Decree N380 of the President of Georgia
Tbilisi, September 9, 2004
On the Rule of Granting Citizenship of Georgia to a Citizen of a Foreign State
- To approve the Regulation on the Rule of Granting Citizenship of Georgia to a Citizen of a Foreign State and Annexes N1 and N2, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Constitution of Georgia and Article 41 of the Organic Law of Georgia.
- To instruct the Government of Georgia (Z. Zhvania) to carry out measures with a view to concluding bilateral agreements with other states and resolving issues related to the legal status of citizens of foreign states holding citizenship of Georgia.
Mikheil Saakashvili
Approved by Decree N380 of the President of Georgia of September 9, 2004.
Regulation on Granting Georgian Citizenship to a Citizen of Foreign State
Article 1
The present regulation, in compliance with paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Constitution of Georgia and the Organic Law of Georgia on Citizenship of Georgia, prescribes the rule of filing and reviewing an application for and adopting a decision on granting Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state.
Article 2
Citizenship of Georgia may be granted by the President of Georgia to a citizen of a foreign state, who has a special merit before Georgia or if the granting of Citizenship of Georgia to him/her is due to state interests.
Article 3
- A citizen of a foreign state seeking at the same time citizenship of Georgia, shall file an application with the President of Georgia directly or through the diplomatic mission or consular office (hereinafter 'the consular office') of Georgia.
- The application (Annex 1) shall be entered in the administration of the President of Georgia or the consular office on the territory of the applicant's country of permanent residence or any other relevant consular office.
- The application of a citizen of a foreign state shall be attached by:a) autobiography;
b) duly authorized copy of passport, certificate of citizenship or any other identity card;
c) certificate of previous convictions;
d) 2 (two) photos.
Article 4
- The applicant shall personally enter the application of a citizen of a foreign state with the enclosed documents in the administration of the President of Georgia or the consular office.
- If for valid reasons (illness, long-term business trip, military service), the applicant cannot personally submit the application, the administration of the President of Georgia or the consular office shall accept the application and the enclosed documents through a person bearing a valid power of attorney or by post.
- If the documents submitted do not meet the requirements under Article 3 of the present Regulation, the relevant service within the administration of the President of Georgia (hereinafter 'the service') or the consular office shall notify the applicant of it within 3 days after receipt of the application and shall allow him/her reasonable time for making necessary corrections and submitting a complete set of documents.
- The consular office shall, within a month after receipt of the application or making necessary corrections, shall insure filing of a complete set of documents with the administration of the President of Georgia.
Article 5
Upon review of the question, the service shall present its proposals to the President of Georgia on the applicant's eligibility (non-eligibility) for the requirements under Paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Constitution of Georgia.
Article 6
- The service shall elaborate its proposals within two months after receipt of the application (making corrections) by the administration of the President of Georgia. Under special circumstances, the Head of the President's administration may extend this term by no longer than two months.
- The proposals of the service shall be submitted to the President of Georgia for a final decision within two days after their elaboration.
- The President of Georgia shall, within a week after submission of the service's proposals, issue an order on preliminary review of the question of granting Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state and submission of appropriate materials to the Ministry of Justice of Georgia for consideration.
- Non-issuance of an order within a week after submission of the proposals shall be deemed as a refusal to further review the question of granting Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state, of which the applicant shall be notified.
Article 7
- Within 3 days after issue of the relevant order of the President of Georgia, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia shall verify the completeness of the documents submitted, prepare the materials and submit the conclusion approved by the Minister of Justice to the President of Georgia.
- Within a week after receipt of the conclusion, the President of Georgia shall, in case the application is satisfied, issue a decree on granting Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state and in case of refusal, an order on denying Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state.
- The acts adopted by the President of Georgia on granting Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state shall be promulgated as prescribed by the applicable Georgian laws.
- Upon admittance to citizenship of Georgia, a citizen of a foreign state shall sign the text of the oath of allegiance to Georgia (Annex N2), which shall be attached to his/her personal file.
Article 8
The term for reviewing the application on granting Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state and adopting a decision thereon shall not exceed six months.
Article 9
A citizen of a foreign state shall be entitled to reenter his/her application after a year from being denied citizenship of Georgia.
Article 10
At any stage of the review and/or without observing the requirements under the present Regulation, the President of Georgia shall be authorized to issue an order on preliminary review of the question of granting Georgian citizenship to a citizen of a foreign state and submission of appropriate materials to the Ministry of Justice of Georgia for consideration.
Article 11
- The citizens of a foreign state subject to the procedure for suspension of Georgian citizenship in accordance with sub-paragraph 'd' of Article 32 of the Organic Law of Georgia, shall be authorized to file an application with the President of Georgia on initiating in parallel a review of the question of granting Georgian citizenship under the present Regulation.
- Citizenship of Georgia shall be granted to a citizen of a foreign state under the first paragraph of this Article upon suspension of citizenship of Georgia, as prescribed by law.
Annex N2 / Application formTo the President of Georgia
I hereby appeal to you with a request to grant me citizenship of Georgia in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Constitution of Georgia and paragraph 2 of the First Article of the Organic Law of Georgia.
1. Name, Surname
2. Information on the Change of Name, Surname
3. Date of Birth (Day, Month, Year)
4. Place of Birth
5. Marital Status
6. Citizenship
7. Education
8. Job Place, Position
9. Previous Convictions
10. Address, Telephone Number (home, business)
11. Passport Series Passport N: Date, Issuing Authority, Validity:
12. Enclosed Document
Personal Signature date
Application and enclosed documents received by:
Position, Surname: Signature:
Decree N380 of the President of Georgia of September 9, 2004 approved.
The oath of a citizen of Georgia
I (name, surname) do solemnly swear that upon my admittance to citizenship of Georgia, I will bear true faith and allegiance to Georgia, observe and support the Constitution and laws, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia and show respect for Georgian culture and national traditions.
