Slovakia has decided to withdraw from the treaty on avoiding dual citizenship with Russia

The Slovak government plans to withdraw from the treaty on avoiding dual citizenship with Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Slovak Cabinet of Ministers.

The meaning of the Agreement is that children born in mixed families (one of the parents is a citizen of Slovakia, the other is a citizen of Russia) lose one of their citizenships. The decision of the Slovak government will eliminate this practice – now children in such families will be able to have two citizenships. At the same time, this rule applies to all Russian citizens, which means that when they get Slovak citizenship they will be able to keep their Russian passport. A similar decision was made regarding the dual citizenship of Slovakia and Hungary.

Let’s remember that the agreement was adopted back in 1980 between the USSR and Czechoslovakia. According to him, it is forbidden to have citizenship of these countries at the same time. After the collapse of the two countries, it automatically spread to Slovakia and Russia. At the same time, the Russian Federation was the only country among the former Soviet republics where the rule was to avoid dual citizenship. It was automatically renewed every five years. The last time this happened was in July 2021. If the bill is approved by the National RADA, the rule will cease to apply in the summer of 2026.