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Article 9 - Acquisition by Adoption

  1. A minor child who is fully adopted by a Kaharagian national in accordance with the laws of the State, or in accordance with the laws of a foreign jurisdiction recognised by the State, acquires Kaharagian nationality upon sovereign decree.

  2. The adoptive parent shall apply to the Royal Chancellery for the admission of the adopted child to nationality. The application shall be accompanied by such documents and evidence as the Chancellery may require, including proof of the adoption and of the nationality of the adoptive parent.

  3. Acquisition by adoption takes effect from the date of the sovereign decree, unless the decree specifies otherwise.

  4. A child adopted under a form of adoption that does not create a full parent-child relationship under Kaharagian law does not acquire nationality by virtue of this Article, but may be admitted by grant under Article 11.