LAW OF SLOVAK NATIONAL COUNCIL OF 19TH JANUARY 1993
REGARDING CITIZENSHIP OF SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Date of entry into force: 15 February 1993
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FIRST PART - THE GAIN OF THE CITIZENSHIP OF
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
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¤ 3 - Application for citizenship of the Slovak Republic
(1) A person who was up to 31st December 1992 a citizen
of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic and is not
a citizen of the Slovak Republic according to No.2 can
apply for the citizenship of the Slovak Republic. (2)
An application for citizenship under section (1) can
be lodged until 31st December 1993 by way of written
statement to the district office on the territory of
the Slovak Republic, abroad to the Diplomatic Mission
or to the Consulate of the Slovak Republic, according
to the place of the residence. Husband and wife can
lodge a common statement. (3) In the statement referred
to in paragraph (2) the following must be clearly stated:
(a) identity of the person lodging the statement, (b)
the fact that the person lodging the statement was up
to 31st December 1992 a citizen of the Czech and Slovak
Republic, (c) place of birth and the residence as at
31st December 1992.
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(1) Citizenship of the Slovak Republic can be granted
upon request to such a person who is not a citizen of
the Slovak Republic and who - (a) has continuous permanent
stay on the territory of Slovak Republic for at lease
5 years and speaks the Slovak language, (b) was not
persecuted for an intentional crime
(2) The following is in favour of a person requesting
the grant of citizenship of the Slovak Republic, (a)
if the person is not a citizen of another country, or
(b) can prove, that under the law of the state of which
this person is a citizen, this person has lawfully renounced
his/her citizenship.
(3) Without respect as to whether the conditions mentioned
in paragraph (1) were met, the citizenship of the Slovak
Republic can be granted to the following persons requesting
the same: (a) to a person who has entered into a marriage
with a Slovak citizen, or (b) for reasons worth of special
attention, if the person has done something of great
benefit for the Slovak Republic in the field of economy,
science, culture or technology.
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(5) A person, whose former Czechoslovak citizenship
expired or who lost the Czechoslovak citizenship due
to long absence according to ¤ 31 and ¤ 32 of the law
L/1879 regarding the gain and loss of Austro-Hungarian
citizenship, or by way of marriage under 34 of the law
L/1879 regarding gain and loss of Austro-Hungarian citizenship,
or according to ¤ 2 of law No 102/1947 of the Code regarding
the gain and loss of Czechoslovak citizenship by way
of marriage, or according to ¤ 5 of law No 194/1949
of the Code regarding gain and loss of Czechoslovak
citizenship, this person can be granted the citizenship
of the Slovak Republic even though the conditions mentioned
in section (1) a) were not met. (...)
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