Turkmenistani nationality law

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Turkmenistani Citizenship Act
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Assembly of Turkmenistan
  • An Act relating to Turkmenistani citizenship
Enacted by Government of Turkmenistan
Status: Current legislation

Turkmenistani nationality law is contained in the provisions of the law of the Republic of Turkmenistan on citizenship and in the relevant provisions of the Turkmenistan Constitution. A person may be a citizen of Turkmenistan through birth, restoration or through naturalisation .

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Acquisition of citizenship

At birth

A child, both of whose parents have Turkmenistani citizenship at the time of its birth, is a citizen of Turkmenistan, regardless of whether it was born on the territory of Turkmenistan or outside it. [1]

There are two more provisions in this act which result in children being citizens of Turkmenistan at birth through the following ways:

By restoration

A person who wishes to restore their Turkmenistani citizenship must do so by petitioning the Turkmenistan government. The person should be residing in the territory of Turkmenistan or intends to settle there permanently.

By naturalisation

A person who has had permanent residence of Turkmenistan for the past seven years can apply for naturalisation if they fulfil the following conditions:

An application for naturalisation may be denied if the petitioning individual:

Loss of citizenship

Voluntary

A person who wishes to renounce their Turkmenistani citizenship must do so by petitioning the Turkmenistan government. [2]

Renunciation of Turkmenistani citizenship is not allowed if the individual petitioning for renunciation has had criminal charges brought against him or has received a court sentence which is in effect and subject to execution, or if he owes taxes or other unpaid debts and commitments to the state and citizens of Turkmenistan or to enterprises, organizations, or institutions located on the territory of Turkmenistan.

Involuntary

Citizens of Turkmenistan may not be deprived of their Turkmenistani citizenship unless in the case of the following:

Dual citizenship

Dual citizenship is not recognized in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistani citizen acquiring foreign citizenship will not lose their original citizenship in Turkmenistan, but will have trouble departing Turkmenistan and will have to renounce one of the citizenships.

Travel freedom of Turkmen citizens

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References

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