The agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic on the simplified procedure for acquisition of nationality by the citizens of the Russian Federation arriving for permanent residence to the Kyrgyz Republic, the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic arriving for permanent residence to the Russian Federation and getting out of former nationality

of March 28, 1996

The Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

proceeding from aspiration of the people of two countries to preserving and consolidation of historical traditionally friendly links and the relations of neighborliness,

confirming commitment to obligations to provide to the citizens the rights and freedoms provided by the universally international standards in the field of human rights and freedoms

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

being guided by the Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual aid between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic of June 10, 1992,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

1. Each Party will provide to the citizens of other Party arriving for permanent residence to its territory the right to acquire nationality in the simplified (registration) procedure in the presence of one of the following conditions:

a) if the applicant in the past consisted in citizenship of RSFSR or the Kyrgyz SSR and at the same time in citizenship of the USSR, lived constantly in their territory for December 15, 1990 and lives on the date of entry into force of this agreement;

b) in the presence at the applicant of relatives in a straight line: the spouse (spouses), one of parents (adoptive parents), the child (including adopted), sisters, the brother, the grandfather or the grandmother, the grandson or the granddaughter who are constantly living in the state of acquired nationality and who are his citizens.

2. To persons specified in Item 1 of Article 1 of this agreement if they were born in the territory of other Party or from parents at least one of which was or is citizen of this other Party, and did not draw up the belonging to nationality of one of the Parties before the date of entry into force of this agreement, each of the Parties guarantees the right to freely choose within one year after entry into force of this agreement nationality of the either party.

3. Each of the Parties grants to the citizens the right to getting out of her nationality in the simplified procedure in case of their resettlement on the territory of other Party.

4. The procedure specified in Item 1 of this Article is applied irrespective of the term of accommodation of the applicant in the territory of the Party of acquired nationality.

5. Acquisition of nationality of other Party or getting out of nationality of one of the Parties is made on the basis of free declaration of will of interested persons.

Article 2

1. For acquisition of nationality or getting out of nationality in the simplified procedure according to this agreement the applicant submits the following documents to authorities of the relevant Party:

the statement in the form established by competent authorities of the Parties, the passport or other identity document and also - in case of nationality acquisition - the document confirming availability of one of the conditions provided in Item 1 of Article 1 of this agreement if for confirmation of these conditions there are not enough data specified in the passport or other identity document.

For the purposes of this agreement authorities are understood as territorial authorities of internal affairs, and also diplomatic representations and consular establishments of the Parties.

When electing nationality of the Party of permanent residence the application is submitted to law-enforcement bodies at the place of residence of the applicant.

When electing nationality of other Party the application is submitted to its diplomatic representation or consular establishment in the country of accommodation.

2. The statement for acquisition of nationality and other necessary documents specified in Item 1 of this Article are considered no more than three months from the date of giving and with observance of requirements, stipulated by the legislation the relevant Party in time. Authorities inform the applicant on the made decision in two weeks from the date of its acceptance.

3. Authorities of the Party which granted citizenship send in case of refusal faces from former nationality its national passport and copies of the applications about provision of nationality and refusal of former nationality to law-enforcement bodies or to diplomatic representation or consular establishment of the Party of former nationality for the subsequent registration of getting out of nationality.

Article 3

1. In case of change of nationality of parents owing to which both become citizens of other Party or both leave nationality of one of the Parties, also nationality of their minor children changes respectively.

2. Nationality of minor children, one of parents of which is citizen of one Party, and other parent acquires nationality of other Party, is determined by the written agreement of parents.

3. Nationality of minor children whose parents live separately follows nationality of the parent on which education they are if other agreement between parents about it did not take place.

4. Nationality of children, one of parents of which has citizenship of the Russian Federation, and another nationality of the Kyrgyz Republic, on achievement of age of majority by them can be changed in the simplified procedure according to this agreement.

5. Nationality of children does not change in case of change of nationality of the parents deprived of the parent rights. On change of nationality of children the consent of the parents deprived of the parent rights is not required.

Article 4

1. Person which acquired nationality of one of the Parties in the simplified procedure according to this agreement performs the rights and fulfills the duties following only from the legislation of that Party which nationality it acquired in the simplified procedure.

2. Questions of acquisition of nationality and getting out of nationality in the cases which are not provided by this agreement are regulated by the legislation of the Parties.

3. If the legislation of one of the Parties establishes for any category more preferential terms of acquisition and termination of nationality than provided by this agreement, then the legislation of this Party is applied.

Article 5

Questions of interpretation or application of this agreement by the Parties are solved by consultations and negotiations between them.

Article 6

This agreement is subject to ratification and becomes effective for the thirtieth day from the date of exchange of the Parties of instruments of ratification.

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