MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kosovo : Application For Citizenship

Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Service Name : Application For Citizenship
Country: Kosovo

Website :http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,6#?page

Application For Citizenship :

Applicants living outside the Republic of Kosovo can present a request for citizenship/release from citizenship to the diplomatic/consular representative of the Republic of Kosovo with jurisdiction over the residential area of the applicant.

Related : Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visa Application Procedure Kosovo : www.statusin.org/11849.html

The analysis and decision regarding the request will be subject to procedures defined by the Law on Citizenship in Kosovo and the Administrative Order to implementing this law.

Procedure For Acquiring Of Kosovo Citizenship:
Procedure of acquiring citizenship at birth according to origin of the two parents when they are citizens of the Republic of Kosovo;

The application must include this evidence:
** Certificate of child’s birth
** Certificate of registration from the Civil Register or other proof of the citizenship of parents in Kosovo.

Procedure of acquiring citizenship at birth in Kosovo when one parent is a Kosovo citizen;

The application must include this evidence:
** Certificate of child’s birth
** Certificate of registration from the Civil Register or other proof of the citizenship of parents in Kosovo.
** Agreement of the child older than 14 and up to 18 years.
** Verified agreement in writing of the parent with another citizenship, and in this case, the MIA Commission on Citizenship will guarantee that the child does not remain without citizenship if the parent in question does not give its agreement

Procedure of acquiring citizenship when the child is born outside Kosovo and the other parent has unknown citizenship or is without citizenship;

The application must include this evidence:
** Certificate of child’s birth
** Certificate of registration from the Civil Register or other proof of the citizenship of parents in Kosovo.
** Agreement of the child older than 14 and up to 18 years.
** Verified agreement in writing of the parent without another citizenship, and in this case, the MIA Commission on Citizenship will guarantee that the child does not remain without citizenship if the parent in question does not give its agreement

Procedure of acquiring citizenship if the child is born outside Kosovo and the other parent has another citizenship but the two parents agree in writing that the child acquires Kosovo citizenship;

The application must include this evidence:
** Certificate of child’s birth
** Certificate of registration from the Civil Register or other proof of the citizenship of parents.
** Verified agreement in writing of the parents, and in this case, the MIA Commission on Citizenship will guarantee that the child does not remain without citizenship if the parent in question does not give its agreement

Acquiring citizenship on birth in the territory of the Republic of Kosovo;

In cases where the child is found or is born in the territory of the Republic of Kosovo and the parents are unknown, then it acquires citizenship in the Republic of Kosovo when the birth is registered in the Register of Births and ex officio entered in the Register of Citizenship.

Procedure of acquiring citizenship when the child is born in Kosovo but the parents have another citizenship but have resident permits valid in Kosovo

The application must include this evidence:
** Certificate of child’s birth
** Copies of identification documents and valid proof of the stay in the Republic of Kosovo of the two parents.
** Verified agreement in writing of the two parents, in this case the MIA Commission on Citizenship, the MIA Commission on Citizenship will guarantee that the child does not remain without citizenship if the parent in question does not give its agreement
** Administrative fee
** Fee for issuing of positive decision

Procedure of applying for acquiring Kosovo citizenship by naturalization;

The application must include this evidence:
** Certificate of birth and marriage for married persons
** Proof of valid residence permit for five years in the Republic of Kosovo
** Proof that all financial duties have been fulfilled (proof from the Kosovo Tax Administration and from the Municipal Property Tax Office regarding fulfillment of tax obligations).
** Proof of adequate housing for the applicant and dependents
** Document that proves elementary knowledge of the official language
** Proof of not being under criminal investigation and not being sentenced for criminal acts issued by the competent court of the Republic of Kosovo and the competent body of the foreign state from which the applicant comes or the state in which he/she had last residence not older than 6 months.
** Proof of sufficient material funds to secure existence and that of persons for whom they are responsible without using social assistance
** Valid identification document with a verified copy with a clear photograph of the owner.
** Declaration of oath in writing accepting the constitutional and legal order of the Republic of Kosovo
** Administrative fee
** Fee for issuing of positive decision