Number of foreigners granted Russian citizenship DOUBLES in first half of year after naturalization laws relaxed

Russia’s move to cut down on bureaucracy

Russia’s move to cut down on bureaucracy for those seeking citizenship seems to have been met with a high demand. From January to June, this year, about 300,000 people obtained it, despite a partial shutdown because of Covid-19.

This is more than double the number for the same period in 2019, according to Valentina Kazakova, head of migration at the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. A total of 500,000 foreigners got citizenship last year.

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