
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, Arpine Sargsyan, proposed tightening the issuance of citizenship to Armenians living abroad, obliging them to live in the country for at least 366 days in two years.
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The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia proposed changing the criteria for obtaining citizenship for persons living abroad.
Armenian Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan proposed dividing potential citizens according to the degree of their connection with the country and tightening the rules for issuing citizenship to Armenians living abroad. Her statement is reported by the Sputnik Near Abroad Telegram channel.
“Do we want to have many citizens in quantity or many citizens of quality? We define quality by the connection between the Republic of Armenia and the citizen. If you want to become a citizen, you must live in the Republic of Armenia,” she emphasized.
If the initiative is adopted, only those who have physically been in the country for at least 366 days within two years will be able to obtain an Armenian passport. Currently, the procedure for obtaining Armenian citizenship for Armenians living abroad takes several months.
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Consideration of the initiative to change the rules for issuing citizenship
Possible · Within months

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