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Detailed Information: Nationality of Tajikistan:
Getting Tajikistan Citizenship is easy provided right procedures are followed. According to the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan " " the citizen of Tajikistan is a person, who, at the date of adopting of the Constitution (6.11.1994), was a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan or has got citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan according to the present Constitutional Law.
A citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan can not be a citizen of another country simultaneously, except cases indicated by the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "About Citizenship" and interstate agreements.
- Passport of the citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan is a document which confirms the citizenship Republic of Tajikistan, before obtaining of passport the certificate of birth or other kind of document, confirming the citizenship.

Priorities of obtaining of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan

The citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan will be obtained by:
- Birth
- Registration
- Applying for citizenship
- Resuming of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan
- Choosing of citizenship upon changing of state territory or other reasons
notified by the international agreements of the Republic of Tajikistan
- Other reasons, indicated by the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "About
Citizenship"

Definition of citizenships of children

a) A child, whose parents at the moment of birth are the citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan, is a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan despite the place of birth.
b) If the citizenship of the parents differs and one of the parents of a child is a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan at the moment of the birth, a child will be a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan.
- If a child was born in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan
- If a child was born outside of the Republic of Tajikistan, but both parents and one of them has a permanent place of residence in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.
c) By differences of citizenship of parents, one of them is a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan at the moment of birth of a child and if both parents have a permanent place of residence outside of the Republic of Tajikistan, the citizenship of child, who has been born outside of the Republic of Tajikistan, will be defined by the written statements of the parents.
d) Regardless of the place of birth a child will be a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan if one of the parents at the moment of birth was a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan and another parent was stateless person or was unknown.
e) In case of defying of paternity of the child, whose mother is a stateless person and father is a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan, child who is not fourteen years, becomes the citizen of the Republic
of Tajikistan irrespective of place of birth.
f) A child, born in territory of the Republic of Tajikistan from the stateless persons, is a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan.
g) A child is a citizen of Republic of Tajikistan if he is in territory of Republic of Tajikistan and whose parents are unknown.
h) A child, born in territory of the Republic of Tajikistan and the parents are citizens of another countries, is the citizen of Republic of Tajikistan if these states do not adopt the citizenship.

Obtaining of citizenship by registration

The following persons obtain citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan by registration:
а) The persons, whose spouse or close relatives are the citizen of Republic of Tajikistan;
б) The persons, whose one of the parents on the date of birth was the
citizen of Republic of Tajikistan, but those who have got other citizenship by birth during five years after achieving 18 age.

How to apply for the citizenship of the Republic of Tadjikistan

According to a Law of Republic of Tajikistan «About Citizenship " the citizens of other states and stateless persons can apply for obtaining of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The decision on applications for adopting of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan will be made by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Requirements for obtaining the citizenship of Republic of Tajikistan

The citizenship of Republic of Tajikistan can get the capable person who has reached 18 age and who is not a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan irrespective of an origin, social status, racial and national belonging, sex, education, language, relation to religion, political and other belief.
A permanent residing in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan is a usual condition for adoption to the citizenship of Republic of Tajikistan is
- For foreign citizens and stateless persons five years or three years uninterrupted residing before applying;
- For the refugees, who are recognized by law and agreements of the Republic of Tajikistan, the indicated above time will be reduced twice. The term of residing in territory of the Republic of Tajikistan is considered uninterrupted, if the person left Republic of Tajikistan for study or treatment no more than for three months.
The circumstances, which make easy for adopting of citizenship of Republic of Tajikistan, e.i gives the right on reduction even removal of the requirements of second part of the present terms, are:
- To be in citizenship of former USSR;
- Adoption of a child, who is a citizen of Republic of Tajikistan;
- To have a high achievement in the field of a science, engineering and culture, and also profession or qualification, which the Republic of Tajikistan is interested in;
- Having merits before the people of the Republic of Tajikistan, in revival of Republic of Tajikistan, in realization of humanity ideals and values;
- To be granted asylum in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan;
- To be in the past the citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan or even one of his relatives by birth;
- To be in a marriage with a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The basis for refusal for the citizenship of the
Tajikistan

The application for obtaining of citizenship of Republic of Tajikistan will be refused, if:
- Acts for forced change of constitutional system of the Republic of Tajikistan;
- To be a member of parties and other organizations, which activities are incompatible with the constitutional principles of the Republic of Tajikistan.
- To be condemned and sentenced for actions, persecuted by the law of the Republic of Tajikistan;
- To be a citizenship of other state in case of absence of interstate agreement on dual citizenship.

Restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan
Restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan is carried by registration:
- The persons, whose citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan ceased because of adoption, trusteeship or guardianship;
- The persons, whose citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan ceased because of changing citizenship of parents, within five years after achieving 18 ages.
Former citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan, whose citizenship was deprived or who had lost it without their will, are considered restored in citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The person, who earlier had a citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan and to whom the implementation of the first and second parts of the present chapter does not apply, the citizenship of Republic of Tajikistan can be restored.

State offices of the Republic of Tajikistan being in
charge of citizenship issues

State offices of the Republic of Tajikistan being in charge of issues of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan are:
а) President of the Republic of Tajikistan;
b) Commission on citizenship issue of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan;
c) Ministry of internal affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan;
d) Ministry of Foreign affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, diplomatic representatives and consular offices of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Authority of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
for citizenship issue

The President of the Republic of Tajikistan makes decisions on issues:
а) on accepting to the citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan of foreign citizens, citizens of former USSR and stateless persons, on whom the implementation of chapter of 19 of constitutional Laws of the Republic of Tajikistan "On citizenship " does not apply:
b) Restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan the persons, on whom the implementation of first and second part of chapter 25 of the present constitutional Laws does not apply;
c) Permission on exit from citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan the persons to whom the implementation of item "Б" of the first part of chapter 28 of Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan " On citizenship " does not apply;
d) Permission to the citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan to have a dual citizenship;
e) Cancellation of decision on accepting to the citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan;
f) Granting of honorable citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan.
A person can not be deprived of honorable citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan without the consent of Majlisi Oli (Parliament) of the Republic of Tajikistan.