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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of June 2, 2000 No. 1024-XIV

About nationality of the Republic of Moldova

(In edition of the Laws of the Republic of Moldova of 15.06.2001 No. 262-XV, 26.07.2001 of No. 417-XV, 18.10.2001 of No. 551-XV, 08.05.2003 of No. 191-XV, 05.06.2003 of No. 232-XV, 24.07.2003 of No. 328-XV, 01.07.2004 of No. 222-XV, 17.02.2005 of No. 14-XV, 29.12.2005 of No. 372-XVI, 07.12.2007 of No. 273-XVI, 18.12.2008 of No. 275-XVI, 23.12.2009 of No. 127-XVIII, 01.07.2010 of No. 137, 09.06.2011 No. 112, 28.12.2011 No. 284, 13.03.2014 No. 24, 01.07.2016 No. 151, 16.12.2016 No. 283 (became effective 27.06.2017), 05.05.2017 No. 80, 01.12.2017 No. 254, 21.12.2017 No. 132, 24.05.2018 No. 79, 31.05.2018 No. 61, 18.06.2020 No. 111, 16.03.2023 No. 52, 08.06.2023 No. 142, 14.06.2024 No. 149)

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

Chapter I General provisions

Article 1. Concepts

For the purpose of this law the following concepts are used in value:

the child - person aged up to 18 years;

the foreign citizen - the person who is the citizen of other state and not being the citizen of the Republic of Moldova;

the stateless person - person who is not considered by the citizen any state owing to its law;

naturalization - provision of nationality based on the statement of person, legally and constantly living in the territory of the Republic of Moldova, and on the conditions provided by this law;

multiple nationality - simultaneous possession of the same person of nationality of two and more states;

the descendant - the blood relative on the descending line to the third degree of relationship (children, grandsons, great-grandsons), and also person equated to it according to the current legislation;

legal and permanent residence - legal stay of person during the uncertain period of time based on the official documents issued by authorities of the host state.

Article 2. Subject of the law

This law establishes the legal basis of the relations connected with nationality of the Republic of Moldova.

Article 3. Nationality of the Republic of Moldova

(1) Nationality of the Republic of Moldova determines the permanent political legal bond between physical person and the Republic of Moldova generating the mutual rights and obligations.

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