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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishCitizenship, naturalization and revocation of citizenship shall be as prescribed by law. (Sec. 346)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားဖြစ်ခြင်း၊ နိုင်ငံသားပြုခြင်းနှင့် နိုင်ငံသားအဖြစ်မှရပ်စဲခြင်းတို့သည် ဥပဒေဖြင့် ပြဌာန်းသည့်အတိုင်း ဖြစ်စေရမည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၄၆)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe President has the following tasks and powers:
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4. ... to decide to permit naturalization in Vietnam, renunciation of Vietnamese citizenship, restoration of Vietnamese citizenship or deprivation of Vietnamese citizenship;
... (Art. 88) - VietnameseChủ tịch nước có những nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn sau đây:
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4. ... quyết định cho nhập quốc tịch, thôi quốc tịch, trở lại quốc tịch hoặc tước quốc tịch Việt Nam;
… (Điều 88)
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A citizen’s nationality may not be divested or withdrawn except as may be provided in law.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
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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;
… (Sec. 2) - Malay…
“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
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7. The President decides on the acceptance and renunciation of citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic.
… (Art. 70) - Russian
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7. Президент решает вопросы принятия и выхода из гражданства Кыргызской Республики.
… (Статья 70) - Kyrgyz
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7. Президент Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандыгына кабыл алуу жана жарандыгынан чыгаруу маселелерин чечет.
… (70-берене)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. Subject to the provisions of Part III5 of this Constitution, the following persons born on or after Malaysia Day are citizens by operation of law, that is to say:
(a) every person born within the Federation of whose parents one at least is at the time of the birth either a citizen or permanently resident in the Federation; and
(b) every person born outside the Federation whose father is at the time of the birth a citizen and either was born in the Federation or is at the time of the birth in the service of the Federation or of a State; and
(c) every person born outside the Federation whose father is at the time of the birth a citizen and whose birth is, within one year of its occurrence or within such longer period as the Federal Government may in any particular case allow, registered at a consulate of the Federation or, if it occurs in Brunei or in a territory prescribed for this purpose by order of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, registered with the Federal Government; and
(d) every person born in Singapore of whose parents one at least is at the time of the birth a citizen and who is not born a citizen otherwise than by virtue of this paragraph; and
(e) every person born within the Federation who is not born a citizen of any country otherwise than by virtue of this paragraph.
… (Second Schedule, Part II, [Article 14(1)(b)]) - Malay1. Tertakluk kepada peruntukan Bahagian III Perlembagaan ini, orang yang berikut yang lahir pada atau selepas Hari Malaysia ialah warganegara melalui kuat kuasa undang-undang, iaitu:
(a) tiap-tiap orang yang lahir di Persekutuan dan sekurang-kurangnya seorang daripada ibu bapanya pada masa kelahiran itu seorang warganegara atau bermastautin secara tetap di Persekutuan; dan
(b) tiap-tiap orang yang lahir di luar Persekutuan yang bapanya pada masa kelahiran itu seorang warganegara dan sama ada telah lahir di Persekutuan atau pada masa kelahiran itu berada dalam perkhidmatan Persekutuan atau perkhidmatan sesuatu Negeri; dan
(c) tiap-tiap orang yang lahir di luar Persekutuan yang bapanya pada masa kelahiran itu seorang warganegara dan dalam masa satu tahun selepas kelahiran itu berlaku atau dalam masa apa-apa tempoh yang lebih lanjut sebagaimana yang dibenarkan oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan dalam mana-mana hal tertentu, kelahiran itu didaftarkan di suatu konsulat Persekutuan atau, jika kelahiran itu berlaku di Brunei atau di sesuatu wilayah yang ditetapkan bagi maksud ini melalui perintah Yang di-Pertuan Agong, didaftarkan dengan Kerajaan Persekutuan; dan
(d) tiap-tiap orang yang lahir di Singapura dan sekurang-kurangnya seorang daripada ibu bapanya pada masa kelahiran itu seorang warganegara dan orang itu pada masa dia lahir tidak menjadi warganegara selain menurut kuasa perenggan ini; dan
(e) tiap-tiap orang yang lahir di Persekutuan dan pada masa dia lahir tidak menjadi warganegara mana-mana negara selain menurut kuasa perenggan ini.
… (Jadual Kedua, Bahagian II, [Perkara 14(1)(b)])
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Any citizen of Singapore of or over the age of 21 years and of sound mind who is also or is about to become a citizen of another country may renounce his citizenship of Singapore by declaration registered by the Government, and shall upon such registration cease to be a citizen of Singapore.
(2) The Government may withhold the registration of a declaration under this Article —
(a) if the declaration is made during any war in which Singapore is engaged; or
(b) if the declaration is made by a person subject to the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93) unless he has —
(i) discharged his liability for full-time service under section 12 of that Act;
(ii) rendered at least 3 years of operationally ready national service under section 13 of that Act in lieu of such full-time service; or
(iii) complied with such conditions as may be determined by the Government.
(3) This Article applies to a woman under the age of 21 years who has been married as it applies to a person of or over that age. (Art. 128)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishForeign nationals may acquire Iranian citizenship within the framework of the laws. Citizenship may be withdrawn from such persons if another State accepts them as its citizens or if they request it. (Art. 42)
- Persianاتباع خارجه میتوانند در حدود قوانین به تابعیت ایران در آیند و سلب تابعیت اینگونه اشخاص در صورتی ممکن است که دولت دیگری تابعیت آنها را بپذیرد یا خود آنها درخواست کنند. (اصل 42)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishI. A citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan cannot be deprived of his or her citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan (except for statutory cases of its loss).
… (Art. 53) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının vətəndaşı Azərbaycan Respublikası vətəndaşlığından (onun qanunla müəyyən edilmiş itirilmə halları istisna olmaqla) məhrum edilə bilməz.
… (Maddə 53)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
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)