How to get citizenship of Belarus

A foreigner can receive citizenship of the Republic of Belarus when performing certain requirements. Today, many Russians move to permanent accommodation in BelarusTherefore, the procedure for obtaining citizenship is quite common. Thanks to the political relations between Russia and Belarus, historical roots, the inhabitants of the two countries do not have a cultural barrier.

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How to get citizenship of Belarus by birth

If parents are citizens Belorussia, the child also receives this citizenship. In addition, if a child is born in the country, and parents do not have citizenship, then he also receives Belarusian citizenship. In a situation where the child is born in the country, and parents are foreign citizens, then the child will also have Belarusian citizenship. In the case when a child for certain reasons cannot obtain the citizenship of the country as parents, he gets belarusian. This is possible under the condition of permanent residence in Belarus.

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How to obtain Belarus's citizenship for general requirements

If you do not feel about the preferential category, then the procedure for issuing citizenship is carried out according to the established scheme. The age of a person must exceed 18 years, he should also live for at least seven years in this country on official conditions. This condition is relevant for refugees, after the status is obtained.

Directly the president of the country decides, to accept or not take into Belarusian citizenship. Therefore, it is necessary to write a statement on the Belarusian president. It is written in an arbitrary form and should include the reason for changing citizenship, as well as awareness of its own commitments to Belarusian laws. You still need to collect and submit such documents:

• the questionnaire, which is filled in general form;
• own biography;
• photo measuring 3x4 cm (4 pieces);
• photocopies of passport, birth certificates, marriage;
• photocopy of the resulting residence permit;
• document on family composition;
• a document confirming the place of work or a source of income;
• receipt of payment of fees to the state. This item is mandatory in case of education;
• documentconfirming termination previous citizenship. In the absence of such a document
• an explanatory letter must be attached;
• certificate of lack of criminal record;
• refugee certificate.

A minor child must be included in the statement of one of the parents. In addition, it is necessary to provide a certificate of birth and resolve the second parent to receive a child's citizenship certified by a notary. The child between the ages of 14 and to 18 must confirm the decision from the notary that they want to receive citizenship.
If you feel about a preferential category, then you need to provide a confirmation document.
The maximum period of consideration of the application is 1 year, but the decision is made much faster.

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How to get Belarus's citizenship - Simplified reception

After signing agreements with some countries of the former Soviet Union, the system of issuing citizenship was simplified. It is easy to obtain citizenship in such cases:

• if a citizen of Russia was born in Belarus and lived until November 1991,
• there are children minors who have a minimum of one parent. Belarusian subjects. Parents apply for a child's citizenship if they died or deprived of rights, then guardians are advocated as a representative;
• relatives-citizens of this country;
• parent with a Belarusian passport then newborn becomes a citizen of the country,
• there are state merit.

The time consideration of the application for a simplified scheme is 2 months. Such categories do not need to live in Belarus for 7 years. In each situation, you need a certain set of documents, which one - you can learn on the portal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Ukrainian citizens who live in Belarus can receive citizenship without presenting documents on the termination of the previous citizenship and the payment of duty.

Citizens of Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan can be obtained by a lightweight scheme. This is relevant for such categories:

• born in Soviet times,
• living in the country until 1991,
• having relatives with Belarusian citizenship.

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How to get Belarus's Citizenship - Documents

A set of documents will have to assemble in 3 copies. Originals of documents need to be attached to one set. If the rules require, then translate documents to the state language and assure them with a notary. It is very important to ensure that the stamps have a clear look, there were no blots and corrections, otherwise you will have to redo them.

When receiving documents, you need to pass an interview, in which the inspector will check the knowledge of the language. If errors are detected in the documents, it will be necessary to fix them, and only then come to repeat reception.

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Refusal of citizenship

It is impossible to obtain citizenship if:

• the man was attracted to administrative responsibility (at least 3 times);
• there is a criminal record;
• subordinate documents submitted;
• debt to the state;
• if you serve in the security authorities of another country.

To obtain the citizenship of Belarus is very simple, the only thing that needs is to provide the above cases. Due to the contractual relations between countries, the design procedure is an elementary formality.

The day of the release of the country's president means becoming a citizen, if it is a simplified scheme, the day of the release of the internal affairs authorities.