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The Loss Of The Citizenship Of Latvia And Restore Procedures

Original Language Title: Latvijas pilsonības zaudēšanas un atjaunošanas kārtība

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 975 2013 in Riga on September 24 (pr. No 50 103) loss of citizenship of Latvia and restore order Issued in accordance with article 11 of the citizenship law, the third part of the fifth article 23, article 24 and 25 of the fifth part of the seventh paragraph of article i. General questions 1. determines the order in which the personal appearance of the application and accompanying documents on the renunciation of the citizenship of Latvia or of citizenship of Latvia, as well as the order in which is deprived of Latvian citizenship. 2. The application for renunciation of citizenship of Latvia and its renewal, as well as documents on deprivation of citizenship of Latvia look of citizenship and Migration Affairs Board (hereinafter the Board). 3. a decision on loss of citizenship of Latvia, Latvian citizenship and imprisonment shall be taken by the administrative Chief, or his authorized officer.
II. the abandonment of the Latvian citizenship 4. the application for renunciation of citizenship of Latvia submitted to the Department in person, by post or electronically signed with a secure electronic signature according to the regulations on electronic documentation, or submit to the Latvian diplomatic and consular representations. 5. By submitting the application for renunciation of citizenship of Latvia, a person presented identity documents and the application shall be accompanied by a document showing what nationality a person has or is guaranteed. If the application is sent by mail or electronic means, the application shall be accompanied by two copies of the document. 6. By submitting the application for renunciation of citizenship of Latvia, the person shall pay the State fee. If a person has the right to reduce the State fee rate, it shall submit a document certifying the right of any person to pay a reduced rate of duty. 7. The Board examined the information provided by the person and to make sure that the person is not a tax, duty or other compulsory payment of debt, require information in writing to the State revenue service, the Interior Ministry's information centre, Ministry of Justice of the Alimony Guarantee Fund, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (for material assistance to the person who finds itself in an emergency in a foreign country) about the person's compliance with the citizenship law is the fourth part of article 23. 8. This provision 7. the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 within 15 days of receipt of the request provides an answer to the request of the Government, but if you need additional verification, during the month. 9. After verification of documents regulatory Chief, or his authorized officer makes a decision: admit persons 9.1 for Latvian citizenship have lost; 9.2. to refuse to recognize the person of Latvian nationality lost.
III. the deprivation of citizenship of 10. If the Board has reason to believe that a Latvian citizen has acquired the citizenship of another State, do not submit the citizenship law of article 23 in the second and third part application for renunciation of citizenship of Latvia, administration, during a check, find out: when a person is 10.1 acquired Latvian citizenship; 10.2. what nationality the person is obtained and, if possible, when the State, as well as the acquisition of citizenship; 10.3. If a person has submitted an application for renunciation of citizenship of Latvia; 10.4. If a person received the Cabinet's permission to save to another country's citizenship. 11. If the Board has reason to believe that a citizen of Latvia without Cabinet authorization voluntarily the day any other country in the armed forces or military organization, except as provided in article 24 of the law on nationality in the first part of paragraph 2, the Office, in carrying out their inspection, find: 11.1. which national armed forces or military organization in the person of the day; 11.2. service of any other country in the armed forces or military organization is voluntary; 11.3. or the Cabinet of Ministers has allowed the person to serve in any other country in the armed forces or military organization; 11.4. If a person has acquired the nationality of another country. 12. If the Board has reason to believe that the person attesting to membership of Latvian citizenship or naturalisation, have knowingly provided false information or withheld the facts relating to the citizenship of Latvia or restore the conditions, during a check, find out: 12.1. when a person acquired the citizenship of Latvia; 12.2. which of personal information have been false; 12.3. any facts which may constitute an obstacle to the acquisition of the citizenship of Latvia or restoration, the person has withheld; 12.4. to suggest that false information is knowingly provided. 13. If the Board has reason to believe that the person has carried out activities aimed at violent Republic of Latvia Government overthrow, publicly called for the violent overthrow of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia, the country can strengthen or amend national violent facilities, urged the public to take or has taken organisational measures that focus on the Government of the Republic of Latvia's independence, the Board, in carrying out their inspection, find: 13.1 or judgment of the Court of Justice, by which persons found guilty of committing the crime to become final; 13.2. If a person has acquired the nationality of another country. 14. During examination, the Board has the right to receive free information from natural or legal persons, public administrations, as well as documents, inspection of materials and other evidence. 15. by document examination Administration Chief or his authorized officer makes a decision: take away the citizenship of Latvia 15.1; 15.2. to end the test case if the check does not reveal circumstances which may be the reason for the deprivation of citizenship of Latvia.
IV. restoration of Latvian citizenship 16. the application for renewal shall be submitted to the Latvian citizenship management personally, by post or electronically signed with a secure electronic signature according to the regulations on electronic documentation, or submit to the Latvian diplomatic and consular representations. 17. the Person certifying that the application to apply to her citizenship law article 11 restrictions laid down in Latvian citizenship. If a person in another country is convicted of committing a crime that qualifies as a criminal offence in Latvia, but the competent international organisation or International Court of Justice has recognised that this judgment was adopted without the fair trial or penalty proportionality, the person shall produce the appropriate international organizations or the International Court of Justice ruling. 18. By submitting the application for the renewal of the Latvian citizenship, the person presented identity documents and pay the State fee. If the documents are sent by post or by electronic means, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the identity document. If a person has the right to reduce the State fee rate, it shall submit a document certifying the right of any person to pay a reduced rate of duty. 19. in order to verify the conformity of persons citizenship law in article 11 of the above requirements, the Board requested information in writing to the following authorities: 19.1. The constitutional protection office and the State police about a person's compliance with the citizenship law was article 11, first paragraph, point 1 of these requirements; 19.2. the security police about a person's compliance with the citizenship law in article 11 paragraph 1 first subparagraph "a", "b" and "c" under these requirements. 19.3. the money laundering Crime Prevention Service of the person's compliance with the citizenship law in article 11 paragraph 1 first subparagraph "(d)" under these requirements. 19.4. the military intelligence and security service on the person's compliance with the citizenship law in article 11 the first paragraph of point 2 above requirements; 19.5. the consequences of Totalitarianism documentation centre on nationality law a person's compliance with the first paragraph of article 11, paragraph 4 of the said requirements; 12.2. the Interior Ministry Information Centre on nationality law a person's compliance with the first subparagraph of article 11, paragraph 5 of the said requirements; 19.7. The State revenue service, the Interior Ministry's information centre, Ministry of Justice of the Alimony Guarantee Fund, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (for material assistance to the person who finds itself in an emergency in a foreign country) about the person's compliance with the citizenship law in article 11 the first paragraph of point 7 of these requirements. 19.8. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the compliance of the person's nationality law article 11, first paragraph, the exception provided for in paragraph 5, if the person tested this rule referred to in paragraph 17 of the document. 20. the Administration is entitled to request information on other national regulatory authorities, if it is necessary to ensure compliance with the citizenship law of the person. 21. This provision 19. the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 within 15 days of receipt of the request provides an answer to the request of the Government, but if you need additional verification,-six months. 22. by document examination Administration Chief or his authorized officer makes a decision: 22.1. restore citizenship of Latvia; 22.2. to refuse renewal of Latvian citizenship, if existing documents are approved by the persons entitled to restore the citizenship of Latvia.
V. closing question 23. provisions shall enter into force on the 1 October 2013. Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis Interior Minister Richard Kozlovsk a