Citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Citizenship is a stable legal bond between a person and a state; it fixes mutual rights and duties, and every sovereign state has it. Not everyone living in a country is its citizen: foreign citizens and stateless persons also live there. In Uzbekistan citizenship is governed by the Law “On Citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (the first such law was adopted on 2 July 1992; the current new version was adopted in 2020); citizenship is single and a second citizenship is not recognised, all citizens are equal before the law, and violating that equality is a crime. Citizenship is acquired mainly by birth: a child of citizens is a citizen automatically wherever born; a child of stateless parents who permanently live in the country, or whose parents are unknown, is also a citizen; other routes are admission to citizenship, international treaties and cases set by law. Citizenship ends by voluntary renunciation or by loss on grounds listed in the law; renunciation is not allowed for a person under criminal prosecution or serving a court sentence, or if it would conflict with state security. Foreign citizens and stateless persons enjoy human rights under international law and national laws and must obey the laws, but they cannot vote, be elected as deputies or senators, or be called up for military service; such limits exist in all countries and are not discrimination.