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Citizenship and Nationality
- English(a) The following persons are citizens of the Maldives:
1. citizens of the Maldives at the commencement of this Constitution;
2. children born to a citizen of the Maldives; and
3. foreigners who, in accordance with the law, become citizens of the Maldives.
(b) No citizen of the Maldives may be deprived of citizenship.
(c) Any person who wishes to relinquish his citizenship may do so in accordance with law.
(d) Despite the provisions of article (a) a non-Muslim may not become a citizen of the Maldives. (Art. 9) - Dhivehi(ހ) ތިރީގައި މިވާ މީހުންނަކީ ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތުންނެވެ
. 1. މިޤާނޫނޫ އަސާސީއަށް ޢަމަލުކުރާން ފަށާއިރު ދިވެހި ރައްރިތެއް ކަމުގައިވާ ކޮންމެ މީހެއް.
2. ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށް އުފަން ކޮންމެ މީހެއް
3. ޤާނޫނުގައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތީން ދިވެހި ރައްޔިތަކަށްވެއްޖެ ކޮންމެ ބިދޭސީއެއް
(ށ) ދިވެހިރައްޔިތެއްގެ ކިބައިން ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުކަން ނިގުޅައެއް ނުގަނެވޭނެއެވެ.
(ނ) ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުކަން ދޫކޮށްލަން އެދޭ ކޮންމެ މީހަކަށް ޤާނޫނުގައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތީން ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުކަން ދޫކޮށްލެވިދާނެއެވެ.
(ރ) މި މާއްދާގެ (ހ) ގައި އެހެން އޮތްނަމަވެސް މުސްލިމަކަށް މެނުވީ ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށް ނުވެވޭނެއެވެ (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 9 ވަނަ މާއްދާ).
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A citizen’s nationality may not be divested or withdrawn except as may be provided in law.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. A child born to citizens of the Republic of Armenia shall be a citizen of the Republic of Armenia.
2. Every child whose one parent is a citizen of the Republic of Armenia shall have the right to acquire citizenship of the Republic of Armenia.
3. Armenians by ethnicity shall have the right to acquire citizenship of the Republic of Armenia from the moment of establishing residence in the Republic Armenia.
4. Armenians by ethnicity shall acquire citizenship of the Republic of Armenia through a simplified procedure stipulated by law.
5. A citizen of the Republic of Armenia may not be deprived of citizenship. A citizen of the Republic of Armenia may not be deprived of the right to change citizenship.
6. The procedure of exercising the rights stipulated by this Article, the other grounds of acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, and the grounds of termination shall be stipulated by law.
7. The rights stipulated by Part 2-4 and by the second sentence of Part 5 of this Article may be restricted only by law with the aim of protecting state security, preventing or solving crimes, as well as protecting other public interests.
8. Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, while outside of the borders of the Republic of Armenia, shall be under the protection of the Republic of Armenia on the basis of international law. (Art. 47) - Armenian1. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացիներից ծնված երեխան Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացի է:
2. Յուրաքանչյուր երեխա, որի ծնողներից մեկը Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացի է, ունի Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացիություն ձեռք բերելու իրավունք:
3. Ազգությամբ հայերը Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում բնակություն հաստատելու պահից ունեն Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացիություն ձեռք բերելու իրավունք:
4. Ազգությամբ հայերը Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացիությունը ձեռք են բերում օրենքով սահմանված պարզեցված կարգով:
5. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացին չի կարող զրկվել քաղաքացիությունից: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացին չի կարող զրկվել քաղաքացիությունը փոխելու իրավունքից:
6. Սույն հոդվածով սահմանված իրավունքների իրականացման կարգը, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացիության ձեռքբերման այլ հիմքերը, ինչպես նաև դադարեցման հիմքերը սահմանվում են օրենքով:
7. Սույն հոդվածի 2-4-րդ մասերով, ինչպես նաև 5-րդ մասի 2-րդ նախադասությամբ սահմանված իրավունքները կարող են սահմանափակվել միայն օրենքով` պետական անվտանգության, հանցագործությունների կանխման կամ բացահայտման, ինչպես նաև այլ հանրային շահերի պաշտպանության նպատակով:
8. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացիները Հայաստանի Հանրապետության սահմաններից դուրս, միջազգային իրավունքի հիման վրա, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության ներքո են: (Հոդված 47)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishIn 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. 21) - UzbekO‘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. (21-modda)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) The Federal Government may by order deprive of his citizenship any person who is a citizen by registration under Article 16A or 17 or a citizen by naturalization if satisfied—
(a) that he has shown himself by act or speech to be disloyal or disaffected towards the Federation;
(b) that he has, during any war in which the Federation is or was engaged, unlawfully traded or communicated with an enemy or been engaged in or associated with any business which to his knowledge was carried on in such manner as to assist an enemy in that war; or
(c) that he has, within the period of five years beginning with the date of the registration or the grant of the certificate, been sentenced in any country to imprisonment for a term of not less than twelve months or to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit or the equivalent in the currency of that country, and has not received a free pardon in respect of the offence for which he was so sentenced.
… (Art. 25) - Malay(1) Kerajaan Persekutuan boleh melalui perintah melucutkan kewarganegaraan mana-mana orang yang menjadi warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Perkara 16A atau 17 atau yang menjadi warganegara melalui penaturalisasian jika berpuas hati—
(a) bahawa orang itu telah menunjukkan dirinya melalui perbuatan atau percakapan sebagai tidak taat atau tidak setia kepada Persekutuan;
(b) bahawa orang itu, dalam masa apa-apa peperangan yang dalamnya Persekutuan sedang atau telah terlibat, telah dengan menyalahi undang-undang berdagang dengan atau menghubungi musuh atau melibatkan diri atau menjadi sekutu dalam apa-apa perniagaan yang pada pengetahuannya telah dijalankan mengikut apa-apa cara sehingga dapat membantu musuh dalam peperangan itu; atau
(c) bahawa orang itu, dalam tempoh lima tahun mulai dari tarikh pendaftaran atau dari tarikh perakuan diberikan, telah dihukum dengan pemenjaraan di mana-mana negara selama tempoh tidak kurang daripada dua belas bulan atau denda tidak kurang daripada lima ribu ringgit atau yang senilai dengannya dalam mata wang negara itu, dan telah tidak mendapat pengampunan bebas berkenaan dengan kesalahan yang kerananya dia telah dihukum sedemikian.
… (Perkara 25)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall:
…
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;
… (71-nji madda)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
10. Management Sector
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(j) Citizenship, naturalization, termination and revocation of citizenship, citizenship scrutiny and registration;
... (Schedule One, Union Legislative List [Section 96]) - Burmese
၁၀။ စီမံခန့်ခွဲရေးကဏ္ဍ
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(ည) နိုင်ငံသားဖြစ်ခြင်း၊ နိုင်ငံသားပြုခြင်း၊ နိုင်ငံသားအဖြစ်မှရပ်စဲခြင်း၊ ရုပ်သိမ်းခြင်း၊ နိုင်ငံသားစိစစ်ရေးနှင့် မှတ်ပုံတင်လုပ်ငန်း၊
… [ဇယား ၁၊ ပြည်ထောင်စုဥပဒေပြုစာရင်း၊ (ပုဒ်မ ၉၆ ကိုရည်ညွှန်းသည်)]
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe law shall regulate the Syrian Arab citizenship. (Art. 48)
- Arabicينظم القانون الجنسية العربية السورية. (المادّة 48)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Subject to clauses (2) and (3), a person born outside Singapore after 16th September 1963 shall be a citizen of Singapore by descent if, at the time of his birth —
(a) where the person is born before the date of commencement of section 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2004, his father is a citizen of Singapore, by birth or registration; and(b) where the person is born on or after the date of commencement of section 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2004, either his father or mother is a citizen of Singapore, by birth, registration or descent.
(2) A person born outside Singapore shall not be a citizen of Singapore by descent by virtue of clause (1) unless —
(a) his birth is registered in the prescribed manner at the Registry of Citizens or at a diplomatic or consular mission of Singapore within one year, or such longer period as the Government permits, after its occurrence; and
(b) he would not acquire the citizenship of the country in which he was born by reason of his birth in that country where —
(i) in the case of a person born before the date of commencement of section 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2004, his father is a citizen of Singapore by registration at the time of his birth; or
(ii) In the case of a person born on or after the date of commencement of section 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2004, either his father or mother is a citizen of Singapore by registration at the time of his birth.
(3) Without prejudice to clause (2), a person born outside Singapore of a father or mother who is a citizen by descent at the time of his birth shall not be a citizen of Singapore by descent by virtue of clause (1) unless the parent who is the citizen by descent has lawfully resided in Singapore —
(a) for a period of, or for periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 5 years before that person’s birth; or
(b) for a period of, or for periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 2 years during the period of 5 years immediately preceding that person’s birth.
… (Art. 122)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English…
5. Federal citizenship and naturalization; aliens.
… (Ninth Schedule, Legislative Lists, List I—Federal List, [Articles 74,77]) - Malay…
5. Kewarganegaraan Persekutuan dan penaturalisasian; orang asing.
... (Jadual Kesembilan, Senarai Perundangan, Senarai I—Senarai Persekutuan, [Perkara 74, 77])