Рождение (в Армении или за ее пределами) у одного родителя-гражданина РА — конституционное право на приобретение

Rights conferred / regime under AM-DSC-01 (Birth (in or outside Armenia) to one RA-citizen parent — constitutional right to acquire):

Substantive entitlement: Birth (in or outside Armenia) to one RA-citizen parent — constitutional right to acquire. RA citizenship rights flow from the operative HO-16 1995 + HO-75-N 2007 + HO-4-N 2025 framework plus the constitutional anchor (Const Art 14 nationality framework + Art 30 dual-citizenship + Art 47 ethnic-Armenian repatriation rights + diplomatic-protection guarantee).

Substantive rights chain: full RA passport rights; voting rights in RA elections per Const Art 48-49; protection abroad per Const Art 47 §8 diplomatic-protection guarantee; dual-citizenship permission post-2007 HO-75-N reform; pension and social-security access per RA framework; equal access to RA employment and property-rights frameworks.

Substantive conditions for AM-DSC-01 (Birth (in or outside Armenia) to one RA-citizen parent — constitutional right to acquire):

Statutory anchor: Birth (in or outside Armenia) to one RA-citizen parent — constitutional right to acquire. Conditions vary by track within the DSC bucket:

For standard naturalization (Art 13 part 1): minimum 3-year residence in RA + Armenian language proficiency + Constitution familiarity (test). For accelerated spousal (Art 13 part 2 clause 1 first prong): marriage to RA citizen — track-specific residence reduction; PARENT-of-RA-citizen-child (second prong) operates as a parallel statutory branch.

For ethnic-Armenian simplified procedure (Art 47 §3-4 constitutional + Art 13 part 2 clause 3 statutory): ethnic-Armenian descent verification (no language requirement; no residence threshold); operationalised through repatriation procedure. Cilician dynasty / Holy See of Cilicia framework — historical Armenian polity (1198-1375) preserved in modern Armenian Apostolic Church canon law via the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia (Antelias, Lebanon, since 1930). Genealogical-descent pathway frequently surfaces in repatriation under Art 47 §3-4 constitutional + Art 13 part 2 clause 3 statutory (ethnic-Armenian simplified procedure).

For derivative/automatic acquisition (jus sanguinis Art 11-12 + adoption Art 17 + foundling Art 13 part 1 statelessness branch): no application required; constitutive at birth/adoption/finding.

For restoration (Art 14): post-HO-75-N 2007 reform; for post-1995-renunciation restoration via Art 13 part 2 clause 4 simplified procedure. HO-75-N (26 February 2007) — Dual-citizenship reform trigger keyed to Genocide-recognition arc (April 24 1915 commemoration). Pre-2007 dual-citizenship was constitutionally prohibited (Const 1995 Art 14(2)); HO-75-N constitutionally permitted dual citizenship through reform of Const Art 30 and lifted the renunciation requirement. Cohort-second reform-arc with diaspora trigger (paralleling IS L. 9/2003 EEA + diaspora liberalization).

Authority: PVS (Police of RA) + MCS (Migration and Citizenship Service of MoIA) — bifurcated administrative authority. President signs naturalization decrees (Art 26 of HO-16 + Constitution Art 132 powers). E-system mcs-citizenship.am mandatory channel from 2026-01-01.

Временные привязки для AM-DSC-01 (Рождение (в Армении или за пределами Армении) у одного родителя-гражданина РА – конституционное право на приобретение):

Ключевые даты для структуры корзины DSC: 1995-11-28 HO-16 (Закон о гражданстве РА, EIF); 31 декабря 2003 г. – окончательный срок для натурализации лиц без гражданства/граждан бывшей республики СССР, проживающих в РА; 26 февраля 2007 г. HO-75-N Реформа двойного гражданства (триггер дуги Геноцида); Пересмотр Конституции 2015 г. (модернизированы многочисленные ссылки на конституционное гражданство); 2023-09-28 Указ о роспуске Республики Арцах; 2023-10 Решение Правительства РА о содействии натурализации; 1 января 2024 г. дата вступления в силу роспуска Арцаха; Кодификация предотвращения безгражданства 2025 г. HO-4-N (EIF 2026-01-01); 01.01.2026 обязательный канал электронной системы mcs-citizenship.am; 01.02.2026 — Решение 97-N от 2026 года (Постановление Правительства РА 97-N, EIF 2026-02-01) заменяет предыдущее решение о консульском учете и электронном ведении дел mcs-citizenship.am. Критическая процедурная привязка после 01 января 2026 г.

Переходные положения Конституции 1995 г. (Конституция 1995 г. + 2005 г. + изменения 2015 г.): Статья 1 — бывшие граждане АрмССР, постоянно проживающие в РА на момент принятия конституции (1995 г.), присваиваются автоматически (СРОК ИСЧЕРПЕН). Пункт 3 — бывшие граждане АрмССР за пределами РА без другого гражданства (ОТКРЫТО, без срока). Натурализация в закрытом режиме для граждан без гражданства или бывших республик СССР, проживающих в РА — СРОК 31 декабря 2003 г. (ЗАКРЫТО).

Statutory authority for AM-DSC-01 (Birth (in or outside Armenia) to one RA-citizen parent — constitutional right to acquire):

Primary statute: Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia HO-16 of 6 November 1995 (in force 1995-11-28) — the foundational statute, since amended by HO-75-N of 26 February 2007 (dual-citizenship reform pivot, see below) and HO-4-N of 2025 (EIF 2026-01-01, statelessness-prevention codification of Art 23 parts 3-4). The Sahmanadrakan Datarani (Constitutional Court) Decision arc forms the apex interpretive authority. Operative articles for this DSC bucket route: Birth (in or outside Armenia) to one RA-citizen parent — constitutional right to acquire.

Constitutional authority: Constitution of RA (1995 + 2005 + 2015 revisions) — Art 14 nationality framework, Art 23 cessation cannot result in statelessness, Art 24 voluntary renunciation, Art 25 deprivation grounds, Art 30 dual-citizenship permission (post-2007 HO-75-N reform), Art 47 ethnic-Armenian simplified procedure (§3-4) + diplomatic-protection guarantee (§8).

Implementing decrees and decisions: — Decision 1390-N of 2007 (Government Decision dated 2007-11-22) SUPERSEDES Decision 192 of 1996 batching procedure (collective acquisition under presidential decree). Practitioner-literature cite-chain frequently mis-references 192/1996 when 1390-N/2007 is operative. — Decision 97-N of 2026 (Government of RA Decision 97-N, EIF 2026-02-01) replaces the prior Decision arc on consular registration and mcs-citizenship.am electronic case management. Critical post-2026-01-01 procedural anchor. Decision N 1864-Ն (2023) on consular and e-system harmonization.

Apex interpretive authority: Sahmanadrakan Datarani (Constitutional Court of RA) — apex interpretive authority over citizenship matters. Authority basis: Const Art 168-171 + Law on the Constitutional Court HO-58-N 2018-01-17. Key citizenship-related decisions: SDV-1062 (2013), SDV-1209 (2015), SDV-1267 (2016).

PVS (Police of RA) + MCS (Migration and Citizenship Service of MoIA) — bifurcated administrative authority. President signs naturalization decrees (Art 26 of HO-16 + Constitution Art 132 powers). E-system mcs-citizenship.am mandatory channel from 2026-01-01.