The agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus on the simplified procedure for acquisition of nationality by the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan arriving for permanent residence to the Republic of Belarus and the citizens of the Republic of Belarus arriving for permanent residence to the Republic of Kazakhstan

of January 17, 1996

The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties proceeding from aspiration of the people of two countries to preserving and hardening of historical traditionally friendly links concerning providing to the citizens of the commonly accepted regulations, human rights and freedoms,

wishing to provide favorable conditions for realization by the citizens on the basis of free declaration of will of option and acquisition of nationality of other Party,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

1. Each Party will provide to the citizens of other Party arriving to permanent residence on its territory who confirmed the belonging to citizenship of the former USSR the right to the simplified (registration) procedure for acquisition of nationality in the presence of one of the following conditions:

a) if the applicant was born or constantly lived in the territory of the Party of acquired nationality;

b) in the presence at the applicant at least one of the close relatives who are constantly living in the territory of the Party of acquired nationality and being her citizens: the spouse (spouses), one of parents (adoptive parents), the child (including adopted), sisters, the brother, the grandfather or the grandma.

2. The procedure specified in Item 1 of this Article extends to citizens of the Parties which are constantly living in the territory of other Party, irrespective of accommodation term in the territory of the Party of acquired nationality.

Article 2

For acquisition of nationality of other Party the citizen of one Party submits the following documents to relevant organs of other Party: the statement in the form approved by competent authorities of the Parties;

notarized copy of the certificate of birth;

the document confirming availability of one of the conditions provided in Item 1 of Article 1.

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