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Citizenship and Nationality
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(3) Where a woman is under this Article to be treated as a citizen by registration, and the status in consequence of which she is to be so treated was acquired by her by virtue of marriage, then for purposes of Clause (4) of Article 24 and Clause (2) of Article 26 she shall be treated as a citizen by registration under Clause (1) of Article 15.
… (Art. 28A) - Malay…
(3) Jika di bawah Perkara ini seseorang perempuan hendaklah dikira sebagai warganegara melalui pendaftaran, dan taraf yang berikutan dengannya dia hendaklah dikira sedemikian telah diperolehnya oleh sebab perkahwinan, maka bagi maksud Fasal (4) Perkara 24 dan Fasal (2) Perkara 26 dia hendaklah dikira sebagai warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Fasal (1) Perkara 15.
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe law shall regulate Yemeni nationality. Any Yemeni shall not be deprived of his nationality. Once Yemeni nationality is acquired it may not be withdrawn except in accordance with the law. (Art. 44)
- Arabicينظم القانون الجنسية اليمنية، ولا يجوز إسقاطها عن يمني إطلاقاً ولا يجوز سحبها ممن اكتسبها إلا وفقاً للقانون. (المادّة 44)
Citizenship and Nationality
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In the Republic of Uzbekistan, a uniform citizenship shall be established on the entire territory of the Republic.
Citizenship in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be equal for all regardless of the grounds of its acquisition.
A citizen of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The grounds and procedure for acquiring and forfeiting citizenship shall be defined by law. (Art. 22) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining butun hududida yagona fuqarolik o‘rnatiladi.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqaroligi, unga qanday asoslarda ega bo‘lganlikdan qat’i nazar, hamma uchun tengdir.
Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasining fuqarosi ayni vaqtda O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqarosi hisoblanadi.
Fuqarolikka ega bo‘lish va uni yo‘qotish asoslari hamda tartibi qonun bilan belgilanadi. (22-modda)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA citizen of Tajikistan shall be considered the person who become the citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan on the day of adoption of the Constitution or, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan, acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan in accordance with international treaties of Tajikistan.
Belonging to the citizenship of Tajikistan and the citizenship of another state shall be not recognized, except in cases indicated by law and interstate treaties of Tajikistan.
The procedure for acquiring and terminating citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan is regulated by constitutional law. (Art. 15) - RussianГражданином Таджикистана считается лицо, которое на день принятия Конституции являлся гражданином Республики Таджикистан, или в соответствии с законодательством Республики Таджикистан, международными договорами Таджикистана приобрело гражданство Республики Таджикистан.
Принадлежность граждан Таджикистана к гражданству другого государства не допускается за исключением случаев, предусмотренных законом или межгосударственными договорами Таджикистана.
Порядок приобретения и прекращения гражданства Республики Таджикистан регулируется конституционным законом. (Статья 15) - TajikШаірванди Їуміурии Тоїикистон шахсе іисоб меёбад, ки дар рўзи ѕабули Конститутсия шаірванди Їуміурии Тоїикистон буд ё мутобиѕи ѕонунгузории Їуміурии Тоїикистон ё шартномаіои байналмилалии Тоїикистон шаірвандии Їуміурии Тоїикистонро соіиб шуда бошад.
Мансубияти шаірванди Тоїикистон ба шаірванди давлати дигар эътироф намешавад, ба истиснои мавридіое, ки дар ѕонун ё шартномаіои байнидавлатии Тоїикистон нишон дода шудааст.
Тартиби соіиб шудан ва ѕатъ гардидани шаірвандии Їуміурии Тоїикистонро ѕонуни конститутсионњ танзим менамояд. (Моддаи 15)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Where a person has been deprived of his citizenship or his enrolment as a citizen has been cancelled under the provisions of this Part, the Government may, by order, deprive of his citizenship or, as the case may be, cancel the enrolment of any child of that person under the age of 21 years who has been registered or enrolled as a citizen under the provisions of this Constitution or the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957 (Ord. 35 of 1957) and was so registered or enrolled as being the child of that person or of that person’s wife or husband.
(2) No person shall be deprived of his citizenship under clause (1) unless the Government is satisfied that it is not conducive to the public good that he should continue to be a citizen; and no person shall be deprived of his citizenship under clause (1) if the Government is satisfied that as a result of such deprivation he would not be a citizen of any country. (Art. 137)
Citizenship and Nationality
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2. It is exclusively incumbent upon the National Parliament to make laws on:
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d) Citizenship;
… (Sec. 95) - Tetum…
2. Parlamentu Nasionál de’it mak halo lejizlasaun kona-ba:
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d) Sidadaun;
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2. Compete exclusivamente ao Parlamento Nacional legislar sobre:
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d) Cidadania;
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall:
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14. address issues related to grant of citizenship of Turkmenistan, reinstatement of citizenship and renunciation from citizenship,as well as grant of asylum;
… (Art. 71) - RussianПрезидент Туркменистана:
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14) решает вопросы о приёме в гражданство, восстановлении в гражданстве Туркменистана, выходе из гражданства и утрате гражданства, а также предоставления убежища;
… (Статья 71) - TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Prezidenti:
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14) Türkmenistanyň raýatlygyna kabul etmek, oňa dikeltmek, raýatlykdan çykarmak we raýatlygy ýitirmek, şeýle hem gaçybatalga bermek hakynda meseleleri çözýär;
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Citizenship and Nationality
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“citizen of Brunei Darussalam” means a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by virtue of the provisions of any written law relating to nationality;
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“warganegara Negara Brunei Darussalam” bermakna rakyat Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan menurut peruntukan-peruntukan sebarang undang-undang bertulis berkenaan dengan kerakyatan;
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe citizens of the UAE shall have a single nationality specified by law and shall enjoy abroad the protection of the Federal Government in accordance with the generally-accepted international principles.
A citizen’s nationality may not be divested or withdrawn except as may be provided in law. (Art. 8) - Arabicيكون لمواطني الاتحاد جنسية واحدة يحددها القانون، ويتمتعون في الخارج بحماية حكومة الاتحاد وفقا للأصول الدولية المرعية
لا يجوز إسقاط الجنسية عن المواطن، أﻭ ﺳﺤﺒﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﻪ، اﻻ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﺎﻻﺕ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎﺋﻴﺔ التي ينص عليها القانون (المادّة 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
- 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)