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• MPs came to an agreement about dual citizenship

The Saeima’s Legal Committee’s sub-committee on elaboration of draft amendments to the Citizenship law came to an agreement about granting and preserving dual citizenship for Latvian citizens living abroad, Latvian exiles and their descendants, and granting of Latvian citizenship to ethnic Latvians and Livs permanently residing abroad. The MPs agreed that Latvian citizens who received citizenship of the countries members of the EU, the European Free Trade Association, or the NATO will be able to preserve Latvian citizenship. The dual citizenship will be allowed also with countries which have agreement with Latvia about recognition of dual citizenship. Also it will be possible to have dual citizenship for persons who received citizenship of not mentioned above countries by special permission of the Cabinet of Ministers. The MPs also agreed that Latvian citizenship can be granted to Latvian exiles and their descendants who left Latvia as refugees or got deported during the Soviet and Nazi occupation and did not return to Latvia for permanent residence. The subcommittee continues to work on other proposals for the Citizenship Law. Chas, Neatkariga