FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of December 29, 2025 No. 538-FZ

About introduction of amendments to articles 21 and 37 of the Federal law "About Citizenship of the Russian Federation"

Accepted by the State Duma on December 10, 2025

Approved by the Federation Council on December 19, 2025

Bring in the Federal Law of April 28, 2023 No. 138-FZ "About citizenship of the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2023, No. 18, the Art. 3215) the following changes:

The word of "eighteen" to replace 1) in Item 1 of part 2 of Article 21 with the word of "fourteen";

Part 8 of Article 37 to state 2) in the following edition:

"8. The decision on acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation takes legal effect from the date of bringing by person Prisyagi of the citizen of the Russian Federation. The decision on acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation is considered invalid from the date of its acceptance if person refused Prisyagi's bringing the citizen of the Russian Federation or was not for Prisyagi's bringing within one year from the date of decision making about acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation. The decision on acceptance in citizenship of the Russian Federation is considered invalid from the date of its acceptance if the Oath of the citizen of the Russian Federation is not taken by the applicant in connection with death.".

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