The Ministry of Civil Affairs / 71,321 people gave up I would. citizenship

From 1996 until today, 71,321 persons renounced BiH. Nationality, but only this year ended 25th of July, BH. Nationality waived 2,133 people - was confirmed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

According to the ministry, all these people are in the process to submit proof of residence abroad, which is one of the conditions for a waiver.He said the assistant minister for citizenship and travel documents of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Milan Zjajić, most people disclaims BiH. Nationality in order to acquire citizenship of Germany.

"It is easy to guess that this is the result of the first regulations of Germany does not allow dual citizenship, then this indicates that a large number of BiH citizens residing in the country and that a large number of our citizens want to integrate into German society, because of the developed economies, human rights, better life, ease of employment, study, etc., "said Zjajić.In terms of statistics, said, it is obvious that the annual number has long established itself and is around 3,500 people per year, while in 2016 the number has increased slightly.

"We believe that this fact can not draw any specific conclusions. The security situation in Western Europe is the reason that the authorities in these countries are updated records of citizens and in this sense we occurs a number of people who had previously acquired the citizenship of the countries in which they reside, and that not previously renounced previous citizenship, or is in the process of verification found that, for example, in addition to the citizenship of Croatian or Serbian and BiH have. nationality, but is now seeking to give up, "explains Zjajić.

He stressed that applications submitted by submitting a declaration, a statement may be given only if the documentation is in order, "so that it rarely happens to be a large number of cases in procedure".During the holiday or holidays, he said, members of the BH. Diaspora often use to the competent authorities carry out this paperwork, but at that time increased the number of cases and the party seeking termination of BiH. Nationality renunciation.The Ministry of Civil Affairs said that in the process of refusing. Nationality of the parties are not obliged to say other reason than the fact that they already own or have been guaranteed the citizenship of another country.

In informal conversations most often cited as the real reason for the right to own property, facilitating travel, study abroad easier, more secure employment status and the like.The most commonly performed waiver in order to acquire citizenship of Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Norway, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatian, Montenegro. Denmark, meanwhile, has adopted a new law that does not require a waiver.The fee for the renunciation of citizenship is 800 hp, the countries of the former Yugoslavia fee is 200 KM, and if it is done through diplomatic and consular network of BiH abroad, paid more and consular fee.

The agreement on dual citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina has with Sweden, Serbia and Croatian.

There is interest in the people who gave up bh. Nationality to reacquire and such procedures are now conducted only in the Republic of Serbian, as the Federation of BiH until a few days ago was not adjusted its Citizenship Act with amendments to the Law on Citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina December 2013.

It is a simplified procedure, in which among other things requires that achieved a year stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it is necessary to renounce their nationality of these people have gained after the renunciation of BiH. Nationality, unless BiH with that country has not signed an agreement on dual citizenship, according to the Ministry of civil Affairs.According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, from 1996 to 2015, a total of BiH citizenship renounced 69,188 people.

• 7 Aug, 2016
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