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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of December 16, 2019 No. 267-Z

About change of the Law of the Republic of Belarus "About legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Belarus"

It is accepted by the House of Representatives on November 27, 2019

Approved by Council of the Republic on December 3, 2019

Article 1. Bring in the Law of the Republic of Belarus of January 4, 2010 No. 105-Z "About legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Belarus" the following changes:

1. In Article 1:

to add paragraph two after the word "adoptive parents" with the word "(adopters)";

to exclude from the paragraph of the fifth word "from the date of the first entry into the Republic of Belarus";

the twelfth and thirteenth to state paragraphs in the following edition:

"migratory control - control of legality of entry into the Republic of Belarus, stay in the Republic of Belarus, departure from the Republic of Belarus and transit (transit) through the territory of the Republic of Belarus of foreigners;

registration authorities of the foreigners who are temporarily staying in the Republic of Belarus (further - registration authorities) - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, divisions on nationality and migration of territorial authorities of internal affairs of the Republic of Belarus (further - divisions on nationality and migration);";

in the paragraph the fifteenth words of "territorial authority of internal affairs" shall be replaced with words "divisions on nationality and migration";

the sixteenth to state the paragraph in the following edition:

"permission to permanent residence - the decision of division on nationality and migration granting to the foreigner the right to permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus;";

add Article with the paragraph of the following content:

"members of the family of the foreigner - the spouse (spouse); the children including adopted (adopted), who did not reach eighteen years, except for those which acquired capacity to act in full according to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus; children, including adopted (adopted), are more senior than eighteen years, being disabled *, not married, being dependent on the foreigner; disabled parents and adoptive parents (adopters) **, being dependent on the foreigner.

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* For the purposes of this Law are understood as disabled children:

disabled people of I or II groups;

the students getting the general secondary, vocational education, and also receiving for the first time in day form of education professional, secondary vocational, higher education.

** For the purposes of this Law are understood as disabled parents and adoptive parents (adopters):

disabled people of I or II groups irrespective of age;

persons which reached generally established retirement age.".

2. State Article 3 in the following edition:

"Article 3. The legislation of the Republic of Belarus on legal status of foreigners in the Republic of Belarus

The legislation of the Republic of Belarus on legal status of foreigners in the Republic of Belarus is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.".

3. Add the Law with Article 3-1 of the following content:

"Article 3-1. Action of rules of international law in the field of legal status of foreigners in the Republic of Belarus

The Republic of Belarus recognizes priority of the conventional principles of international law and provides compliance to them of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus on legal status of foreigners in the Republic of Belarus.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Belarus establishes other rules, than those which contain in this Law then are applied rules of the international treaty.".

4. In part six of Article 11 of the word "The Republic of Belarus (Further — the Ministry of Internal Affairs) in coordination with the Ministry of Anti-monopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus" shall be replaced with words "in coordination with the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade".

5. In Article 12 of the word "the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, and also" shall be replaced with words "the legislation and".

6. In Article 13:

to state the name of Article in the following edition:

"Article 13. Right to available medical attendance";

add Article with part of the following content:

"The foreigners detained in the Republic of Belarus for violation of the law of the Republic of Belarus about legal status of foreigners in the Republic of Belarus have the right to delivery of health care according to the procedure and on the conditions defined by the legislation and international treaties of the Republic of Belarus. The procedure and conditions of provision of medical care, and also the list of the medical services provided to the specified foreigners on a grant basis are determined by Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.".

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