Russia: Information subsequent to that contained in Response to Information Request SUN7589 on the right of an Iraqi married to a Russian national to apply for Russian nationality, and the rights gained upon acquisition of Russian nationality
Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
Publication Date | 1 April 1992 |
Citation / Document Symbol | RUS10703 |
Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Information subsequent to that contained in Response to Information Request SUN7589 on the right of an Iraqi married to a Russian national to apply for Russian nationality, and the rights gained upon acquisition of Russian nationality, 1 April 1992, RUS10703, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac3818.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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Information specific to this topic is not currently available to the IRBDC. However, the RSFSR Law on the Citizenship of the RSFSR (Articles 1, 2, 12, 19, and 24) and the Soviet Law on USSR Citizenship (Articles 2, 13 and 18) provide general information on the grounds for acquisition of nationality by foreigners, and the equality of nationality regardless of the grounds on which it was acquired. Part IV of the Law on the Citizenship of the RSFSR includes information on procedures for applying for nationality; however, there is no information currently available on the implementation of these procedures as they pertain to foreigners.
Please consult Blaustein and Hecker's Constitutions of the Countries of the World, available at your Regional Documentation Centre, for information on the constitutional rights of nationals of the former Soviet Union and Russia.
There is no further information currently available to the IRBDC on this topic.
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BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 18 June 1990. "Law on USSR Citizenship." (NEXIS)