ויתור מרצון על אזרחות גאורגית (סעיף 20(1)/25) — אחד משלושה אופני סיום

Voluntary renunciation: a citizen of Georgia MAY renounce citizenship of Georgia (Art 20(1)) — one of the enumerated modes by which citizenship terminates. Renunciation is BARRED where the citizen has not fulfilled military or other duties owed to Georgia, or is accused of a crime under the Criminal Code of Georgia or has an unexecuted final court decision against them. A Presidential decree on renunciation takes effect on a deferred trigger keyed to avoiding statelessness: it becomes effective only upon the competent Georgian authorities receiving documents confirming the person has acquired (or is guaranteed) another citizenship (Art 25), giving effect to Georgia's 1954 and 1961 statelessness-Convention commitments. (Georgia is NOT a party to the European Convention on Nationality (1997) or the 1957 Convention on the Nationality of Married Women — positive disconfirmations.)

• A presidential decree on renunciation takes effect on a deferred trigger keyed to avoiding statelessness: upon competent Georgian authorities receiving documents confirming the person has been granted foreign citizenship, or on the 15th day after signing the decree if the person holds a foreign-authority document confirming he/she will definitely be granted that country's citizenship upon renouncing Georgian citizenship. - Decision authority and appeal for termination: the President of Georgia makes the final decision on terminating citizenship (by decree for a positive decision, ordinance for a negative one). A decision of the President on terminating citizenship MAY be appealed in court (uniquely among presidential citizenship decisions), with the President acting as defendant. - A renunciation of Georgian citizenship follows a defined decision chain: the interested person submits the application, directly or through an authorised representative, to the LEPL Public Service Development Agency (PSDA) or to a Georgian diplomatic mission or consular office abroad (Art 22(1)); the Agency considers the matter and forwards its opinion on terminating citizenship to the President of Georgia for final decision (Art 24(9)); the final decision is made by the President (Art 25(1)), who issues a decree in the case of a positive decision (Art 25(2)); the time frame for considering and deciding shall not exceed three months (Art 26(1)). A renunciation may not be permitted where the person has unfulfilled military or other duties to Georgia or is accused of a crime / subject to an unexecuted final court decision (Art 20(2)). The Presidential decree on renunciation takes effect only on the statelessness-avoidance trigger in Art 20(3) — upon receipt by competent Georgian authorities of documents confirming the person has been granted foreign citizenship, or on the 15th day after signing the decree where the person holds a foreign competent authority's confirmation of guaranteed grant upon renunciation. Uniquely, a Presidential decision on terminating citizenship is the only citizenship decision that may be appealed in court, with the President as defendant (Art 29(1)). [Currency: per Constitutional Court Decision No 3/3/1601 (7 Mar 2025), a negative naturalisation/restoration/special-procedure refusal is NOW ALSO judicially appealable — the 'only' reflects Art 29(1) as originally enacted.]

Primary statute: Organic Law Art 20(1), Art 25 (renunciation procedure + decree effective dates); Constitution Art 32(2). Operative 1993-03-25–present. Authority: Public Service Development Agency (PSDA); President of Georgia (grant/loss decree).