The Ministry of Internal Affairs began to accept applications from Russians about renunciation of citizenship of Ukraine

The territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia have begun accepting applications from Russians about their unwillingness to be citizens of Ukraine. About it reported in the department’s press office.

You can apply with an application to any territory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or submit it to the “Gosuslugah”.

On June 17, a law came into force, according to which Russian citizens with a Ukrainian passport will be able to renounce Ukrainian citizenship by submitting an appropriate application. From the moment of submitting the application, he will be considered not having Ukrainian citizenship and undertakes to refrain from exercising the rights and fulfilling the duties of a citizen of Ukraine, including from obtaining and using a Ukrainian passport.

Citizens aged 14 and over can apply on their own. In the case of children, such an application may be submitted by parents or legal representatives.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs notes that such a mechanism will make it possible to fully realize the rights of Russians, for example, when dual citizenship does not allow one to be elected to state authorities and local self-government, as well as to find a job in state structures and obtain access to state secrets.

The law was adopted by the deputies of the State Duma on March 14. According to the authors of the project, in connection with the accession of new regions to the Russian Federation, the number of Russians with Ukrainian citizenship has increased significantly. Due to the “emerging political situation”, they are deprived of the opportunity to withdraw from Ukrainian citizenship.