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Citizenship and Nationality
Myanmar
- EnglishAll persons who have either one of the following qualifications are citizens of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar:
(a) person born of parents both of whom are nationals of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar;
(b) person who is already a citizen according to law on the day this Constitution comes into operation. (Sec. 345) - Burmeseအောက်ဖော်ပြပါအရည်အချင်းတစ်ရပ်ရပ်နှင့် ပြည့်စုံသူများသည် ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်၏ နိုင်ငံသားများဖြစ်ကြသည် -
(က) ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်၏ တိုင်းရင်းသားမိဘနှစ်ပါးမှ မွေးဖွားသူ၊
(ခ) ဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေ အတည်ပြုပြဌာန်းသည့်နေ့တွင် ဥပဒေအရ နိုင်ငံသားဖြစ်သားဖြစ်ပြီးသူ။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၄၅)
Citizenship and Nationality
Cambodia
- EnglishKhmer citizen shall not be deprived of his/her nationality, …
The acquisition of Khmer nationality shall be determined by law. (Art. 33) - Khmerប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ មិនអាចត្រូវបានដកសញ្ជាតិ។ ...
ការទទួលសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរត្រូវកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់។ (មាត្រា ៣៣)
Citizenship and Nationality
Bangladesh
- English(1) The citizenship of Bangladesh shall be determined and regulated by law.
(2) The people of Bangladesh shall be known as Bangalees as a nation and the citizens of Bangladesh shall be known as Bangladeshies. (Art. 6) - Bengali(১) বাংলাদেশের নাগরিকত্ব আইনের দ্বারা নির্ধারিত ও নিয়ন্ত্রিত হইবে।
(২) বাংলাদেশের জনগণ জাতি হিসাবে বাঙালী এবং নাগরিকগণ বাংলাদেশী বলিয়া পরিচিত হইবেন। (অনুচ্ছেদ ৬)
Citizenship and Nationality
Qatar
- EnglishThe Qatari nationality and the rules governing it shall be prescribed by law, and the same shall have the similar power as that of the constitution. (Art. 41)
- Arabicالجنسيّة القطرية وأحكامها يحدّدها القانون، وتكون لتلك الأحكام صفة دستورية. (المادّة 41)
Citizenship and Nationality
Georgia
- English1. The following shall fall within the exclusive competence of the supreme state authorities of Georgia:
a) legislation on … Georgian citizenship, … (Art. 7) - Georgian1. საქართველოს უმაღლეს სახელმწიფო ორგანოთა განსაკუთრებულ გამგებლობას მიეკუთვნება:
ა) კანონმდებლობა ... საქართველოს მოქალაქეობის, … (მუხლი 7)
Citizenship and Nationality
Malaysia
- English…
(4) If the Federal Government is satisfied that any woman who is a citizen by registration under Clause (1) of Article 15 has acquired the citizenship of any country outside the Federation by virtue of her marriage to a person who is not a citizen, the Federal Government may by order deprive her of her citizenship. (Art. 24) - Malay…
(4) Jika Kerajaan Persekutuan berpuas hati bahawa mana-mana perempuan yang menjadi warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Fasal (1) Perkara 15 telah memperoleh kewarganegaraan mana-mana negara di luar Persekutuan oleh sebab perkahwinannya dengan seseorang yang bukan warganegara, maka Kerajaan Persekutuan boleh melalui perintah melucutkan kewarganegaraan perempuan itu. (Perkara 24)
Citizenship and Nationality
Indonesia
- English…
(4) Every person shall have the right to citizenship status. (Art. 28D) - Indonesian…
(4) Setiap orang berhak atas status kewarganegaraan. (Pasal 28D)
Citizenship and Nationality
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishIranian citizenship is the indisputable right of every Iranian, and the government cannot withdraw citizenship from any Iranian unless he himself requests it or acquires the citizenship of another country. (Art. 41)
- Persianتابعیت کشور ایران حق مسلم هر فرد ایرانی است و دولت نمیتواند از هیچ ایرانی سلب تابعیت کند، مگر به درخواست خود او یا در صورتی که به تابعیت کشور دیگری درآید. (اصل 41)
Citizenship and Nationality
Timor-Leste
- English1. There shall be original citizenship and acquired citizenship in the Democratic Republic of East Timor.
2. The following citizens shall be considered original citizens of East Timor, as long as they are born in the national territory:
a) Children of father or mother born in East Timor;
b) Children of incognito parents, stateless parents or parents of unknown nationality;
c) Children of a foreign father or mother who, being over seventeen years old, declare their will to become East Timorese nationals.
3. Irrespective of being born in a foreign country, children of a Timorese father or mother shall be considered original citizens of East Timor.
a) Children of an East Timorese father or mother living overseas;
b) Children of an East Timorese father or mother serving the State outside the country;
4. Acquisition, loss and reacquisition of citizenship, as well as its registration and proof, shall be regulated by law. (Sec. 3) - Tetum1. Iha Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste nia laran iha sidadania nanis no sidadania husun.
2. Sidadaun nanis Timór-Leste nian maka ema ne’ebé moris nanis iha rai nasionál laran:
a) oan sira-ne’ebé aman ka inan moris iha Timór-Leste;
b) oan sira-ne’ebé inan-aman laiha, nasionalidade eh rai moris-fatin lahatene;
c) oan sira-ne’ebé aman ka inan ema raiseluk, ne’ebé idade liu ona tinan sanulu resin hitu, no sira rasik hili sai timoroan;
3. Sidadaun nanis Timór-Leste nian mós sira-ne’ebé, biar moris iha rai-liur, sira-nia aman ka inan, timoroan.
4. Lei-oan mak sei regula kona-ba akizisaun, lakon no hetan filafali sidadania, nune’e mós sidadaun sira-nia rejistu no prova. (Art. 3) - Portuguese1. Na República Democrática de Timor-Leste existe cidadania originária e cidadania adquirida.
2. São cidadãos originários de Timor-Leste, desde que tenham nascido em território nacional:
a) Os filhos de pai ou mãe nascidos em Timor-Leste;
b) Os filhos de pais incógnitos, apátridas ou de nacionalidade desconhecida;
c) Os filhos de pai ou mãe estrangeiros que, sendo maiores de dezassete anos, declarem, por si, querer ser timorenses.
3. São cidadãos originários de Timor-Leste, ainda que nascidos em território estrangeiro, os filhos de pai ou mãe timorenses.
4. A aquisição, perda e reaquisição de cidadania, bem como o seu registo e prova, são regulados por lei. (Art. 3)
Citizenship and Nationality
Thailand
- English… The revocation of Thai nationality acquired by birth shall not be permitted. (Sec. 39)
- Thai… การถอนสัญชาติของบุคคลซึ่งมีสัญชาติไทยโดยการเกิดจะกระทํามิได้ (มาตรา ๓๙)