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Citizenship and Nationality
Kyrgyzstan
- English...
2. No one may be deprived of his/her citizenship and denied the right to change his/her citizenship otherwhise than in cases and according to procedures established by the constitutional law. Persons who are citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic shall enjoy recognition of affiliation to the citizenship of another state in accordance with the law and international treaties to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party.
3. The Kyrgyz people residing outside the Kyrgyz Republic shall have the right, regardless of their citizenship of another State, to acquire citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic under a simplified procedure.
The procedure and conditions for granting citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic shall be defined by law.
… (Art. 50) - Russian...
2. Ни один гражданин не может быть лишен своего гражданства и права изменить свое гражданство иначе, как в случаях и порядке, установленных конституционным законом. За лицами, являющимися гражданами Кыргызской Республики, признается принадлежность к гражданству другого государства в соответствии с законами и международными договорами, участницей которых является Кыргызская Республика.
3. Кыргызы, проживающие за пределами Кыргызской Республики, вне зависимости от наличия гражданства другого государства, вправе получить гражданство Кыргызской Республики в упрощенном порядке.
Порядок и условия предоставления гражданства Кыргызской Республики определяются законом.
... (Статья 50) - Kyrgyz...
2. Бир дагы жаран конституциялык мыйзамда белгиленген учурлардан жана тартиптен тышкары өзүнүн жарандыгынан жана өзүнүн жарандыгын өзгөртүү укугунан ажыратылышы мүмкүн эмес. Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандары болуп эсептелген адамдардын мыйзамдарга жана Кыргыз Республикасы катышуучу болуп саналган эл аралык келишимдерге ылайык башка мамлекеттин жарандыгына тийиштүүлүгү да таанылат.
3. Кыргыз Республикасынын чегинен тышкары жашаган кыргыздар башка мамлекеттин жараны болгондугуна карабастан жөнөкөйлөштүрүлгөн тартипте Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандыгын алууга укуктуу.
Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандыгын берүүнүн тартиби жана шарты мыйзам менен аныкталат.
… (50-берене)
Citizenship and Nationality
Malaysia
- English(1) For the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this Chapter—4
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(b) a woman who before that day became a federal citizen or a citizen of the Federation by registration as a citizen, or in consequence of her registration as the subject of a Ruler, under any provision of the said Agreement or of any State law authorizing the registration of women married to citizens of the Federation or to subjects of the Ruler shall be treated as a citizen by registration under Clause (1) of Article 15;
… (Art. 28) - Malay(1) Bagi maksud peruntukan yang terdahulu dalam Bab ini—
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(b) seseorang perempuan yang sebelum Hari Merdeka menjadi warganegara persekutuan atau warganegara bagi Persekutuan melalui pendaftaran sebagai warganegara, atau berikutan dengan pendaftarannya sebagai rakyat seseorang Raja, di bawah mana-mana peruntukan Perjanjian tersebut atau mana-mana peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang Negeri yang membenarkan pendaftaran perempuan yang berkahwin dengan warganegara bagi Persekutuan atau dengan rakyat Raja hendaklah dikira sebagai warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Fasal (1) Perkara 15;
… (Perkara 28)
Citizenship and Nationality
India
- EnglishNothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship. (Art. 11)
- Hindiइस भाग के पूर्वगामी उपबंधों की कोई बात नागरिकता के अर्जन और समाप्ति के तथा नागरिकता से संबंधित अन्य सभी विषयों के संबंध में उपबंध करने की संसद की शक्ति का अल्पीकरण नहीं करेगी। (अनुच्छेद 11)
Citizenship and Nationality
Afghanistan
- English... No individual of the nation of Afghanistan shall be deprived of citizenship. The citizenship and asylum related matters shall be regulated by law. (Art. 4)
- Dari... هیچ فرد از افراد ملت از تابعیت افغانستان محروم نمی گردد. امور مربوط به تابعیت و پناهندگی توسط قانون تنظیم می گردد. (مادۀ ۴)
- Pashto...د ملت هيڅ يو فرد د افغانستان له تابعيت څخه نه محرومیږی. په تابعيت او پناه وركولو پورې مربوطې چارې د قانون له ليارې تنظيميږي. (۴ ماده)
Citizenship and Nationality
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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The government has the following rights and duties:
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10. To approve the granting or revoking nationality, discard nationality, or returning of a Lao nationality;
… (Art. 70) - Lao
ລັດຖະບານ ມີ ສິດ ແລະ ໜ້າທີ ດັ່ງນີ້:
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10. ຕົກລົງ ໃຫ້ ສັນຊາດ, ຖອນສັນຊາດ, ປະສັນຊາດ, ໃຫ້ສັນຊາດລາວຄືນ;
… (ມາດຕາ. 70) (ປັບປຸງ)
Citizenship and Nationality
Azerbaijan
- 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
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
Myanmar
- 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
Iraq
- EnglishThe federal government shall have exclusive authorities in the following matters:
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Fifth: Regulating issues of citizenship, naturalization, … (Art. 110) - Arabicتختص السلطات الاتحادية بالاختصاصات الحصرية الآتية:
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خامساً :ـ تنظيم امور الجنسية والتجنس
… (المادة 110)
Citizenship and Nationality
Singapore
- English(1) Subject to this Article, every person born in Singapore after 16th September 1963 shall be a citizen of Singapore by birth.
(2) A person shall not be a citizen of Singapore by virtue of clause (1) if at the time of his birth —
(a) his father, not being a citizen of Singapore, possessed such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a sovereign power accredited to the President;
(b) his father was an enemy alien and the birth occurred in a place then under the occupation of the enemy; or
(c) Neither of his parents was a citizen of Singapore.
(3) Notwithstanding clause (2)(c), the Government may, where it considers it just and fair and having regard to all the circumstances prevailing at the time of the application, confer citizenship upon a person born in Singapore. (Art. 121)