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More Than 20 Thousand People Applied for Armenian Citizenship in 2024

YEREVAN — Some 20,703 people have applied for Armenian citizenship in 2024, while another 4,034 people have applied for its termination, Migration and Citizenship Service reported.

Armenian President has granted citizenship to 18,063 applicants and terminated citizenship of 3,433 applicants, the Service said.

According to Suzanna Manasyan, deputy head of the Service, 6,626 applications for citizenship were received from refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, and 5,210 were granted citizenship.

More than 4 thousand foreigners granted temporary residence right in 2024

Some 5,410 foreigners applied for temporary residence status in Armenia in 2024 and 4,280 of them received it, Aram Melkonyan, a senior official from the Migration and Citizenship Service, told a press conference today.

According to him, another 3,659 people applied for permanent residence status, and 2,930 people received it, and another 408 people applied for special residence status and 413 of them were granted it,’ he said.

He noted that 5,341 people applied for temporary residence status through the work permit system (workpermit.am), 3,961 applications were satisfied.

Overall, in 2024, some 20,703 people applied for Armenian citizenship, and 4,034 people applied for its termination. Some18,063 persons were granted citizenship and the citizenship of 3,433 persons was terminated.

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