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Awareness-raising event held in Yardimli
Awareness-raising event was held in Yardimli which is included in service area of Lankaran Regional Migration Department in order to eradicate statelessness, to raise legal awareness on migration, to fight against illegal migration, to provide assistance to persons residing without documents in obtaining relevant documents.
At the event detailed information was given on fight against illegal migration, as well as measures taken for eradication of statelessness by State Migration Service in our country.
It was stated that national legislation regulating relations with stateless persons has been harmonized with international instruments in this field which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party to. Definition of stateless person is envisaged by Article 3.0.2 of the Migration Code. According to that Article stateless person is a person who is not considered a citizen by any state according to its Law.
One of the major steps towards eradication of statelessness is the “Rules for establishment of the citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan” approved with Decision №84 of Cabinet of Minister’s dated from March 18, 2015. Pursuant to the Rule in case of existence of any of the following grounds persons affiliation to citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan is recognized:
· In case the persons, who were citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan (or Azerbaijan SSR) had been permanently registered upon place of residence until the date when the Law “On Citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan” came into force (by October 7, 1998);
· In case the person is a refugee settled on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan from January 1, 1988 to January 1, 1992;
· In case the person is a child staying on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and whose both parents are unknown;
· In case the person is one of the following persons born on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
1) In case one or both of the parents have been citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the time of birth;
2) In case both of the parents have been stateless persons;
· In case the person born from citizen(s) of the Republic of Azerbaijan beyond the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
· In case both of the spouses adopting a foreign or stateless child are citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
· In case one of the spouses adopting a foreign or stateless child is a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the other one is a stateless persons, the child;
· In case citizenship of parents is changed and as a result of this both of them acquire citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan, their child;
· In case one of the parents of the child is known and that parent acquires citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan, his/her parent;
· In case one of the parents of the child residing on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan is a person who acquired citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the other one is a stateless person;
· In case citizenship of one of the parents is revoked, the other one remains in citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan, their child.
Furthermore, in case of not registration upon place residence of the person, who had been citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan (or Azerbaijan SSR) until the date when the Law “On Citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan” came into force (by October 7, 1998) and who had not left the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, by the day the this Law entered into force results in their statelessness, the persons affiliation to citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan is recognized.
At the event it was emphasized foreigners and stateless persons should legalize their stay and residence in the country according to the requirement of the legislation, as well as should get registered within 10 days in case they intend to stay on the territory of the country for more than 10 days. In case foreigners or stateless persons change their place of stay, he/she should without fail inform State Migration Service about it and get registered upon new place of stay.
Questions interesting participants were responded at the end of the event.
