Obtaining citizenship of Uzbekistan is being simplified

Hereinafter citizens of a foreign country or those who do not have citizenship at all can get citizenship of the country by investing 1 million US dollars in Uzbekistan.  The draft law of the Republic of Uzbekistan is in the addition to the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan" which has been posted on the portal for discussion of projects of normative legal documents.

This law envisages the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan to foreign investors who have made large direct investments in a simplified manner.

It is noted that the new norm proposed in the law serves to increase the investment attractiveness of the state, to attract the attention of the international business community to the positive changes in the investment environment of the republic, and to increase the country's prestige in the international arena.

Article 20 of the law is supplemented by the third part in the following version:

"A simplified procedure for admission to the citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan is open to individuals who are citizens of foreign countries or stateless persons who have invested at least 1 million US dollars or the equivalent, in investment projects implemented in the Republic of Uzbekistan, or a well-known scientist, athlete, or cultural figure "Applies to the horseman."

The third-seventh parts are considered the fourth-eighth parts, respectively.

The second part of Article 38 is supplemented with the following paragraph:

A certificate issued by the "Central Depository of Securities" DUK or the State Services Center confirming that a person who is a citizen of a foreign country or a stateless person has invested at least 1 million US dollars in investment projects implemented in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other interested organizations must ensure the implementation of this law, its delivery to the executors, and the explanation of its essence and importance among the population.

With the introduced amendments and additions, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan should harmonize government decisions with this law, and state administration bodies should revise and cancel their normative legal documents that contradict this law.

This law shall come into force from the date of its official publication.