Procedure for renunciation of citizenship
A person renouncing the citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall submit a statement of renunciation in person or through a proxy on a prepared form at the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo or at diplomatic and consular missions of Bosnia and Herzegovina – embassies and consulates (hereinafter referred to as DKP) abroad.
The statement of renunciation must be accompanied by:
Proof of possession of citizenship of another country (certificate of citizenship), or proof that he/she is guaranteed to acquire citizenship of another country (guarantee);
Registration of residence or domicile abroad no older than six months;
The above documents must be translated into one of the languages in official use in Bosnia and Herzegovina by an authorized court translator in Bosnia and Herzegovina or abroad – certified by the competent authority, and any power of attorney issued abroad must be certified by a DKP or notary.
For documents of foreign countries with which Bosnia and Herzegovina has not concluded a bilateral agreement on the mutual recognition of public documents, an additional endorsement by the competent authorities (Apostille stamp), including a notary's power of attorney, declarations and translations of public documents is required.
It is necessary to translate the text of the power of attorney as well as the text of the apostille seal, except for the apostille seal that certified the translation of the document.
For BiH citizens who renounce BiH citizenship in order to acquire the citizenship of countries with which BiH has not concluded the aforementioned bilateral agreement, nor are these countries members of the Convention on the Abolition of the Need for Legalization of Foreign Public Documents from October 5, 1961. year, full legalization of foreign documents is required (the trust of the competent authorities of the foreign country with the trust of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the public document was issued, which confirms the authenticity of that document).
Legal validity in Bosnia and Herzegovina is based on valid bilateral agreements, including certified powers of attorney, which do not require additional powers of attorney (Apostille) issued by competent authorities in the following countries: Croatia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Libya, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia.
Certificate of birth in Bosnia and Herzegovina - birth certificate;
Certificate of BiH citizenship (not older than 6 months);
Marriage certificate (for persons who are married);
The birth certificate and marriage certificate must contain the last information entered in the register;
Judgment on divorce (for persons whose marriage ended in divorce);
A certified copy of the BiH passport (photo page certified by the competent DKP, by a notary, or by the competent body in BiH) or a certificate of non-possession of a passport;
A valid identity card issued in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or a certificate of non-possession of an identity card;
A payment slip of 200 KM for persons who have or acquire the citizenship of countries of the former SFRY, and for persons who have or acquire the citizenship of other countries, a payment slip of 800 KM administrative fee per case.
The method of payment is clarified when giving a statement on renunciation of BiH citizenship.
A minor child's citizenship of BiH can be terminated by renunciation only at the request of both parents whose citizenship of BiH has been terminated by renunciation, or at the request of one parent whose citizenship of BiH has been terminated by renunciation with the consent of the other parent who is a citizen of BiH, or at the request of one parent whose citizenship of BiH has been terminated by renunciation, if the other parent is dead, or has lost parental rights, or is a foreigner or stateless person.If the child is older than 14 years, his/her consent is also required. These statements are made by signing the minutes at the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH or the diplomatic mission, or statements certified by a notary or at the diplomatic mission are attached to the request for renunciation.
If the other parent is a foreigner, a certificate of citizenship of another country is attached for him/her, and if the other parent is deceased, an extract from the registry office of death is attached for him/her. If one parent has been deprived of parental rights, a decision of the competent court on the deprivation of parental rights is attached. It is not sufficient if the child is given to the care and custody of one parent by a divorce judgment.
Special notes:
All persons who renounce BiH citizenship must have a unique identification number.
For persons who have changed their surname, by entering into marriage or in any other way, or changed any other relevant data, these changes must be recorded in the birth certificate and in the certificate of citizenship of BiH.
In cases of renunciation through the DKP, the accompanying act must contain a list of acts in the case of renunciation.
ATTENTION!!!
Based on Article 19, paragraph 3 of the Law on BiH Citizenship, a person's BiH citizenship ceases when the competent authority determines that the necessary conditions have been met and delivers a decision to the foreigner or when the decision is sent to the competent DKP by post. Considering the above, when delivering the decision on the termination of citizenship to a person who has a BiH travel document, and whose citizenship is terminated, he is obliged to hand over a valid travel document to the competent BiH to the officer for cancellation, i.e. she is obliged to submit her travel document to the competent DCM before the DCM sends her the decision by mail.
Parties who personally renounce their BiH citizenship at the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH in Sarajevo, and who need a BiH travel document for their return abroad, may authorize another person to later collect the decision on renunciation and hand over their travel document.