What is the penalty for concealing dual citizenship
What is the penalty for concealing dual citizenship
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a new bill,It provides for responsibility for concealing dual citizenship, one of which is Russian. For failure to notify or untimely notice of a citizen, a criminal or administrative penalty is imposed.
May 23, 2014 The State Duma "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation" was amended. Due to the innovation will enter 60 days after the official publication. As for Russians living in the Crimea, for them the law will come into effect on January 1, 2016.
In accordance with the amendments, now everyoneA Russian citizen who has dual citizenship (the right to permanent residence in another state) is obliged to notify the Federal Migration Service about this within two months from the acquisition of the second citizenship. You can notify by written notice both personally and by mail. Also, it is necessary to inform the FMS about the existence of a second citizenship for underage children.
The following information is indicated in the notification of the second nationality:
1. Surname, name, patronymic
2. Date and place of birth
3. Place of residence / place of residence / place of actual residence
4. Series and number of the Russian passport
5. The name of another citizenship; series, number and date of issue of a document confirming the presence of a Russian citizen of another citizenship, the right to permanently reside in another state;
6. Date and reason for acquiring another citizenship / obtaining a document for the right to permanently reside in another state
7. Information about the extension of the validity of the document for the right to permanently reside in another state or to obtain a new document on this;
8. Information on the application for withdrawal from another citizenship or document giving the right to permanently reside in another state.
Attach copies to the notificationRussian and foreign passports (or a document giving the right to permanently live in another country). The form and procedure for the submission of notifications will be determined by the FMS, the rules for the registration of notifications are government.
For non-compliance with this law, there are two types of liability - criminal and administrative.
If the FMS is not notified of the presence of dual citizenship, a citizen is criminal fine in the amount of up to 200,000 rubles. or in the amount of the total annual earnings. Also, the pecuniary punishment can be replaced with compulsory works for up to 400 hours.
For late notification or notification with deliberately inaccurate information is superimposed administrative penalty the size of 500 rubles. up to 1000 rubles.
The introduction of the criminal penalty is explained by the deputies in that it should encourage citizens to execute the law more effectively than the administrative one.
The exception applies only to those citizensRussia, who permanently resides outside the Russian Federation, has another citizenship or residence permit, as well as any other document that can confirm his right to permanent residence in a particular state.
For information, in 2006, amendments were made to the law, according to which it is forbidden to have dual citizenship to state and municipal officials, as well as to the president of Russia.
