Russian legislator proposes removing constitution article allowing dual citizenship

Sergey Mironov, head of the “A Just Russia – For Truth” faction and member of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), has proposed removing the constitutional provision allowing dual citizenship. “It is time to abandon the institution of dual citizenship. It is time to choose which country you tie your fate to,” Mironov said in an interview with TASS. From Mironov’s statements, it is unclear whether he refers to second citizenship or dual citizenship — these terms differ. In the first case, there is no agreement between countries, and the state does not recognize the person’s second passport, considering them solely as its own citizen. In the second case, there is a treaty or agreement between the countries, and both countries recognize the rights and obligations of the individual as a citizen of each country. Article 62.1 of the Russian Constitution states that “a citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.”
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