Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

She can't apply for a Russian visa because she is still a Russian citizen.

USA allows dual citizenship.

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A better question is does Russia allow someone to retain Russian citizenship if Russian citizen becomes US citizen. If Russia does, then your wife can keep both the passports. Some countries allow dual citizenship, others don't. If Russian allows dual citizenship, then she won't need the visa upon becoming US citizen. If Russia does not, then she will. To give you an example, India does not offer dual citizenship. When Indian citizens acquire US citizenship, they have to get visa from Indian consulate to go to India. Hope this answers your question.

The US doesn't authorize dual citizenship per se, but it doesn't condemn it either. Whether Russia has the same policy is a matter of Russian law which can be researched on a Russian government website or at a Russian consulate (if they will provide that information anonymously). A Russian immigration lawyer could answer this question, but not a US immigration lawyer.

Alice Yardum-Hunter, Attorney, Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law

State Bar of CA, Bd. of Legal Specialization