Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 to get away from arraignment in the U.S. in the wake of releasing characterized records on government observation programs.

Previous U.S. security temporary worker Edward Snowden said Monday that he and his better half mean to apply for Russian citizenship without disavowing their U.S. citizenship.

Snowden, a previous temporary worker with the U.S. Public Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to get away from indictment in the U.S. in the wake of releasing ordered reports specifying government observation programs. He was allowed perpetual residency a month ago, his Russian legal counselor said.

Snowden’s significant other Lindsay Mills, an American who has been living with him in Russia, reported a week ago that the couple are anticipating a kid.

As indicated by Snowden’s legal counselor, Anatoly Kucherena, the youngster, a kid, will be conceived in December and will have Russian citizenship.

“Following quite a while of division from our folks, my better half and I want to be isolated from our child. That is the reason, in this time of pandemics and shut fringes, we’re applying for double U.S.- Russian citizenship,” Snowden said in a tweet Monday.

Kucherena told the Interfax news office that the way toward setting up the important desk work for getting Snowden a Russian visa will begin soon.

He will have the option to get a Russian identification without revoking his U.S. ethnicity after Russia recently loosened up its exacting citizenship laws.

Beforehand the law expected outsiders to disavow different ethnicities so as to get Russian citizenship.

Snowden included another tweet that the couple intends to be “bringing up our child with all the estimations of the America we love — including the opportunity to express his genuine thoughts” and that he anticipated the day he can re-visitation of the U.S., “so the entire family can be brought together.”

Snowden, who has stayed under the radar in Russia and incidentally condemned Russian government arrangements via online media, said a year ago that he was happy to re-visitation of the U.S. in the event that he’s ensured a reasonable preliminary.