Dual Citizenship Slovakia – Russian Federation

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Based on the statement from the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, Department of Citizenship, which we have obtained, the treaty with the Russian Federation on the prevention of dual citizenship is still in force.

 

Specifically, this refers to the international treaty signed between Czechoslovakia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1981 on the prevention of dual citizenship, which remains valid in the relationship between Slovakia and the Russian Federation.

 

Although the process of terminating this treaty is currently underway (a parliamentary proposal to terminate the treaty was submitted for interdepartmental review on November 19, 2023), its validity will not end before July 5, 2026. Until this date, the treaty remains in effect.

 

Until then, a citizen of the Russian Federation is required to submit a certificate of release from Russian citizenship, but only upon request from the Ministry of the Interior, not at the time of application submission.

 

According to the statement from the District Office Bratislava, Administrative Department, Citizenship and Registry Office, an applicant will be formally requested by the Minister of the Interior to renounce their Russian citizenship after submitting their application. Slovak citizenship will only be granted once the applicant presents the certificate of release.

 

There are no other restrictions for Russian citizens regarding the acquisition of Slovak citizenship.

 

 

For more details on the conditions for obtaining Slovak citizenship for Russian nationals, please refer to our article.

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