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Legislation is being prepared by the Russian Federation Government to simplify dramatically the procedure for granting dual citizenship to foreigners, the kommersant.ru news site reported on Feb. 7, citing an anonymous source in a government working group to fulfill the concept of state migration policy. The legislation, “On Russian Federation citizenship,” is in its final stages and may be submitted to the Duma this month, said another source in the government. Its preparation began with the working group’s creation in March 2019 with a resolution by Russian President Putin. The working group has the task of attracting to Russia as many new citizens as possible – from 5 to 10 million, the news site said, which is being resolved with changes in the migration regime and reforming the institution of citizenship,” “We want to close this issue in the spring session so that all those seeking can become Russian citizens. What will Russia do, accordingly? It will defend its citizens,” Russian State Duma Deputy Chairman Piotr Tolstoy told the news site. The state migration policy concept, active until 2025, calls for “opening Russia to all those who want to live and work here and simplifying the rules for entry, including the issuance of visas, as well as the procedures for granting Russian citizenship,” the news site said. On Feb. 4, the Russian
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