| On Citizenship of the Russian Federation О гражданстве Российской Федерации | |
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| Federal Assembly | |
| Citation | N 62-ФЗ |
| Enacted by | Federal Assembly |
| Signed by | President of Russia |
| Signed | 31 May 2002 |
| Commenced | 1 July 2002 |
| Status: Amended | |
Russian citizenship law details the conditions by which a person holds citizenship of Russia. The primary law governing citizenship requirements is the federal law "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation" (Russian: О гражданстве Российской Федерации, O grazhdanstve Rossiyskoy Federacii), which came into force on 1 July 2002.
Any person born in Russia to at least one Russian parent, or born overseas to two Russian parents receives Russian citizenship at birth.[1] Foreign nationals may become citizens by admission after meeting a minimum residence requirement (usually five years), proving a legal source of income, and demonstrating proficiency in the Russian language.
Russia was previously a part of the Soviet Union and its residents were Soviet citizens. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all post-Soviet states established separate citizenship laws. Although citizens of the former Union Republics are no longer Soviet, they continue to be eligible for a facilitated acquisition of Russian citizenship in which they can be exempted from some requirements for admission as Russian citizens.
The completely new citizenship law of 28 April 2023 138-FZ entered into force on 26 October 2023, and at that moment the old law 62-FZ, which had been in force for more than 20 years, ceased to be in force.[2][3]