On the ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus on the simplified procedure for acquiring citizenship by citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan arriving for permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus and citizens of the Republic of Belarus arriving for permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 2, 1997 No. 191

     To ratify the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus on the simplified procedure for acquiring citizenship by citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan arriving for permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus and citizens of the Republic of Belarus Arriving for Permanent Residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed on January 17, 1996 in Minsk.       President of the Republic of Kazakhstan                                                 

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Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus on a simplified procedure for acquiring citizenship by citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan arriving for permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus and citizens of the Republic of Belarus Arriving for Permanent Residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1999, No. 4, Article 79) (Entered into force on July 31, 1998 - g. "The Diplomatic Courier", special issue No. 2, September 2000, p. 160)                

          The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus, hereinafter referred to as  The Parties, proceeding from the desire of the peoples of the two countries to preserve and strengthen historical traditionally friendly ties with regard to ensuring generally accepted norms, human rights and freedoms for their citizens, wishing to provide favorable conditions for their citizens to exercise the right to choose and acquire citizenship of the other Party on the basis of free expression of their will, agreed as follows:            

Article 1 1. Each Party will grant citizens of the other Party arriving for permanent residence on its territory who have confirmed their citizenship of the former USSR the right to a simplified (registration) procedure for acquiring citizenship if one of the following conditions is met::           a) if the applicant was born or permanently resided in the territory of  Parties to the acquired citizenship;           b) if the applicant has at least one of the close relatives permanently residing in the territory of the Party of citizenship to be acquired and who are its citizens: spouse (spouse), one of the parents (adoptive parents), child (including adopted), sister, brother, grandfather or grandmother. 2. The procedure specified in paragraph 1 this Article applies to citizens of the Parties permanently residing in the territory of the other Party, regardless of the period of residence in the territory of the Party acquiring citizenship.            

Article 2 In order to acquire the citizenship of the other Party, a citizen of one Party shall submit to the relevant authorities of the other Party the following documents: an application in the form agreed upon by the competent authorities of the Parties; a notarized copy of the birth certificate; a document confirming the existence of one of the conditions provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 1.           The internal affairs bodies shall register the acquisition of citizenship of one of the Parties in a simplified manner within a period of no more than three months in compliance with the requirements provided for by the domestic legislation of that Party.           The date of registration of acquisition of citizenship of one of the Parties will be the date of loss of citizenship of the other Party, about which the Parties will notify each other.            

Article 3 1. When the citizenship of the parents changes, as a result of which both become citizens of the other Party, or both renounce the citizenship of one of the Parties, the citizenship of their minor children changes accordingly.           2. The nationality of minor children, one of whose parents is a citizen of one of the Parties, and the other parent acquires the nationality of the other Party, is determined by the agreement of the parents, which must be expressed in the application submitted in accordance with Article 2.3. Children whose parents live separately retain the citizenship of the parent in whose care they are, unless otherwise agreed between the parents.           4. Upon reaching the age of majority, the citizenship of children, one of whose parents holds the citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the other the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus, may be changed in accordance with the legislation of the Parties in a simplified manner.           5. The citizenship of children does not change when the citizenship of parents deprived of parental rights is changed. The consent of parents deprived of parental rights is not required to change the citizenship of children.           

Article 4            Issues not covered in this Agreement are resolved by the Parties in accordance with their domestic legislation.           If the domestic legislation of the Parties establishes more preferential conditions for the acquisition of citizenship for any category of persons, the domestic legislation of the Parties shall apply in this case.           The parties will take measures to bring their legislation on citizenship closer together.           

Article 5            Issues related to the interpretation or application of this  Agreements are resolved through consultations between the Parties.          

 Article 6 This Agreement is subject to ratification and enters into force on the thirtieth day after the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification by the Parties.            

Article 7 This Agreement is valid for five years from the date of its entry into force and is automatically extended for a further five-year period, unless either Party notifies otherwise six months before the expiration of the specified period.            Done in Minsk on January 17, 1996, in two originals, each in the Kazakh, Belarusian and Russian languages, all texts being equally authentic.  

President    

Republic of Kazakhstan     

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