LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of June 3, 1993 No. 2339-XII

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

This Law is directed to determination of legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Belarus, including on establishment of procedure for their entry into the Republic of Belarus, stay in the Republic of Belarus and departure from the Republic of Belarus, and also on regulation of other legal relationship connected with stay of specified persons in the Republic of Belarus.

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. The main terms used in this Law and their determinations

For the purposes of this Law the following main terms and their determinations are used:

close relatives are the parents, adoptive parents, children adopted (adopted) brothers and sisters, the grandma, the grandfather, grandsons;

the residence permit in the Republic of Belarus (further - the residence permit) - the identity document of the foreign citizen, stateless person (further if other is not determined by this Law, - foreigners) and confirming receipt by the foreigner of permission to permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus (further - permission to permanent residence);

the visa of the Republic of Belarus (further - the visa) - the permission granting to the foreigner the right to crossing of Frontier of the Republic of Belarus (further - Frontier) for the purpose of entry into the Republic of Belarus and (or) departure from the Republic of Belarus, stay in the Republic of Belarus or transit (transit) through the territory of the Republic of Belarus during the term specified in this permission, and drawn up according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus;

the foreigner who is temporarily staying in the Republic of Belarus - person who arrived to the Republic of Belarus for the term of no more than ninety days a year from the date of entry into the Republic of Belarus based on the visa or according to the procedure, not requiring receipt of a visa, and not having permission to temporary residence in the Republic of Belarus (further - permission to temporary residence) or permissions to permanent residence;

the foreigner who is temporarily living in the Republic of Belarus - person who received according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, permission to temporary residence;

expulsion from the Republic of Belarus (further - dispatch) - expulsion of the foreigner from the Republic of Belarus according to this Law;

immigration quota - limit annual rate of acceptance of foreigners on permanent residence to the Republic of Belarus;

the foreign citizen - the person who is not the citizen of the Republic of Belarus and having the evidence of the belonging to nationality of other state;

the stateless person - the person who is not the citizen of the Republic of Belarus and not having the evidence of the belonging to nationality of other state;

the migration card - the document containing the information about the foreigner who is driving to the Republic of Belarus and leaving the Republic of Belarus and the employee for control of its temporary stay or temporary residence in the Republic of Belarus;

registration authorities - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (further - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), law-enforcement body of the Republic of Belarus (further - law-enforcement body), hotel, performing registration of the foreigners who arrived to the Republic of Belarus;

the foreigner who is constantly living in the Republic of Belarus - person who received according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, permission to permanent residence;

permission to temporary residence - the document granting to the foreigner the right to residence in the Republic of Belarus during the term of its action and which is drawn up according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus;

permission to permanent residence - the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (further - the Ministry of Internal Affairs), other law-enforcement bodies, the right to permanent residence granting to the foreigner in the Republic of Belarus;

transit (transit) of the foreigner through the territory of the Republic of Belarus - entry of the foreigner into the Republic of Belarus from one state, following along the established route through the territory of the Republic of Belarus and departure of the foreigner from the Republic of Belarus to other state.

Article 2. Nationality of the foreign citizens having multiple nationality

The foreign citizens having nationality of two and more states are considered in the Republic of Belarus as citizens of that state according to which documents they drove to the Republic of Belarus.

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

The legislation 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, and also international treaties of the Republic of Belarus.

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

Article 4. Bases of legal status of foreigners in the Republic of Belarus

Foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Belarus have the rights and freedoms and fulfill duties on an equal basis with citizens of the Republic of Belarus if other is not determined by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, this Law, other laws and international treaties of the Republic of Belarus.

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