In just over two months, 369 people renounced their citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while 2,695 people did so last year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina said.
From the beginning of the year until March 10, 369 persons renounced BiH citizenship, while 561 persons acquired BiH citizenship for the whole of last year.
Last year, 561 people acquired BiH citizenship, 12 of them under a special procedure for persons of particular benefit to BiH, where decisions on the award were made by the Council of Ministers of BiH.
When renouncing, persons pay an administrative fee, so they must renounce BiH citizenship in order to acquire citizenship of the former SFRY, while those who gain citizenship of another country pay an administrative fee of 800 BAM.