Citizenship of Republic of Belarus

The legal relationship of a person with the state is of particular importance, since only as a citizen of a state can a person fully enjoy the rights and freedoms of a state.

So, citizenship of the Republic of Belarus is a stable legal relationship of a person with the Republic of Belarus, expressed in the totality of their mutual rights, duties and responsibilities, based on the recognition and respect of dignity, fundamental human rights and freedoms

According to Art. 12 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus dated 01.08.2002 No. 136-z «On Citizenship of the Republic of Belarus» (hereinafter - the Law), citizenship of the Republic of Belarus is acquired on the following grounds:

For other reasons provided by the Law and international treaties of the Republic of Belarus. 

Consider the first 3 reasons for acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Belarus in more details.

1. Acquisition of citizenship by birth

A child acquires citizenship of the Republic of Belarus by birth, if on the child’s birthday:

A child located on the territory of the Republic of Belarus whose parents are unknown becomes a citizen of the Republic of Belarus.

This basis for obtaining citizenship does not imply the conduct of any procedure. A child becomes a citizen automatically on the basis of his birth or the availability of citizenship by one of the parents

In the event that the parents (parent) are foreign citizens, and the state whose parents are the parents (parent) does not provide the child with their citizenship, in this case the parents (parent) submit an application to the internal affairs bodies to determine citizenship of the Republic of Belarus.

2. Acquisition of citizenship as a result of admission to the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus.

A person who has reached the age of 18 is entitled to apply for citizenship of the Republic of Belarus if

The term of stay may be reduced or not applied at all for:

The following documents are attached to the application:

Additionally, the internal affairs body requests information on the place of residence and family composition of the applicant. When submitting an application, the applicant is entitled to independently submit this information. In the context of this paragraph, it is important to note that in order to obtain citizenship it is necessary to have registration in the Republic of Belarus. Registration in a specific residential premises can be carried out if the provision with a total living space per person is not less than 15 square meters. meters (in Minsk - 20 sq. meters)

When applying for citizenship of the Republic of Belarus together with minor children, copies of the birth certificates of children and notarized consent of each child aged 14 to 18 to receive citizenship of the Republic of Belarus are attached to the application of one of the parents.
If one of the parents applies for the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus together with minor children, a notarized consent of the other parent, a foreign citizen, to receive the children in the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus is presented.

3. Acquisition of citizenship by registration

A person who has reached the age of 18 years, permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, who was not a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, has the right to apply for citizenship of the Republic of Belarus in the registration procedure if he:

In this case, the following documents are attached to the application for the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus:

If one of the parents applies for citizenship of the Republic of Belarus in the registration procedure together with the children, a notarized consent of the other parent, a foreign citizen or a stateless person, is submitted to the children to acquire citizenship of the Republic of Belarus, or the applicant attaches a document confirming the impossibility of granting it

The lawyers of our Law Office have extensive positive experience in helping foreigners obtain Belarusian citizenship. All you need to do yourself, first obtain a document of the competent authority of a foreign state on the renunciation of citizenship, all other points will be decided by the lawyer of our Law Office.

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