17. 01. 2022. 00:00   >>  15:27

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS

More than 90,000 people have renounced their BiH citizenship

In the last twenty years, 93,210 people renounced their BiH citizenship, while just over last year, 2,802 people deregistered from the register of citizens.

The trend of renouncing BiH citizenship has continued despite the pandemic, which has been present for almost two years, Banja Luka's "Nezavisne novine" writes.

"The procedure of renouncing BiH citizenship does not require parties to state other reasons than the fact that they already possess or that they are guaranteed the acquisition of citizenship of another state," the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH stated.

They added that in informal conversations, those who renounce BiH citizenship as the real reason most often cite more favorable employment status, the right to own real estate, easier travel and study abroad.

Citizens most often renounce BiH citizenship in order to acquire German or Austrian.