Act No. 40/1993 on gaining and losing citizenship of the Czech Republic

(2) Citizens of the Slovak Republic who do not reside permanently on the territory of the Czech Republic nor of the Slovak Republic may choose citizenship of the Czech Republic by declaration made by December 31st, 1993 at the latest provided that they
a) had prior to their leaving for abroad last permanent residence on the territory of the Czech Republic, or at least one of applicant's parents is citizen of the Czech Republic, and
b) present document of release from citizenship of the Slovak Republic, with the exception of cases when they prove that they have applied for release from citizenship of the Slovak Republic and the application was not granted within three months, and simultaneously declare at the district office or diplomatic or consular office of the Czech Republic that they relinquish citizenship of the Slovak Republic.

(3) In the case that both parents become citizens of the Czech Republic according to the paragraphs above, their children under 15 years of age follow their citizenship of the Czech Republic; in the case that only one parent is alive, children follow his/her citizenship. Parents shall include suchchildren in their declaration of choice of citizenship of the Czech Republicand enclose document of said children s release from citizenship of the Slovak Republic, with the exception of cases when they prove that they applied for release of children from citizenship of the Slovak Republic and that their application was not granted within three months, and simultaneously declare at the district office that on behalf of their children that they reliquish citizenship of the Slovak Republic.

(4) Parents may choose citizenship of the Czech Republic also separately for children under 15 years of age. They do so by consonant declaration: consent is not required from parents who have been deprived of parental rightsor declared legally incompetent. In the case that only one parent is alive, or that the other parent resides permanently abroad and his/her residence is not known, said parent may make the declaration on his/her own. Parents shallen close with the declaration document of children s release from citizenship of the Slovak Republic and that their application was not granted within three months, and simultaneously declare at the district office on behalf of their children that they relinquish citizenship of the Slovak Republic.

(5) Natural persons shall make such declaration at the appropriatedistrict office in the place of their permanent residence, or the place of their last permanent residence, abroad at the diplomatic or consular office of the Czech Republic.

Article 19
(1) Until December 31st, 1993, The Ministry of the Interior may confer citizenship of the Czech Republic upon application on citizens of the Slovak Republic in the case of minors over 15 years of age at least one of whose parents is citizen of the Czech Republic, or in the case of natural persons whose spouse is citizen of the Czech Republic, provided that
a) applicants have permanent residence on the territory of the Czech Republic, and
b) present document of release from citizenship of the Slovak Republic, with the exception of cases when they prove that they applied for release from citizenship of the Slovak Republic and their application was not granted within three months, and simultaneously declare at the district office that they relinquish citizenship of the Slovak Republic.

(2) Applications shall be filed with the appropriate district office in the place of applicant's permanent residence.

Part Four

Common and Closing Privisions

Article 20
Documents of citizenship
(1) Documents of citizenship of the Czech Republic are
a) identity card
b) travel document
c) certificate or confirmation, as the case may be, of citizenship of the Czech Republic,
d) certificate of legal competence to enter into marriage, provided that it contains entry specifying citizenship of the Czech Republic.

(2) Applicants shall receive certificate of citizenship of the Czech Republic from the district office appropriate for their place of permanent residence.

Article 21
Declarations of choice and of losing citizenship of the Czech Republic shall be made out in two copies. Diplomatic and consular offices of the Czech Republic shall mail both copies to the Ministry of the Interior.

Article 22
(1) Documents issued by authorities of foreign states which arepresented by natural persons according to this law
a) must be furnished with necessary verification 4) , except as otherwise provided for in international agreements by which the Czech Republic is bound

4) § 52 of Law No. 97/1963, on private international law and law of civil procedure, as amended by later regulations

b) must be officially translated into the Czech language 5) if they are made out in a foreign language.

5) Law No. 36/1967, on experts and interpreters

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not be applied in the casethat documents were issued by appropriate authorities of the Slovak Republic.

Article 23
(1) District offices shall keep records of natural persons who gained or lost citizenship of the Czech Republic and have or had permanent residence in the area of the district office. Records of persons who never had such residence on the territory of the Czech Republic shall be kept by theMunicipal District Office in Prague 1.

(2) Central records of natural persons who gained or lost citizenship of the Czech Republic shall be kept by the Ministry of the Interior.

(3) Courts or district offices before which parents make consonant statements on determination of paternity, or courts which determine paternity of children whose mother is a foreign national and whose father was determined to be a citizen of the Czech Republic, shall advise of this fact, within 10 working days from the day on which parents made consonant statements or on which ruling of the court became valid, the appropriate district office according to the child s place of permanent residence. In the case of children who do not have permanent residence of the territoty of the Czech Republic, the Municipal District Office in Prague 1 shall be notified.

Article 24
Determination of citizenship
(1) In contestable cases, citizenship of the Czech Republic shall be determined by the appropriate district office according to the place of applicant's permanent residence, or last place of permanent residence on the territory of the Czech Republic. In cases that applicant never had such residence, citizenship shall be determined by the Municipal District Office in Prague 1.

(2) Natural persones shall receive certificate of result of determination of citizenship from the district office. In the case that this is necessary for the exercise of the rights of the natural person concerned, the district office shall state in the certificate when, or on the basis of what provisions, as the case may be, the natural person gained or lost citizenship of the Czech Republic.

Article 25
In the case that applicant's submission according to this law is met to the full extent, decision in administrative procedure 6) shall not be rendered, with the exception of the provision of § 12 subsection 3.