# Russia plans to cut citizenship fees for residents of three disputed territories to $65

https://mins.news/en/item/27253

- Meduza, 2026-08-20 12:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/20/russia-plans-to-lower-citizenship-fees-for-residents-of-abkhazia-south-ossetia-and-transnistria-to-65-down-from-600

> A Russian Foreign Ministry draft would restore the citizenship application fee for residents of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transnistria to $65, exempting them from the increase to $600 that took effect on August 1. Transnistria’s leader said residents had faced difficulties after the fee hike. The proposal follows simplified Russian citizenship procedures for residents of the three territories.