President approves amendment to law “on citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan“

  05 August 2016    Read: 2344
President approves amendment to law “on citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan“
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on application of the law on "Making amendment to the law on citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan" dated June 24, 2016.

According to the amendment, the word of “permission” will be followed by the words of “or refugee status” in the second part of article #14 of the law "on citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan".

The Cabinet of Ministers is to prepare and submit to Azerbaijan`s President the proposals on bringing to conformity Azerbaijan`s laws and acts of Azerbaijan`s President with the law on "Making amendments to the law on citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan" within three months, ensure conformity of the normative legal acts of the Cabinet of Ministers with the law and inform Azerbaijan`s President within three months, keep under control the conformity of the normative legal acts of the central executive authorities to the law, inform Azerbaijan`s President within five months.

The Justice Ministry is to ensure coordination of the normative legal acts and normative acts of the central executive authorities with the law on "Making amendments to the law on citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan" and inform the Cabinet of Ministers.

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