3500 PEOPLE APPLIED FOR DUAL CITIZENSHIP

news.am
Nov 26 2009
Armenia

Jan.- Oct. 2009, 3.500 foreign citizens applied for dual citizenship,
that exceeds the 2008 indicator 2.5 times, RA Diaspora Minister
Hranush Hakobyan informed.

She also underlined that about 1300 people applied for dual citizenship
after the law was adopted in 2008. According to the minister,
the majority of applicants are those having ties with Armenia, in
particular Armenian intellectuals.

The procedure on gaining of dual citizenship will be facilitated in
the near future.