Armenian citizens no longer obliged to report about their second citizenship
A set of amendments to Armenian law on citizenship and administrative offences code, passed by Armenian parliament today in the second and final reading, have invalidated provisions of the law, which made Armenian citizens report to police about receiving a second citizenship.
According to deputy police chief Vardan Yeghiazaryan, the failure to report entailed a fine to the tune of 50,000 drams (a little more than $100).
Vardan Yeghiazaryan said the police proposed that this provision be removed from the law, since it is not applied in practice. He said only one person was fined for the failure to report on receiving a second citizenship in 2013 since the adoption of the law. He also noted that the fact of dual citizenship is to be determined by the Passport and Visa Department.
However, the provision remains in force for those Armenian citizens who vie for certain positions in state institutions, the police and the army.
According to the national police, some 100,000 Armenian citizens living permanently in the country, have also a second citizenship. The vast majority of them are Armenians who have also Russian citizenship, but about 80% of them reside in the territory of Armenia. -0-