Birth to an Armenian parent creates nationality regardless of birthplace. Birth in Armenia alone to foreign parents is not unrestricted jus soli; territorial birth confers citizenship only to prevent statelessness.
Sources: Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia HO-16, consolidated (ARLIS)
Ethnic Armenians acquire citizenship by a simplified procedure without the residence or language conditions (articles 1 and 13(3)); familiarity with the Constitution still applies.
Sources: Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia HO-16, consolidated (ARLIS)
A spouse married to an Armenian citizen for the last two years who has spent at least 365 days in Armenia within that period is exempt from the residence and language conditions.
Sources: Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia HO-16, consolidated (ARLIS)
Automatic only when both parents are Armenian citizens at birth, wherever born, or where the second parent is unknown or stateless. With one citizen and one foreign parent, the child acquires citizenship only with the parents' written agreement, or if born in Armenia, or where the child would otherwise be stateless (article 11).
Sources: Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia HO-16, consolidated (ARLIS)
Three years of permanent residence, the ability to communicate in Armenian, and familiarity with the Constitution (article 13). Armenia recognises dual citizenship (article 13.1, since 2007): a dual citizen is treated solely as Armenian by Armenia, and no renunciation is demanded.
Sources: Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia HO-16, consolidated (ARLIS)
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