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Every person, who has become 18 years old and able to function, if he has permanently lived in Armenia for the last 3 years, as well as can explain in Armenia and knows the Constitution of our country, may apply for getting passport of the Republic of Armenia.

The bill «On making amendments to the RA Law «On RA citizenship» envisages such a provision, which was presented in the parliament today by Minister of Justice David Haroutyunyan.

According to the bill, the person, who is married to RA citizen or has got a child, who is Armenian citizen, or the person, who is an Armenian by origin, has got Armenian ancestry, may become Armenian citizen.

Besides, the people, who have rendered exclusive services to our country, also may get Armenian passport, nevertheless, the dual citizen for our country is “recognized only as a citizen of the Republic of Armenia”.

In the words of D. Haroutyunuan, the person may also become an Armenian citizen, if he has abandoned the RA citizenship by his application after the Jan 1, 1995, when the prohibityion of dual citizenship came into force.

“Of course the vast part of these people are Armenians and only few people that are not Armenians by nationality, but they have been a citizen of the Republic of Armenia before 1995”, the minister said in response to the proposal of NA Speaker, Tigran Torosyan, to withdraw this provision from the bill.

It should be noted that the application for getting the citizenship of our country may be rejected in the case, if by its activities the person harms the state and public security, public order, public health, the rights and freedoms of others, their honor and good fame.

By the way, the rejection of the application may not be grounded. And the person, who is getting Armenian passport, swears an oath to be faithful to the Republic of Armenia, to keep the Constitution and the laws, to protect the independence and territorial integrity, pledges himself to respect the official language, national culture and traditions.