Federal Law No. 62-FZ of May 31, 2002 on Citizenship of the Russian Federation (with Amendments and Additions)
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Chapter I. General Provisions
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Article 1. The Subject Matter Regulated by the Present Federal Law
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Article 4. The Principles of Citizenship of the Russian Federation and the Rules Regulating Issues of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 5. Citizens of the Russian Federation
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Article 6. Dual Citizenship
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Article 7. The Granting of Defence and Protection to Russian Federation Citizens Staying Outside of the Russian Federation
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Article 8. Russian Federation Citizenship and Marriage
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Article 9. The Citizenship of Children
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Article 10. The Documents Whereby By Which Russian Federation Citizenship Is Certified
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Chapter II. Acquisition of the Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 11. Grounds for the Acquisition of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 11.1. The Oath of the Person Acquiring Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 12. Acquisition of Russian Federation Citizenship by Virtue of the Birth
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Article 13. Admission into Russian Federation Citizenship on General Terms
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Article 15. Reinstatement of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 16. Grounds for Dismissing Applications for a Notice of Possibility of Admittance into the Citizenship of the Russian Federation, for Admittance into the Citizenship of the Russian Federation and for Reinstatement of the Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 17. Choosing Citizenship in the Case of a Change in the State Border of the Russian Federation
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Chapter III. Termination of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 18. Grounds for Terminating Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 19. Surrendering Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 20. Grounds for Denial of Surrender of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 21. Choosing Another Citizenship (Optation) in the Case of Change of the Border of the Russian Federation
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Chapter IV. Repealing Decisions on Issues of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 22. Grounds for Repealing Decisions on Issues of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 23. Procedure for Repealing Decisions on Issues of Citizenship of the Russian Federation and the Consequences Thereof
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Chapter V. The Citizenship of Children in the Case of Change in the Citizenship of the Parents, Tutors and Guardians. The Citizenship of Persons Lacking Dispositive Capacity
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Article 24. Changing the Citizenship of a Child in Case of Acquisition or Termination of His/Her Parents' Citizenship
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Article 25. The Citizenship of a Child in the Case of Acquisition or Termination of the Russian Federation Citizenship of One of His/Her Parents
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Article 26. The Citizenship of Children in the Case of Adoption
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Article 27. Citizenship of Children and Persons Lacking Dispositive Capacity Who Are under Tutorship or Guardianship
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Chapter VI. The Empowered Bodies Having in Their Jurisdiction Matters of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 28. The Empowered Bodies Having in Their Jurisdiction Matters of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 29. Powers of the President of the Russian Federation
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Article 30. Powers of the Federal Executive Power Body in the Sphere of Internal Affairs and the Territorial Bodies Thereof
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Article 31. Powers of the Federal Executive Body in Charge of Foreign Affairs and of the Russian Federation Diplomatic Missions and Consular Institutions Located outside the Russian Federation
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Chapter VII. Proceedings Relating to Matters of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 32. Procedure for Filing Applications Concerning Issues of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 33. Procedure for Drawing Up Applications Concerning Issues of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 33.1. Recognising a Foreign Citizen or Stateless Person as a Native Speaker of the Russian Language
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Article 34. Levying State Duty and Consular Fee
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Article 35. Procedure and Term for Making Decisions on Issues of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 36. Acceptance for Consideration of Repeated Applications on Issues of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 37. Date of Acquisition or Termination of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 38. Implementation of Decisions on Issues of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Chapter VIII. Appealing Decisions of the Empowered Bodies Having in Their Jurisdiction Matters of Citizenship of the Russian Federation and Actions of the Officials Thereof. Resolving Disputes on Issues of Citizenship of the Russian Federation
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Article 39. Appealing Decisions on Issues of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 40. Appealing the Actions of Officials of the Empowered Bodies in Charge of Matters of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 41. Resolving Disputes on the Citizenship of a Child and a Person Lacking Dispositive Capacity
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Chapter VIII.1. The Regulation of the Legal Status of Individual Categories of Persons Staying on the Territory of the Russian Federation
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Article 41.1. The Subject of Regulation and the Scope of This Chapter
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Article 41.2. The Terms of and Procedure for Recognition as Citizens of the Russian Federation
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Article 41.3. The Terms of Admittance to Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 41.4. An Application for Recognition as a Russian Federation Citizen and for Admittance to Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 41.5. The Time Period for Consideration and Adoption of Decisions on Applications for Recognition as a Citizen of the Russian Federation and for Admittance to Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 41.6. The Authority of Regional Agencies, as to the Execution of this Federal Law
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Article 41.7. The Adoption of a Decision on Applications for Recognition as a Russian Federation Citizen and for Admittance to Russian Federation Citizenship. The Date of Acquisition of Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 41.8. The Reversal of the Decision on Recognition as a Russian Federation Citizen or on Admittance to Russian Federation Citizenship
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Article 41.9. The Acceptance for Consideration of Repeated Applications for Recognition as a Russian Federation Citizen or for Admittance to Russian Federation Citizenship
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Chapter IX. Final Provisions
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Article 42. Validity of Documents Issued Under Previously Effective Legislation of the Russian Federation on Citizenship
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Article 43. The Procedure for Considering the Applications Concerning Russian Federation Citizenship Which Had Been Accepted for Consideration Prior to the Entry Into Force of the Present Federal Law
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Article 44. Bringing Regulatory Legal Acts into Line with the Present Federal Law
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Article 45. Entry into Force of the Present Federal Law
