第十五条 受理国籍申请的机关，在国内为当地市、县公安局，在国外为中国外交代表机关和领事机关。
Article 15 Nationality applications at home shall be handled by the public security bureaus of the municipalities or counties where the applicants reside; nationality applications abroad shall be handled by China’s diplomatic representative agencies and consular offices.
第十六条 加入、退出和恢复中国国籍的申请，由中华人民共和国公安部审批。经批准的，由公安部发给证书。
Article 16 Applications for naturalization as Chinese nationals and for renunciation or restoration of Chinese nationality are subject to examination and approval by the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China. The Ministry of Public Security shall issue a certificate to any person whose application has been approved.
第十七条 本法公布前，已经取得中国国籍的或已经丧失中国国籍的，继续有效。
Article 17 The nationality status of persons who have acquired or lost Chinese nationality before the promulgation of this Law shall remain valid.
第十八条 本法自公布之日起施行。
Article 18 This Law shall come into force on the day of its promulgation.
（一九八0年九月十日第五届全国人民代表大会第三次会议通过）
(Adopted at the Third Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress, promulgated by Order No. 8 of the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on and effective as of September 10, 1980)
(注意事项)
Important Notice:
英文本源自中华人民共和国务院法制局编译, 中国法制出版社出版的《中华人民共和国涉外法规汇编》(1991年7月版).
This English document is coming from “LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS” (1991.7) which is compiled by the Bureau of Legislative Affairs of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, and is published by the China Legal System Publishing House.
当发生歧意时, 应以法律法规颁布单位发布的中文原文为准.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail
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