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{{Short description|History and regulations of Belarusian citizenship}}
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Belarusian citizenship is acquired and terminated in accordance with the [[Citizenship]] Act of the [[Republic of Belarus]] (2002), as well as international treaties to which [[Belarus]] is a party. These treaties include a 1998 treaty with [[Kazakhstan]], a 1999 treaty with [[Ukraine]], and a 1999 treaty with [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Russia]].
 
Only a person who is a Belarusian citizen by birth can be the President of the Republic of Belarus.
 
==History==
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===Termination of citizenship===
 
Belarusian citizenship can be terminated by: [[renunciation of citizenship|renunciation]] and [[loss of citizenship]], such as by entering the military service, police service or government service in another state.
 
* [[renunciation of citizenship|Renunciation]]
According to the Nationality Act, only persons 18 years and older may renounce their citizenship, as long as they possess another citizenship or guarantee of acquisition thereof, do not have any debts or unfulfilled obligations and are not under criminal prosecution. Under 18s must have a renouncing application submitted by their parent(s).
 
* loss of citizenship, such as by entering the military service, police service or government service in another state.
In practice, not [[conscription|military service]] can be used as grounds for refusing renunciation, even for minors, as it is considered an 'unfulfilled obligation'.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.zerkalo.io/life/61604.html | title=Украинец и белоруска хотели вывести ребенка из белорусского гражданства. Власти нашли удивительный повод для отказа | date=20 February 2024 }}</ref>
 
==Visa requirements==
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{{legend|#79D343|Visa available both on arrival or online}}
{{legend|#ABABAB|Visa required prior to arrival}}]]
In 20172024, Belarusian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 6781 countries and territories, ranking the [[Belarusian passport]] 70th66th in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Visa (document)#Visa restrictions|Henley visa restrictions indexHenley_Passport_Index]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2017|url=https://henleyglobal.com/files/download/hvri/HP_Visa_Restrictions_Index_170301.pdf|publisher=Henley & Partners|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113123213/https://henleyglobal.com/files/download/hvri/HP_Visa_Restrictions_Index_170301.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Possession of a Belarusian passport is compulsory under the law.
 
==See also==