Azerbaijan: New immigration law and whether it would affect the procedure for obtaining immigrant status and/or citizenship for persons born in Azerbaijan but who have lived in Russia since independence; whether possession of a Russian seaman's passport (showing Azerbaijan birthplace) would affect the process for obtaining Azerbaijani immigrant status and/or citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 8 September 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AZE32698.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Azerbaijan: New immigration law and whether it would affect the procedure for obtaining immigrant status and/or citizenship for persons born in Azerbaijan but who have lived in Russia since independence; whether possession of a Russian seaman's passport (showing Azerbaijan birthplace) would affect the process for obtaining Azerbaijani immigrant status and/or citizenship, 8 September 1999, AZE32698.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad2718.html [accessed 24 May 2023] |
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According to Turan, the Azeri Parliament passed an immigration bill on 22 December 1998 (23 Dec. 1998).
Under the law, foreigners and people over 18 with no citizenship can become immigrants in Azerbaijan. They should petition the executive authorities of Azerbaijan or diplomatic mission of the republic. The status of immigrant can be given to people who: have one parent with Azerbaijani citizenship; have relatives in Azerbaijan who invite them for permanent residence in Azerbaijan; marry a citizen of Azerbaijan; are under the guardianship of an Azerbaijani citizen; are a highly skilled expert in science or technology, artists, sportsmen, etc. (ibid.).
No further information on the new immigration law could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For information on whether Azerbaijani citizenship can be obtained by persons who were born in Azerbaijan but who left Azerbaijan at the time of independence or afterwards please consult AZE32523.E of 31 August 1999 and AZE29185.E of 31 March 1998.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Turan [Baku, in Russian]. 23 December 1998. "Azerbaijan: Azeri Parliament Passes Immigration Law." (FBIS-SOV-98-359 25 Dec. 1998/WNC)
Additional Sources Consulted
East European Constitutional Review [Chicago]. Summer 1998 - Winter/Spring 1999.
Eastern Europe and the Commnwealth of Independent States 1999. 1998.
Internet Law Library. Website.
LawCrawler International. Website.
Open Society Institute. Website. Central Eurasia Project: Azerbaijan Resource Page.
Radio Free Europe. Website.
Resource Centre. Azerbaijan country file. July 1998 - August 1999.
Transitions: Changes in Post-Communist Societies [Prague]. January - March 1999.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).
One non-documentary source contacted could not provide information on the requested subject.
