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Armenia Proposes Citizenship Residency Rules; Zareh Sinanyan Says Diaspora Armenians Should Move, Pay Taxes, Raise Children in Armenia and Defend Its Borders
Armenians living abroad could soon be required to move to Armenia before qualifying for citizenship under proposed changes that would end decades of preferential treatment allowing ethnic Armenians to obtain passports without living in their ancestral homeland. The draft legislation, introduced by Armenia’s Interior Ministry in September, would require applicants of Armenian descent to have two years of legal residency, including at least 366 days physically spent in the coun
The Armenian Report Team
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Armenia Moves to Tighten Citizenship Rules With Residency Requirements, Tougher Ancestry Checks and Higher Fees
Armenia is moving to tighten access to citizenship, proposing new residency requirements, tougher checks on Armenian ancestry and steep fee increases under a government plan that would reshape who can obtain an Armenian passport. The changes would affect both foreign nationals and ethnic Armenians, who have traditionally had an easier path to citizenship. Applicants would be expected to show a meaningful connection to Armenia, including legal residence and time physically spe
General Who Helped Build Armenia’s Army Gives Up Citizenship, Vows Never to Return
Lieutenant General Norat Ter-Grigoryants, one of the military commanders who helped build Armenia’s armed forces after independence, says he has given up his Armenian passport and will never return to the country, citing deep opposition to the government in Yerevan. Ter-Grigoryants, who lives in Russia, told Armenian newspaper Iravunk that he personally surrendered his passport at an Armenian consulate. “I went to the consulate and returned my Armenian passport,” he said. “Th
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