question about citizenship ...

[anton]

Hello,

let's say I have double citizenship (Russian and American).

In Russia there's a law that everybody must attend Army, so if I'll go to Russia for a vacation , will they be able to make me go to Army or no ?

Thanks,
bye.

 

[yakko]

Don't know.

 

[GasX]

If you live in a country that you are a citizen of during the age of conscription then potentially yes. If you are above a certain age, then no. Contact the russian consulate for confirmation.

I am dual US/UK. When I took the oath of citizenship for the US I swore to forego allegiance to anyy foreign "government, prince or potentate". The U.S. consulate would probably protect you if Russia tried to force you into it during a vacation...

 

[cipher00]

Check with them. We had a guy here who was Greek/US. He wouldn't vacation in Greece for fear of being conscripted. Then, he wanted to get married to a Greek woman who didn't want to leave Greece. He ended up cutting a deal with the Greek army to do 6 months of service.

It's great for recruiting. "Why, yes, everyone likes it here so much we've only had one person who left us to join the Greek army."

 

[nateholtrop]

lol @ cipher

Nate

 

[perry]

Friend of mine is a Korean citizen (Korean only - not US) and won't go back there because he knows as soon as he does it's off to boot camp.

Just buy a Russian doc a couple fifths of Vodka and have him sign something saying you aren't fit to go into the Army.. A Czech friend of mine does that every year, except giving the doc his choice of liquor. They never bother him when he goes back.

 

[AngelSentFromUpAbove]

if they find out you're there and you're of age for the army, im pretty sure they can come after you.