More than 3.5 thousand foreigners apply for Belarusian nationality

16 декабря 2021

During the last four months, the Department of Citizenship and Migration has received over 3.5 thousand applications for Belarusian citizenship. Most of the applicants are Ukrainians. All the materials are studied by the department promptly and are sent to the Presidential Administration for further consideration by the Citizenship Commission. Due to certain circumstances, not all foreigners are able to renounce their former citizenship, which is an unconditional requirement of the Belarusian law. 

Alexey Begun, Head of the Department of Citizenship and Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus:

In each specific case, internal affairs bodies make appropriate conclusions, prepare materials and subsequently send them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in accordance with the established procedure.  The employees of the bodies of internal affairs are focused on maximum assistance in considering the issue of acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Belarus, as well as on rendering consulting assistance. 

In four months, based on the results of the review of applications, 1,600 foreigners have already received Belarusian citizenship, including almost 1,500 Ukrainians.