The agreement between Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus on the simplified procedure for change of nationality by citizens of Ukraine who constantly live in the Republic of Belarus, and the citizens of the Republic of Belarus who are constantly living in Ukraine

of March 12, 1999

Ukraine and Republic of Belarus, further "Parties",

proceeding from aspiration of the people of both countries to preserving and consolidation of historical traditionally friendly relations concerning providing to their citizens of human rights and freedoms,

confirming arrangement to obligations concerning providing human rights and freedoms it agrees commonly accepted by the international standards,

wishing to provide favorable conditions for realization by their citizens on the basis of free declaration of will of the right to nationality change,

aiming to prevent statelessness cases, agreed about the following:

Article 1

Each of the Parties will provide to citizens of other Party, constantly living on legal causes on its territories, nationality according to its national legal system.

Within ten days after provision to person of new nationality competent authorities of the Party which nationality is acquired issue to person the document which confirms the acquired nationality, at the same time withdraw the document which confirms the stopped nationality, and send its diplomatic channels to the Party which nationality stops, together with the message on acquisition of new nationality with indication of date of acquisition of nationality.

Within two months after receipt of the message on acquisition-faced new nationality the Party which nationality stops draws up the termination of nationality and reports about it to the Party which nationality is acquired.

Date of acquisition of nationality of one Party will be date of the termination of nationality of other Party.

The parties exempt persons who change nationality according to this Agreement, from payment of the obligatory payments connected with nationality change.

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