Russia introduces mandatory military registration for new citizens

Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced mandatory military registration for citizens applying for Russian citizenship.

The law synchronizes the processes of registering a citizen for military service and obtaining Russian citizenship. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs will provide electronic information on males for whom a decision has been made to grant Russian citizenship. Military registration must take place before the oath of allegiance as a Russian citizen is taken.

An important new provision is the rule stripping newly acquired citizenship for failure to fulfill the obligation of initial military registration. The leader of the A Just Russia — For Truth faction, Sergey Mironov, reported that the State Duma may soon go further and consider changing the length of compulsory military service for foreigners who have obtained Russian citizenship. The signed law contains no such provision.

As Vyacheslav Volodin explained when the law was considered in the State Duma, the question of the length of service and raising the conscription age for newcomers seeking Russian passports has not been removed from the State Duma's agenda—it will be worked out with the government. “In our view, special provisions may be made when granting citizenship; this is normal practice in other countries,” the speaker said.

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