Putin Signs Law Lowering Russian Citizenship Oath Age to 14

Overview

• The signed law was published on December 29 on the government’s official legal acts website.
• The text states that a decision to grant citizenship becomes invalid if the person refuses to take the oath.
• Citizenship admission is also voided if the person fails to appear to take the oath within one year of the decision.
• The decision is deemed invalid if the person dies before taking the oath.
• The initiative came from a group of State Duma deputies led by Leonid Kalashnikov, with the law’s rationale citing patriotic aims.