the standard case, this is a national passport for an adult or a birth certificate for a child. In the case we are describing, adults will also need a birth certificate to confirm the grounds for obtaining citizenship through kinship with Russian citizens.
- Documents confirming the applicant’s relationship with Russian citizens, and documents proving the identity and Russian citizenship of the parents.
- Medical certificate confirming the absence of diseases dangerous to others. We are talking about the open form of tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS and drug addiction (when registering the status of a citizen of the Russian Federation on the basis of kinship, the presence of HIV is not an obstacle).
- Photos.
- Receipt for payment of state duty.
- Certificate of education and diploma from the educational institution, if available.
Duration of registration
As we wrote earlier, the time frame for obtaining Russian citizenship significantly depends on the grounds on which it is assigned, for example, the mother is a Russian citizen or the father is a Russian; a simplified registration scheme is provided, which takes significantly less time. Instead of the standard 8 years, no more than 1 year will be required, but usually the period is even shorter and does not exceed 3 months.
Cost of the procedure
The main cost item for persons seeking to acquire Russian citizenship is the state fee. In 2021, its amount is 3,500 rubles, and it is the same for those who apply for citizenship on a general basis and for those who receive it under a simplified scheme. Obtaining civil status through kinship does not exempt you from paying this fee.
In addition to the fee, expenses for photographing, making copies and translating documents can be included in the expense item.
Obtaining citizenship by parent for adult foreigners
If you are over 18 years old and your parent is the holder of a Russian passport, then you also have the opportunity to become a Russian citizen. What does the legislation say? The right to acquire Russian citizenship through the father or mother is stated in paragraph “k” of Part 2 of Article 14 of the Federal Law No. 62 .
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This provision says so: if a foreign citizen is an adult, and his parent has Russian citizenship, then citizenship can be obtained in a simplified manner.
It does not matter how the parent became a Russian citizen. Whether this happened by birth, or your father (mother) acquired citizenship just a month ago, you can still use this basis to obtain a Russian passport.
But one point is very important. The article of the law states that the Russian parent must permanently reside in the Russian Federation. And here we mean that your father or mother must have registration at the place of residence - in simple words, permanent registration. During this procedure, a stamp is placed in the internal passport of the Russian Federation.
Registration stamp in passport
If the parent is registered temporarily or does not live in the Russian Federation at all, then nothing will work out. You need to either register in Russia or look for other options for obtaining citizenship.
