Russia/Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan: Whether a citizen of the former Soviet Union, born in Kazakhstan to a Kazakh father and Russian mother and now a Kyrgyz citizen, can acquire Russian citizenship by registering under Article 18 of the Russian Federation Citizenship Act; the procedures involved in the acquisition and restoration of Russian citizenship; reports of Kazakh or Kyrgyz citizens becoming Russian citizens
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ31035.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia/Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan: Whether a citizen of the former Soviet Union, born in Kazakhstan to a Kazakh father and Russian mother and now a Kyrgyz citizen, can acquire Russian citizenship by registering under Article 18 of the Russian Federation Citizenship Act; the procedures involved in the acquisition and restoration of Russian citizenship; reports of Kazakh or Kyrgyz citizens becoming Russian citizens, 1 February 1999, ZZZ31035.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aae46b.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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No information additional to that found in the Russian Federation Citizenship Act on whether a citizen of the former Soviet Union born in Kazakhstan to a Kazakh father and Russian mother and now a Kyrgyz citizen can acquire Russian citizenship by registering under Article 18 of the Russian Federation Citizenship Act, nor on the procedures involved in the acquisition and restoration of Russian citizenship, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For information on dual citizenship and other agreements pertaining to citizenship matters between the Russian Federation and Kyrgyzstan, please consult KGT31098.E of 19 January 1999.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), citing the State Committee on Statistics, reported that in 1996 there were 172,860 migrants to Russia from Kazakhstan and 18,886 migrants to Russia from Kyrgyzstan (1998, 94). Separate statistics that track migration by ethnic group indicate that 8,006 ethnic Kazakh and 922 ethnic Kyrgyz migrants emigrated to Russia in 1996 (ibid., 95).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Response.
Reference
International Organization for Migration (IOM). 1998. CIS Migration Report. Geneva: IOM.
Additional Sources Consulted
Immigration and Nationality Law [London]. 1992 - 1998.
International Organization for Migration (IOM). 1996. Legislative Acts of the CIS and the Baltic States on Citizenship, Migration and Related Matters. Moscow: IOM.
International Migration [Geneva]. 1992 - 1998.
International Migration Review [New York]. 1992 - 1998.
Migration News Sheet [Brussels]. 1998.
Migration World [New York]. 1998.
Transitions [Prague].
Faxed correspondence with the Embassy of the Russian Federation, Ottawa.
One oral source did not respond within the applicable deadline.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Internet, LEXIS/NEXIS, REFWORLD, WNC.
