Dual citizenship means that a person has two passports from different countries that have corresponding agreements. A person with dual citizenship retains full rights and responsibilities in both countries. For example, there is such an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan. This practice does not exist in Uzbekistan and is prohibited by law.
Second citizenship means that a person has a passport from another country, but each state considers him to be its citizen. That is, this is not prohibited, but we do not recognize a passport of another country; you will only be considered a citizen of Uzbekistan.
Owning a second citizenship is not formally prohibited in the republic. Deputy Head of the MIA Main Directorate for Migration and Registration of Citizenship Dilshodbek Murodbekov spoke about this in 2021. But according to Article 22 of the Constitution of Uzbekistan, a single citizenship is established for the entire territory of the republic. Also, Article 12 of the Law “On citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan” states that in Uzbekistan “belonging of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the citizenship of a foreign state is not recognized”.
That is, a citizen of Uzbekistan who simultaneously has citizenship of both Uzbekistan and another state cannot evade fulfillment of duties or be released from responsibility if he has not formalized a renunciation of citizenship, which is personally signed by the president of the country.
Obtaining a second citizenship may become a reason for losing citizenship of Uzbekistan. Roughly speaking, you can be evicted from the country, deprived of citizenship, since you are already a citizen of another state. And you won’t be able to influence it in any way.
“If employees of the internal affairs bodies find out that a person has citizenship of another state or has a foreign passport, this does not mean that he will automatically be excluded from the citizenship of Uzbekistan,” Dilshodbek Murodbekov, deputy head of the MIA main department for migration and registration of citizenship, said.
First, the authorities are required to verify the information that you have indeed received a second citizenship. After confirming the data, you will be warned that if you do not renounce foreign citizenship on time, you may be deprived of Uzbekistan citizenship. You must then sign an acknowledgment receipt. They will also explain to you in detail the provisions of the legislation on citizenship and the consequences of failure to renounce the citizenship of another country.
“If a citizen of Uzbekistan still does not want to renounce the citizenship of a foreign state, then his citizenship of Uzbekistan is terminated on the basis of a decree of the President of Uzbekistan. The legislation of Uzbekistan does not provide for administrative and criminal liability for persons who have acquired the citizenship of a foreign state and have not renounced the citizenship of Uzbekistan in accordance with the procedure established by law,” Dilshodbek Murodbekov concluded.
