PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of June 1, 2026 No. 379

About modification of the Presidential decree of the Russian Federation of November 22, 2023 No. 889 "Questions of citizenship of the Russian Federation" and in the Regulations on procedure for consideration of questions of citizenship of the Russian Federation approved by this Decree

1. Bring in the Presidential decree of the Russian Federation of November 22, 2023 No. 889 "Questions of citizenship of the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2023, No. 48, Art. 8551; 2024, No. 51, the Art. 8013) and in the Regulations on procedure for consideration of questions of citizenship of the Russian Federation approved by this Decree, the following changes:

a) Add the decree with Item 3 (1) the following content:

"3(1). Determine that till January 1, 2028 inclusive citizens of Ukraine, and also stateless persons which constantly lived in the territory of Ukraine and left from Ukraine to the Russian Federation including through the territories of the third states, in case of filing of application about acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation are exempted from submission of the document which is provided by the subitem "d" of Item 18 of the Regulations on procedure for consideration of questions of the citizenship of the Russian Federation approved by this Decree and it is issued by competent authority of Ukraine.";

b) in the Provision:

state Item 6 in the following edition:

"6. In the cases provided by the Federal Law and in the procedure established according to it the statement, documents attached to it and notifications on acquisition (loss) of nationality (citizenship) of foreign state or the document on the right to live constantly in its territory can be submitted to territorial authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia through the authorized Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and the federal state unitary enterprise which is under its authority (further - jurisdictional enterprise), in the territory of Moscow - through the organization authorized by this subject of the Russian Federation (further - authorized organization), and also electronically.";

state Item 16 in the following edition:

"16. For the purpose of decision making concerning citizenship of the Russian Federation the document issued in connection with office or professional activity of person including the service or diplomatic passport, is not accepted by the bodies knowing cases on citizenship of the Russian Federation as the identity document and nationality of the applicant.";

add Item 18 with the subitem "d" of the following content:

"e) the document which confirms absence at the applicant who is the foreign citizen or the stateless person to criminal record or in case of its availability contains information on crimes for which making the applicant was condemned, and is issued on regulations of foreign law not earlier than before three months about day of filing of application about acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation by competent authority of the state of civil accessory of the applicant who is the foreign citizen, or competent authority of the state which issued to the applicant who is the stateless person, the identity document of the stateless person.";

add with Item 18 (1) the following content:

"18(1). In case of availability of double or multiple citizenship the applicant according to the subitem "d" of Item 18 of this provision submits the documents issued by competent authorities of each state of civil accessory. The foreign citizens and persons without citizenship which are acquiring citizenship of the Russian Federation based on Item 2 of part 1 or part 9 of article 16 of the Federal Law, and also who were granted provisional asylum in the territory of the Russian Federation are exempted from data presentation of documents if other is not established by the President of the Russian Federation according to item 4 of part 1 of article 28 of the Federal Law.";

in Item 19 of the word of "change by the applicant" shall be replaced with words "changes by person concerning whom the application is submitted,";

in Item 29 of the word "in day of adoption of the statement to consideration" shall be replaced with words "within three working days from the date of adoption of the statement to consideration";

add Item 30 with the subitem "g" of the following content:

"d) obtaining by territorial authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia of the application for registration of the citizenship of the Russian Federation acquired on the birth submitted electronically.";

from the subitem "v" of Item 42 of the word", other troops" to exclude;

to state the subitem "n" of Item 90 in the following edition:

"m) make decisions on registration of the citizenship of the Russian Federation acquired on the birth, according to the applications submitted electronically according to the Section XV of this provision;";

to declare the subitem "e" of Item 92 invalid;

add with Item 105 (1) the following content:

"105(1). If the statement contains request for acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation of children of the applicant, the dead during consideration of the application or recognized in accordance with the established procedure during consideration of the application is unknown absent, or announced during consideration of the application by the dead, the body knowing cases on citizenship of the Russian Federation in which the statement is under consideration, establishes the circumstances connected with availability of citizenship of the Russian Federation at the second parent (adoptive father) and by results of consideration taking into account part 1 of Article 8 and part 5 of article 16 of the Federal Law accepts one of the decisions specified in Items 3 and 6 of part 1 of article 37 of the Federal Law.";

state Item 114 in the following edition:

"114. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia or the MFA of Russia within two months from the date of representation according to Item 113 of this provision of materials takes out the conclusion on them and sends the conclusion with materials to the Commission on questions of nationality in case of the President of the Russian Federation for preliminary consideration and preparation of offers to the President of the Russian Federation on possibility of approval of the decision on the termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation on the basis, stipulated in Item 3 parts 1 of article 22 of the Federal Law.";

Item 117 after the words "kind of activity and profession" to add with the words "execution by person of conscription, its relation to the public and municipal service";

state Item 118 in the following edition:

"118. In case of receipt in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia according to part 4 of article 26 of the Federal Law of the conclusion about factual determination of committing by person, the acknowledged citizen of the Russian Federation based on the Federal constitutional Law, the actions creating threat of homeland security of the Russian Federation, the decision on the termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation on this person is made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia or according to its order territorial authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. If the conclusion about factual determination of making of the actions creating threat of homeland security of the Russian Federation is appealed judicially according to part 5 of article 26 of the Federal Law, the decision on the termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation based on such conclusion is made only in the presence of the judgment which took legal effect which the specified conclusion acknowledged legal and reasonable.";

state Item 122 in the following edition:

"122. The decision on the termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation based on the subitem "an" or "b" of Item 2 or Item 3 of part 1 of article 22 of the Federal Law together with the copy of the judgment, the conclusion of FSB of Russia or territorial authority of safety joins documents of the applicant based on which the decision on acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation or was made on recognition by the citizen of the Russian Federation. The decision on the termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation based on the subitem "b" of Item 2 or Item 3 of part 1 of article 22 of the Federal Law accepted concerning person recognized as the citizen of the Russian Federation based on the Federal constitutional Law together with the copy of the judgment the conclusion of FSB of Russia or territorial authority of safety is located with the body which made such decision in separate nomenclature case.";

in Item 125 of the word", this Provision and the regulatory legal act of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia adopted according to it" shall be replaced with words "and this Provision";

state Item 162 in the following edition:

"162. In case of acquisition by the child aged up to 14 years of citizenship of the Russian Federation on the form of the certificate of birth of the child or on the transfer into Russian of the document issued by authority of foreign state as a witness of the act of registration of the birth of the child which is notarially certified in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation (further - notarially certified transfer into Russian of the foreign certificate of birth of the child), the official of the body knowing cases on citizenship of the Russian Federation puts down the mark confirming availability of citizenship of the Russian Federation. In case of change of surname, name and (or) the child's middle name, and also data on date and (or) the place of its birth after acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation for putting down of such mark the documents confirming change of the specified personal data are submitted. The mark form, procedure for its putting down and cancellation, accounting treatment for the documents necessary for putting down of mark affirm the MFA of Russia in coordination with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.";

state Item 164 in the following edition:

"164. To the person which is outside the Russian Federation, acquired citizenship of the Russian Federation the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation proving the identity of the citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation according to its application in person submitted to diplomatic representation or consular establishment of the Russian Federation can be drawn up.";

add with Item 164 (1) the following content:

"164(1). According to the statement at least of one of parents (adoptive parents), guardians or the child's custodians aged up to 18 years who acquired citizenship of the Russian Federation, to the child the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation proving the identity of the citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation can be drawn up.";

state Item 165 in the following edition:

"165. About the decision made according to the statement of the parent living in the Russian Federation on acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation by his child living outside the Russian Federation, the territorial authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia which made such decision sends to the MFA of Russia the notification containing the bases of decision making and data on the place of residence of the child for ensuring putting down by the relevant diplomatic representation or consular establishment of the Russian Federation on the form of the certificate of birth of the child or on notarially certified transfer into Russian of the foreign certificate of birth of the child of the mark confirming availability of citizenship of the Russian Federation and for issue to the child of the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation proving the identity of the citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation. The diplomatic representation or consular establishment of the Russian Federation informs the territorial authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia which made the decision on acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation by the child on issue to the child of the specified passport.";

in Item 173:

in the subitem "g" of the word "appendix No. 12" shall be replaced with words "appendix No. 13";

state the subitem "e" in the following edition:

"e) the document issued by authority of foreign state as a witness of the act of registration of the birth of the child, and the transfer of the specified document into Russian which is notarially certified in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on which are put down by the official of the body knowing cases on citizenship of the Russian Federation the mark confirming availability of citizenship of the Russian Federation, and seal of this body.";

to state the name of the Section XV in the following edition:

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