The contract between the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan on legal status of the citizens of the Russian Federation who are constantly living in the territory of Turkmenistan and the citizens of Turkmenistan who are constantly living in the territory of the Russian Federation

of May 18, 1995

The Russian Federation and Turkmenistan which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties for the purpose of further development of friendship between them, aiming to provide for the benefit of the citizens equal conditions of their accommodation in the territories of both Parties, and in this regard wishing to provide to the citizens of one Party who are constantly living in the territory of other Party, legal status, the closest to legal status of citizens of this other Party

in view of provisions of the Convention on the legal assistance and legal relations on civil, family and criminal cases signed in Minsk on January 22, 1993

agreed as follows:

Article 1.

1. This Agreement extends to the persons having nationality of one Party and constantly living in the territory of other Party.

2. Provisions of this agreement are not applied to persons having nationality of both Parties (bipatrida). Legal status of such persons is determined according to the Agreement between the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan of December 23, 1993. "About settlement of double citizenship".

Article 2.

1. For the purposes of this Agreement the citizen of one Party is considered constantly living in the territory of other Party if he based on the permission issued by this other Party constantly lives in its territory and at the same time is not person who is constantly living in the territory of the Party of the nationality according to its legislation.

2. In this Agreement:

a) "permanent resident" means the citizen of one Party who is constantly living in the territory of other Party as it is determined in Item 1 of this Article;

b) "The party of nationality" means the Party which citizen is the permanent resident;

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