ANNEX 1 Bishkek, 21 May 2007 Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On Citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic CHAPTER 1. CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3. CHAPTER 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS OBTAINING CITIZENSHIP OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TERMINATION OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AUTHORISED AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS THAT DEAL WITH CITIZENSHIP OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC CHAPTER 5. LEGAL PROCEDURES ON ISSUES OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC CHAPTER 6. FINAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. Scope of this Law This Law establishes the grounds, conditions and procedure for acquiring and terminating citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic, and also regulates other issues related to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic. Article 2. Legislation on citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic Citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic is regulated by the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, international treaties in force in the country, this Law, and Regulations of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted in accordance with these. Article 3. Main definitions The following main definitions are used in this Law: Citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic is an ongoing legal connection of a person with the Kyrgyz Republic reflected in a combination of mutual rights and obligations; Other citizenship is the citizenship of another state; Dual citizenship is the fact of citizenship of another state in addition to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic; A foreign citizen is a person who is not a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and possesses evidence of his/her citizenship of another state; A stateless person is a person who is not a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and who has no evidence of citizenship of another state; A residence permit is a document that authorises a foreign citizen or stateless person to permanent or temporary residence in the Kyrgyz Republic; An applicant is an able-bodied citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic that has reached the age of majority, a foreign citizen or a stateless person; 92 Small Changes ‫ ـ‬Big Gains: An Action Plan to Prevent and Reduce Statelessness in the Kyrgyz Republic