Chilean nationalitylaw is based on both principles of jus soli and Jus sanguinis jus sanguini . Nationalitylaw is regulated by Article 10 of the Chilean constitution of 1980 Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile . ref name Sznajder http books.google.com books?hl en&lr &id lZ02hhWycKQC&oi fnd&pg PA199&dq ancestry chilean people&ots QUlB QBkal&sig 8RljKg4FZppDT6 5zycbai16lqo v onepage&q ancestry 20chilean 20people&f false Who s a Chilean? by Mario Sznajder ref File Flag of Chile.svg thumb 200px Flag of Chile File Chilean passport 1992.JPG thumb 200px Chilean passport Birth in Chile Any person born in Chile acquires Chilean citizenship at birth. The only two exceptions apply to children of persons in the service of a foreign government like foreign diplomats and to children whose parents don t reside in the country. However, these children can apply to acquire the Chilean nationality. ref name Sznajder Chilean citizenship by descent Children of Chilean citizens born abroad acquire the Chilean nationality at birth, if any of their parents or grandparents were Chilean through the principle of jus soli or naturalisation. ref name Sznajder Naturalization as a Chilean citizen Foreigners may apply for Chilean citizenship if they meet the following criteria ref name Sznajder permanent residence in Chile five years continuous residence in Chile. Chile allows dual citizenship Reclamation of the Chilean nationality If any administrative authority should deprive a person of their Chilean nationality, it can be reclaimed personally or by anyone on their behalf at the Supreme Court of Chile Supreme Court , according to Article 12 of the Chilean Constitution. References references External Links http www.extranjeria.gov.cl Departamento de Extranjer a y Migraci n Gobierno de Chile Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw es Nacionalidad chilena ... more details
image Coat of Arms of Latvia.svg right 200px The Latvian nationalitylaw is based on the Citizenship Law of 1994 as at 2011, amended three times, most recently through Latvian citizenship referendum, 1998 a referendum in 1998 . It is primarily based on jus sanguinis . ref name law Dual citizenship Dual citizenship is not recognised by the Republic of Latvia , with the exception of a transitional clause Latvia allows dual citizenship for those and their descendants who were forced to leave Latvia during the Soviet or Nazi occupations and adopted another citizenship while away from Latvia. In order to be eligible for dual citizenship, they had to claim it by July 1, 1995. If such a claim is made after this date, they shall renounce the citizenship of another state. If by a law of another state a Latvian citizen may be a citizen of this state, in relations with Latvia this person is considered solely as a Latvian citizen. ref name law cite paper title Translation of Latvian Citizenship Law, 1999 url http unpan1.un.org intradoc groups public documents UNTC UNPAN018407.pdf format .pdf ref History The first nationalitylaw of Latvia was adopted in August, 1919 ref Puri G. http home.lu.lv politics raksti Pilsoniba pilsoniba.htm Latvijas pilson ba ab ovo , 2000 lv icon ref . In September, 1940, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union adopted a decree on the order of receiving USSR citizenship by the citizens of the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian SSRs. ref ... on the website of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs Nationality laws Category Latvian nationalitylaw Main Category Nationalitylaw latvia stub Europe law stub ru ... of the Citizenship Law Decision to terminate the case 2007 07 01 http www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv upload dubultpilsoniba izbeigsana lemums.htm lv icon http www.coe.int t dghl standardsetting nationality Bulletin en files Latvia 202004 20E.pdf Information on citizenship of Latvia at the nationality portal ... more details
Iranian nationalitylaw contains principles of both jus sanguinis and jus soli . Children acquire nationality of Iran through their fathers, but not their mothers. ref harvnb UNICEF 2005 p 7 ref The full nationalitylaw is defined in Book 2 of the Civil Code of Iran, Articles 976 through 991. ref harvnb UNHCR 2009 ref Definition of Iranian nationals See also Iranian people Article 976 of the Civil Code of Iran defines who is an Iranian national ref harvnb UNICEF 2005 p 6 ref All persons residing in Iran except those whose foreign nationality is established the foreign nationality of such persons is considered to be established if their documents of nationality have not been objected to by the Iranian Government . Those born in Iran or outside whose fathers are Iranian people Iranian . Those born in Iran of unknown parentage. Persons born in Iran of foreign parents, one of whom was also born in Iran. Persons born in Iran of a father of foreign nationality who have resided at least one more year in Iran immediately after reaching the full age of 18 in other cases their naturalization as Iranian subjects will be subject to the stipulations for Iranian naturalization laid down by the law. Every woman of foreign nationality who marries an Iranian husband. Every foreign national who has obtained Iranian nationality. Multiple citizenship See also Iranian citizens abroad Article 977 of the Civil Code of Iran deals with multiple citizenship . As a consequence of Paragraphs 4 or 5 of Article 976, some Iranian minors may have multiple citizenship. If they wish to retain the non Iranian nationality after age 18, they have to inform Iran s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs . ref harvnb UNICEF 2005 p 7 ref See also Portal Iran Iranian passport Notes Reflist References citation title Birth Registration in Iran An analysis of the state of relevant laws in Iran ... Nationality laws Category Iranian law Category Nationalitylaw ... more details
The Indonesian nationalitylaw is a law regulating about who an Indonesian citizen is, the requirements and how to obtain Indonesian citizenship, the loss of Indonesian citizenship, the requirements and how to re obtain Indonesian citizenship, and the penal provision. The nationalitylaw is stated in Constitution of Indonesia . The Indonesian nationalitylaw is based on jus sanguinis and jus soli . The latest law regulating Indonesian nationality is Law No. 12 2006 UU No. 12 Tahun 2006 . This law revokes Law No. 62 1958 UU No. 62 Tahun 1958 . Generally, Indonesian citizens are those natural Indonesian people and those of other nationalities that are endorsed by the law as Indonesian citizens. The Indonesian nationalitylaw does not recognize dual citizenship except for persons under the age of 18. After reaching 18 years of age individuals are forced to choose one citizenship. Indonesian citizen An Indonesian citizen is one who before the enactment of this law was already an Indonesian citizen a child from a legal marriage whose parents are Indonesian citizens a child from a legal marriage whose father is an Indonesian citizen and mother is a foreign citizen a child from a legal marriage whose mother is an Indonesian citizen and father is a foreign citizen a child from a legal marriage whose mother is an Indonesian citizen and father is stateless or whose nationalitylaw does not give citizenship to offspring a child from a legal marriage born within 300 days after the father s death and the father was an Indonesian citizen at the time of death a child from an illegal marriage whose mother is an Indonesian citizen a child from an illegal marriage whose mother is a foreign ... consular pdf UU no 12 th 2006.pdf Law No.12 2006 UU No.12 Tahun 2006 en http www.unhcr.org refworld pdfid 4538aae64.pdf Law No.12 2006 Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw id Kewarganegaraan ... outside of Indonesian territory whose parents are Indonesian citizens and, because of the law where ... more details
, such as for Japanese Citizens. See also Nationalitylaw Multiple citizenship Peruvian passport ...?OpenDocument Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Relations in Spanish Peru stub Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw Category Peruvian legislation Nationalitylaw Category Peruvian society ...Politics of Peru According to the Peruvian Constitution and nationality legislation passed in 1996 as well as an executive order declared in 1997, Peruvian nationality can be passed by birth via jus soli or by registration if born overseas and duly registered at a Peruvian embassy or consulate before the child reaches 18 years of age. In addition, infants or minor children found abandoned on Peruvian territory are assumed to be Peruvian citizens . This is consistent with the nationalitylaw of most countries of the Americas . Those children born overseas to Peruvian mothers or fathers who were not registered before reaching 18 years of age can acquire Peruvian nationality by choice if A petition is made to the Directorate of Naturalizations and Immigration DIGEMIN . For this the petitioner must be resident in the Republic of Peru . Foreigners can also acquire Peruvian nationality, including Minor children born overseas to foreign parents who, having lived in the territory of the republic since five years of age, can elect to acquire Peruvian nationality at 18 years of age. Foreigners married to Peruvian spouses may acquire Peruvian nationality after two years of marriage and domicile in Peru. Dual or Multiple Nationality In common with many other Ibero American countries, Peru s 1993 constitution explicitly states that nationals of Latin American countries and Spain do not lose their nationality upon acquiring Peruvian citizenship many Latin American countries and Spain have similar reciprocal laws . In practice, Multiple citizenship is acknowledged and accepted by Peru and its consular and diplomatic staff. Naturalization A person who has 2 years of legal residency in Peru ... more details
for election. References reflist Nationality laws Category Tongan law Category Nationalitylaw ...Image Flag of Tonga.svg right 200px Nationality and citizenship in the Tonga Kingdom of Tonga are currently defined and regulated by the Nationality Amendment Act 2007 . Obtention of citizenship Tonga s Constitution ref http www.paclii.org cgi paclii disp.pl to legis consol act cot238 cot238.html?query cot238 Constitution of Tonga 1875 ref does not include a specific clause on nationality or citizenship. However, clause 29 pertains to naturalisation Any foreigner after he has resided in the Kingdom for the space of five years or more may with the consent of House of Tupou the King take the oath of allegiance and he may be granted Letters of Naturalization and all naturalized subjects shall have the same rights and privileges as native born subjects of Tonga with the exception that they shall not be entitled to the rights of hereditary tax allotments. British subjects Specific legislation, therefore, defines nationality and citizenship. The most recent piece of legislation, in 2007 , was the Nationality Amendment Act , designed to revoke the ban on dual citizenship. At present, Tongan nationality may be obtained by birth in Tonga to a Tongan parent, by birth abroad to a Tongan parent ... Tongan nationality, even if he or she also has the nationality of his or her country of birth. ref http www.tongareview.com Resource.aspx?ID 4366 A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nationality Act , section 4 ref In February 2008, two former Tongan citizens who had lost their Tongan nationality by obtaining the nationality of other countries one had become an United States American , the other an Australia n were the first to re obtain Tongan nationality through application on the basis of the 2007 Nationality Amendment Act ref http www.pmo.gov.to artman publish article 551.shtml First Tongans to Reclaim ... ref http www.tongareview.com Resource.aspx?ID 4366 A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nationality Act ... more details
refimprove date September 2011 The Egyptian NationalityLaw is based on a mixture the principles of Jus ... regions. Those who are considered Egyptians under nationality laws issued prior to law No. 82 for 1958, then forfeited their nationality and restored it later or it has been restored to them under Law No. 82 referred to herein before. A Foreign woman who has acquired the nationality of the United Arab Republic, under the provisions of Law No. 82 for 1958 referred to before, either through ... is acceptable. The Egyptian law requires that those who apply for another nationality inform appropriate ... Ministry of Manpower and Emigration Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw Category Egyptian law ... countries, and have maintained their residence in Egypt until the present law comes into force. Those who on the 22nd of February 1958 were enjoying the Egyptian nationality according to the provisions of law no. 391 for 1956 concerning Egyptian nationality. Those who have acquired the United Arab Republic nationality pursuant to the provisions of Law no. 82 for 1958 concerning United Arab Republic UAR nationality By birth, from a father or a mother who is considered Egyptian as per item 2 of the present ... Arab Republic UAR nationality has been granted to him on the basis of birth, or residence in the Egyptian ... nationality. Birth in Egypt The following are deemed Egyptian Nationals Those who were born in Egypt to an Egyptian mother, and a father whose nationality is unknown or who is stateless at the time ... whose nationality is unknown, if he choses the Egyptian nationality, within one year from the date ... whenever he applies for Egyptian nationality after 5 years of ordinary residence in Egypt, provided ... of this law any Egyptian in whose case the absence of the residence element required ... recognition for him of the Egyptian nationality, if one of his ancestors or the ancestors of the husband ... the Egyptian nationality, before the lapse of the two years stipulated herein, but such rejection ... more details
Image Flag of the Republic of China.svg thumb Flag of the Republic of China The NationalityLaw of the Republic .... A naturalized person. In the original version of the lawnationality could only be passed from father to child. However, the law was revised in 2000 to allow citizenship to be passed on from either parent ... . Dual nationality and naturalization See also United States nationalitylaw Dual citizenship German nationalitylaw Dual citizenship Koreans in Japan Foreign born Japanese Article 9 of the ROC Nationality Act requires prospective naturalized citizens to first renounce their previous nationality, possibly causing those persons to become stateless if they then fail to obtain ROC nationality ... in the UK see British nationalitylaw . Nationals without household registration in Taiwan referred ... 14. Post World War II Controversy The nationalitylaw was first promulgated by the Nationalist ..., this NationalityLaw has been revised by the Taipei based Legislative Yuan in 2000, 2001, and 2006 ... zh tw icon Nationality laws Republic of China Taiwan topics Category Nationalitylaw Taiwan Category ... www.immigration.gov.tw immig eng aspcode showactsregu.asp?id 3 title Nationality Act ref defines and regulates nationality of the Republic of China Taiwan . It was first promulgated by the Nationalist ... registration in the Taiwan Area . The Act sets to define persons in terms of nationality , terming them as nationals rather than citizens , a term that does not appear in the act. Nationality Republic of China nationality generally follows jus sanguinis . The law spells out four criteria, any one of which may be met to qualify for nationality A person whose father or mother is, at the time ... 2007, unhcr.com ref Article 9 does not apply to overseas Chinese holding foreign nationality who seek to exercise ROC nationality. Such persons do not need to naturalize because they are already legally .... Indeed many immigrants to Taiwan give up their original nationality, obtain ROC citizenship, then apply ... more details
Japanese nationality. ref Citation url http search.japantimes.co.jp member member.html?fl20050719zg.htm title Strict enforcement of ill conceived clause in Japan s NationalityLaw threatens ... UPDATE Japan top court strikes down nationalitylaw title UPDATE Japan top court strikes down nationalitylaw publisher Philippine Daily Inquirer date 30 October 2008 author Agence France Presse accessdate 30 October 2008 ref However, Japan s Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that denying nationality to children born out of wedlock to foreign mothers is unconstitutional. ref name PDI20080604 Dual nationality ... to January 1, 1985, when the NationalityLaw was enacted, and anyone who willingly applies and obtains ... ENGLISH information tnl 01.html The NationalityLaw , Ministry of Justice of Japan. ref ref Ito ... information tnl 01.html Japan s Ministry of Justice The NationalityLaw in English ref Continuous residence ... in any foreign country. Under the revisions made to the NationalityLaw in 1985, Articles 14 and 15 ... law Iranian nationality until age 25. ref name IranCC Citation url http www.unhcr.org cgi bin ... Immigration to Japan Nationality laws Category Japanese lawNationality Category Nationalitylaw ... 2011 Japanese nationality is a legal designation and set of rights granted to those people who have met the federal criteria for citizenship by parentage or by naturalization. Nationality is in the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice and is generally governed by the NationalityLaw of 1950. Nationality by birth Japan is a jus sanguinis state as opposed to jus soli state, meaning that it attributes ... but not by descent. Article 2 of the Nationality Act provides three situations in which a person ... is born on Japanese soil and both parents are unknown or stateless A system for acquiring nationality ... can acquire Japanese nationality, so long as the child has not reached the age of 20. Japanese nationalitylaw effective from 1985 has been that if the parents are not married at the time of birth ... more details
File Flag of Mexico.svg thumb 200px Mexican flag The Mexican nationalitylaw is in the 30th article of the Constitution of Mexico and another law, as provided by the 32nd article about the exercise of the rights given by Mexican legislation to those Mexicans that also possess another nationality and to establish the norms to avoid the conflicts generated by the use of double nationality . This law was last modified in 2005. In general terms, Mexican nationality is based on both the principle of jus ... in the Mexican nationalitylaw to have lived with the spouse for two years immediately prior to the date of the application. The NationalityLaw establishes also that a foreigner that wishes to naturalize ... de la Constituci n Pol tica de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos ref as defined in the Nationalitylaw, the acquisition ... nationalitylaw acknowledges that a Mexican by birth may possess another nationality. If that is the case ... Mexican nationality by law Spanish http www.sre.gob.mx tramites nacionalidad default.htm Requirements for acquisiton of Mexican nationality Spanish Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw Category ... nationals of Mexico and citizens of Mexico. Acquisition of nationality According to the 30th article of the Constitution of Mexico , there are two ways in which a person can acquire the Mexican nationality ...?s Art culo 30 de la Constituci n Pol tica de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. ref Nationality by birth ... art30 individuals born in Mexican territory regardless of the nationality of their parents individuals ... or Army aircraft Nationality by naturalization File Natalia Sedova Mexican passport.png thumb Mexican ... Ley de Nacionalidad . Secretar a de Relaciones Exteriores. Law as of 2005 ref present the application to the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs formulate the renunciation and taking of the oath of nationality ... for the number of years prescribed in the law or one year of residency if adopted by a Mexican ... of a Mexican national. Possession of Mexican nationality File Tonys2.pics 538.jpg thumb Mexican passport ... more details
Law Library . Ref Belgium and France have similar provisions under their respective nationalitylaw s. Citizenship by birth As of 2010 , with no significant changes expected, Philippine nationalitylaw provides that a person becomes a Philippine citizen by birth if that person was born on or after ... NationalitylawNationality Citizenship Oath of Allegiance Philippines Philippine passport Visa requirements ... ?id vwB68hf8bLgC title Nationality and International Law in Asian Perspective editor last Ko editor first Swan Sik chapter Nationality and International Law from the Philippine Perspective chapter ... Philippines Constitution in Citizenship LawNationality laws Category Nationalitylaw Philippine Category Philippine law Category History of nationality Philippine Category Philippine society ...Image Coat of Arms of the Philippines.svg 200px thumb Coat of Arms of the Philippines Philippine NationalityLaw is currently based upon the principles of jus sanguinis and therefore descent from a parent who is a Citizenship citizen Nationality national of the Republic of the Philippines is the primary ... confer Philippine citizenship, although RA9139, the Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000 ... Naturalization Law of 2000 accessdate 2006 12 19 date 8 June 2001 publisher Chanrobles Law Library . Ref Ref name ra9139rules Citation url http www.chanrobles.com republicactno9139rules.htm ... date 15 October, 1986 publisher Chanrobles Law Library accessdate 2008 10 06 . Ref that person ... 1935 publisher Chanrobles Law Library accessdate 2008 10 06 . Ref or that person was born on or after ... Act Jones Law publisher Chanrobles Law Library date August 29, 1916 accessdate 2008 10 06 . ref Citizenship ... Citation url http www.lawphil.net statutes comacts ca 473 1939.html title Revised Naturalization Law date 17 June 1939 publisher LAWPHIL Project, Arellano Law Foundation accessdate 2008 10 06 Ref Republic ... Naturalization Law the applicant must possess the following qualifications He she must not be less ... more details
thanks to the new nationalitylaw. These people are mostly from Transylvania Romania , Vojvodina Serbia and Ukraine . ref cite news title Hungary citizenship law triggers row with Slovakia work ... and Nationality http www.coe.int t dghl standardsetting nationality National 20legislation Hungary 20Act 20LV 20of 201993.asp Act of Hungarian nationality, 1993 http www.euronews.net 2010 05 26 controversial hungarian citizenship law passed Controversial Hungarian Citizenship Law Passed Nationality laws Category Hungarian law Category Hungarian nationalitylaw Category Nationalitylaw ... law. ref cite news title Hungary Citizenship Bill Irks Neighbor work Wall Street Journal date url ... adopted by Hungarian citizens recognised refugees The 2011 Hungarian Citizenship law allows all ethnic ... title New Hungary citizenship law fuels passport demand work BBC date url http www.bbc.co.uk news ... citizenship law work BBC date url http www.bbc.co.uk news 10166610 accessdate 2012 04 20 ref A 5 year ... who hold another nationality and live outside Hungary may renounce their Hungarian citizenship. See ... more details
File Flag of Mongolia.svg right thumb The flag of Mongolia The Mongolian nationalitylaw is a nationalitylaw determines who is a citizen of Mongolia . Current law Current citizenship law is guided by the 1992 Constitution of Mongolia and, more importantly, the Law of Mongolia on Citizenship. ref name constitution cite web last first authorlink coauthors title The Constitution of Mongolia work publisher Government of Mongolia date 13 January 1992 url http www.pmis.gov.mn law english pdf constitution mongolia.pdf format doi accessdate 20 December 2008 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ref name japan cite web last first authorlink coauthors title LAW OF MONGOLIA ON CITIZENSHIP work publisher Japanese Embassy in Mongolia date 5 June 1995 url http www.mn.emb japan.go.jp jp ryouji immig laws on citizenship.pdf format doi accessdate 20 December 2008 ref Obtaining citizenship If both of the parents of a child are Mongolian irrespective of where the child is born than the child is automatically Mongolian. A child born to one Mongolian parent inside of Mongolia is also considered Mongolian. A child who is within the territory of Mongolia whose parents are not identified is a Mongolian citizen. ref name japan Foreigners may apply for citizenship through the President s office as well, or through a Mongolian embassy. ref cite web url http www.opm.gov EXTRA INVESTIGATE is 01.PDF title Citizenship Laws of the World accessdate 2008 12 22 date March 2001 publisher United States Office ... her own nationality according to the Family law of Mongolia , Chapter 7, Article 58.9. ref Washington ..., Naturalization and Foreign Citizens Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw Category Mongolian law Category History of nationality ... , citizenship by birth was determined by the nationality of the parents. ref name legalSystem cite ... books?id MOP5LP3VGdIC&pg PA843&lpg PA843&dq citizenship law of Mongolia&source web&ots 7VXmM91Nw ... more details
Image National Coat of arms of Denmark.svg right 100px Danish nationalitylaw is ruled by the Constitution of Denmark Constitutional act of Denmark of 1953 and the Consolidated Act of Danish Nationality of 2003, with amendment in 2004 . Kingdom of Denmark Danish nationality can be acquired in one of the following ways Automatically at birth , if the parents or one of the parent is a Danish citizen and is born in Denmark. Automatically if a person is adoption adopted as a child under 12 years of age By declaration for nationals of another Nordic countries Nordic country By Naturalization naturalisation , that is, by statute Danish nationality can be lost in one of the following ways Automatically if a person voluntarily acquires nationality of another country whether after application or by entering the public service of another country Automatically for an unmarried child under the age of 18 years upon acquisition of a foreign nationality in the setting of a parent who has acquired a foreign nationality and thereby lost his or her Danish nationality Automatically if a person acquired Danish nationality by birth, but was not born in Denmark and has never lived in Denmark by the age of 22 ... Danish Immigratio serivce Danish nationalitylaw http www.nyidanmark.dk NR rdonlyres 2DA2D909 D91F 4E36 92E7 32C8F8DED7FD 0 cirk nr 61eng 2 naturalisation.pdf Nationality laws DEFAULTSORT Danish NationalityLaw Category Nationalitylaw Category Danish law da Dansk indf dsret sv Danmarks medborgarskapslag ... his or her Danish nationality by fraudulent conduct By court order if a person is convicted ... from his or her Danish nationality by such an application Naturalisation as a Danish citizen ... Currently, it is a fundamental principal in the legislation to restrict dual nationality as much as possible. ref name nyidanmark http www.nyidanmark.dk en us Integration danish nationality dual nationality.htm Dual Nationality . New in Denmark Ny i Danmark . New in Denmark. Updated 2007 11 13. Retrieved ... more details
Image Coat of arms of Andorra.svg right 200px Andorran citizenship is based primarily on the principle of jus sanguinis . Eligibility for Andorran citizenship By descent Children born to recognised parents who were Andorran citizens at the time of birth regardless of the place of birth are eligible for Andorran citizenship. By birth Children born in Andorra under any one of the following conditions are eligible for Andorran citizenship born to parents of whom either one or both was born in Andorra and was living permanently and principally in Andorra at the time of birth born to non Andorran parents who were living permanently and principally in Andorra for at least 10 years at the time of birth By naturalisation Those seeking to become Andorran citizens via naturalisation require to fulfill the following criteria renounces existing foreign citizenships resided in Andorra permanently for at least ten years if the applicant has spent all of his mandatory education in Andorra or for at least 20 years if he she can prove his her integration into Andorran society Loss of citizenship If an Andorran citizen serves in the armed forces or government of another country or takes up a foreign citizenship, he she automatically forfeits his her Andorran citizenship. Former Andorran citizens may restore their former citizenship if their request to the government is successful. Dual nationality Dual nationality is strictly forbidden by Andorran law. See also Andorran passport External links http www.amb andorre.ad nationalite.html Information page about Andorran nationality from the Andorran Embassy in Paris Nationality laws Category Andorran law Category Nationality law ... more details
No footnotes date May 2011 image Coat of arms of Greece.svg right 200px Nationalitylaw of Greece is based on the principle of jus sanguinis . Greek citizenship may be acquired by descent or through naturalization . Greek law permits Dual citizenship . A Greek Nationality national is a citizen of the European Union , and therefore entitled to the same rights as other EU citizens. ref cite news title Southern Europe s Immigration Test work Time date url http www.time.com time specials packages article 0,28804,1964957 1964954 1964953,00.html accessdate 2012 05 30 ref Naturalization A child of a Greeks Greek citizen acquires Greek nationality automatically at birth. The same applies to children born in Greece whose parents have lived legally and permanently in Greece for five years. Children born abroad and whose parents have lived legally and permanently in Greece for five years become Greek ... to the special law governing each school or who Military service enlist in the armed forces as Military volunteer volunteers according to the law governing each branch acquire Greek nationality automatically ... of Greek Nationality alternate translation http www.legislationline.org legislation.php?tid 11&lid 1795 Citizenship Law of Greece Nationality laws Use dmy dates date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT Greek NationalityLaw Category Nationalitylaw Category Greek law ... citizenship to their children from generation to generation indefinitely. An Alien law alien born ... is Greek and Paternity law paternity can be proven for example, through a Parental testing ... or loss of Greek nationality. Before 1984, a woman marrying a Greek national became Greek ... they obtain another nationality, unless they request it. A Greek citizen may voluntarily Renunciation ... of their military duties. ref cite web title Greek Nationality Code url http www.ministryofjustice.gr ... ref References Reflist Phaedon J. Kozyris, The American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 6, No. 4 ... more details
other nationality without losing their Belgian nationality unless the law about the other newly acquired ... Changes to the NationalityLaw journal Belgium Today volume 12 issue 1 page 2 . ref References ... law Belgium Category Belgian legislation Nationalitylaw fr Nationalit belge ... of Belgian Nationality. In some circumstances citizenship is granted to children born in Belgium ... holds no other nationality at the time of birth i.e., is stateless OR loses any other nationality ... five years during the last 10 years OR is adopted while under 18 by a parent holding another nationality ... be granted Belgian nationality. Belgium must have been the parents main place of residence during ..., requesting that he be granted Belgian nationality. This declaration declaration d attribution ... in Belgium . Belgian nationality is obtained on the date upon which the declaration is made. Where ... nationality before age 18, Belgian nationality is lost. Naturalisation as a Belgian citizen A person ... people with special ties to Belgium. Nationality declaration From the age of 18 a person can obtain Belgian nationality by signing a nationality declaration if that person meets one of the following ... in Belgium. The nationality declaration can only be signed in front of the registrar in the applicant .... Opting for Belgian nationality between 18 and 22 years of age A person aged between 18 and 22 can sign a declaration indicating opting for Belgian nationality if that person meets one of the following ... citizen at the time the declaration opting for Belgian nationality is made OR born abroad and one of the person ... does not give any direct claim to Belgian citizenship. However, he or she may request Belgian nationality ... nationalitydetail.asp?TEXTID 42511 chapter Belgian nationality 06. Am I a Belgian citizen through ... another nationality before 9 June 2007 automatically lost their Belgian nationality. A person at least 18 years old who voluntarily obtained the nationality of Austria , Denmark , France , Republic of Ireland ... more details
of Mon gasque nationality by his father can also make a declaration without conditions concerning ... their request on stamped paper addressed directly to the Prince renounce any foreign nationality no longer ... this requirement if he considers the applicant to be worthy of this favour Mon gasque nationality ... automatically forfeits his her citizenship if he she acquires a foreign nationality performs foreign ... paper directly to the Prince is successful. Dual nationality Dual nationality is strictly forbidden under Mon gasque law. See also Mon gasque identity card Mon gasque passport External links BROKEN http www.monaco consulate.com offices.htm Information page about Andorran nationality from the Consulate General of Monaco in New York Nationality laws Category Monegasque law Category Nationalitylaw M ... more details
File Coat of arms of the Netherlands 02.svg right 200px Dutch nationalitylaw is based primarily on the principle ... nationalitylaw Nederlandse, Dutch . The Kingdom law regarding Dutch citizenship was significantly ... Dutch NationalityLaw before its 1985 revision , and it should therefore be revoked. In 2005, several ... amending the Kingdom of the Netherlands nationalitylaw to allow so called latent Dutch to opt to receive ... Nationality Act ref inter alia , amends the Kingdom of the Netherlands nationalitylaw to allow latent ... of the applicant s country does not allow renunciation of nationality for example, under Greek law ... years. See Japanese nationalitylaw Japanese and South Korean nationalitylaw s. Of course, they are strictly ... to Dutch parents in the United States would hold both United States nationalitylaw Birth within the United ... nationalitylaw dispute Dutch nationalitylaw is an object of enduring dispute, dissension and debate ... Nationality laws DEFAULTSORT Dutch NationalityLaw Category Dutch law Category Nationalitylaw nl Rijkswet ... case, the child gets Dutch nationality retroactively, since his her birth. From 1 January 1985 the Kingdom of the Netherlands nationalitylaw Rijkswet op het Nederlanderschap 19 December 1984, Stb. 628 permits children of either a Dutch father or mother to receive Dutch nationality by descent. Prior to that date Dutch nationalitylaw Wet op het Nederlanderschap en het ingezetenenschap, 12 December 1892, Stb. 268 did not permit children to obtain Dutch nationality through descent from a Dutch mother through matrilineal descent and a non Dutch father. Netherlands nationality was only passed through ... to a Dutch mother receive Dutch nationality prior to 1 January 1985. Between 1 January 1985 and 31 ... Dutch father and who had never been married could use the option procedure to acquire Dutch nationality ... nationaliteitsrecht trans title Potentially Dutch Discrimination of Children of Dutch Mothers in NationalityLaw journal Nederlandse Juristenblad issue 17 pages 932 939 publisher Kluwer location Den ... more details
of South Africa . British nationality and South Africa British subjects Prior to 1 January 1949, South Africans were British subject s under United Kingdom law, which also applied in South Africa. See British nationalitylaw . Between 1 January 1949 and 1 September 1949, South Africans remained British ..., may have remained British subjects without citizenship . See Indian nationalitylaw British Overseas citizens and British subjects who have no other nationality, and have not lost or renounced another nationality since 4 July 2002, may register as British citizens under s4B of the British Nationality .... However the changes to British nationalitylaw on 30 April 2003 have allowed those born in South ... is not specific to South African citizens. See British nationalitylaw Commonwealth citizenship ... for registration or naturalization as citizens of any other country. See also nationalitylaw citizenship ... Affairs citizenship forms Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw Category South African society ...unref article date January 2009 Image Flag of South Africa.svg right 200px South Africa rewrote its nationalitylaw since the end of Apartheid in 1994 and the establishment of majority rule in the country .... Citizenship by birth in South Africa According to the 1995 law, a child born in South Africa ... of the Republic of South Africa. South African citizenship by descent Under the 1995 law, a person born ... of the birth under South African law. Naturalisation as a South African citizen Citizenship can ... years absence. Dual nationality Prior to 2004, South Africa in principle did not recognise the multiple ... a 1995 law permitting South African citizens to travel using foreign passports. Since 2004, South ... Nationality citizenship unless they apply for, and receive permission to retain their South African ... As South Africa was a foreign country under United Kingdom law between 1 January 1973, the date the Immigration Act 1971 came into force in the UK, and 1 January 1983 when the British Nationality Act ... more details
multiple issues disputed August 2008 POV August 2008 Sahrawi nationalitylaw is the law of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic SADR governing nationality and citizenship. SADR is a Legal status of Western Sahara partially recognized state which claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara , but only administers part of that territory. Politics of SADR Legal framework The legal basis for Sahrawi nationalitylaw is established in Article 104 of the Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi constitution which provides that the Sahrawi National Council can make ref name 1999 Constitution http www.arso.org 03 const.99.htm 1999 Constitution fr icon ref fundamental legislation on nationality, the right to citizenship and civil status and general laws relating to the status of foreigners. Generally, international practice is that nationality is established at birth by a child s place of birth jus soli and or bloodline jus sanguinis . When new states are established, typically citizenship is extended to all those who were born in the territory of the new state or who were lawfully resident in that territory for a specified period before the establishment of the new state. Typically, nationality may also be acquired later in life through naturalization. Corporations, ships, and other legal persons also have a nationality, generally in the state under ... accord Sahrawi nationality to every Moroccan citizen legally established in the territory who requests it. In the absence of a comprehensive Sahrawi nationalitylaw, the citizenship of settlers who came ... Front. Future developments in Sahrawi nationalitylaw and indeed its continued existence may well be shaped by the outcome of those negotiations. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Sahrawi NationalityLaw Category Nationalitylaw Category Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Category Sahara conflict ... be laid down by law Citizens who are parents are also obliged to protect their families and their education ... more details
image Flag of Tanzania.svg right 200px Tanzanian nationalitylaw is the law which deals with citizenship and other forms of nationality. A Tanzanian Citizen is anyone who is in possession of citizenship to the United Republic of Tanzania. Nationalitylaw is mentioned in the Constitution of Tanzania. The citizenship law was first implemented after independence in 1961, and amended in 1964 when Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form Tanzania. Types of citizenship British subjects In Tanzania the there are three main types of citizenship 1.Citizen by birth 2.Citizen by descent 3.Citizen by Naturalization Citizenship by birth Any child born within the borders of the United Republic of Tanzania, on or after union day, 26th April 1964, is granted citizenship to Tanzania, considering that the child s parents are Tanzanian Citizens, as stated in the Tanzanian Citizenship act of 1995. ref http www.bunge.go.tz Polis PAMS Docs 6 1995.pdf Tanzanian Citizenship Act 1995 , section 2 ref Citizenship by Descent A foreign citizen of Tanzanian Ancestry, may seek citizenship of Tanzania, considering they meet the following requirements They are at the age of twenty one and above when making the application They can prove that they are of Tanzanian Ancestry They are willing to renounce their foreign citizenship, as Dual Citizenship in Tanzania is not permitted. There is a bill currently being processed to change this situation, however the law may not be enacted for at least a year or so. ref http www.tanzania online.gov.uk web images walterchipeta.ppt The case of Dual Citizenship ref Citizenship by Naturalization Any foreign National with no ancestry or birth ties with Tanzania may apply for citizenship through Naturalization . In order for a foreign National to become a Tanzanian citizen ... of stay while still maintaining their original nationality. See also Nationalitylaw Citizenship ... of Home Affairs Immigration References reflist Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw ... more details
File Coat of arms of Uruguay.svg 150px thumb right Uruguayan coat of arms. Uruguayan nationalitylaw is mostly based on the principle of Jus soli . Its rules are written in the Constitution of Uruguay Uruguayan Constitution in Section III, Chapter I. Multiple citizenship Dual Citizenship is legal under Uruguayan law. Types of citizenship There are two types of citizens naturales and legal . Natural citizens Any person born in Uruguay acquires Uruguayan citizenship at birth. The only exception applies to children of persons in the service of a foreign government like foreign diplomats . Any natural child of a Uruguayan citizen is a natural citizen of Uruguay, wherever its birth place is. Legal citizens A legal citizen is someone who obtained the citizenship after birth. In this case a language examination is necessary in order to make sure the person knows Spanish language Spanish . One can obtain the Uruguayan citizenship in 3 different ways After investing a large sum of money in Uruguay or bringing an important contribution to science, art, or industry of Uruguay and after 3 years of residence in the country. Being the spouse of a Uruguayan citizen gives the right to residence in Uruguay and after 5 years of residence its possible to apply for citizenship. By favor of the General Assembly of Uruguay , to people who have made remarkable services or excellent merits. See Also Uruguayan passport Visa requirements for Uruguayan citizens External links http www.dnm.minterior.gub.uy La Direcci n Nacional de Migraci n http pdba.georgetown.edu Constitutions Uruguay uruguay04.html Uruguayan constitution in Spanish only Nationality laws Category Nationalitylaw Category Uruguayan law ca Nacionalitat uruguaiana ... more details
for admission as an adopted child under immigration law Dual citizenship this section is the target of an internal link from NationalityLaw of the Republic of China Based on the U.S. Department of State ..., but some provisions of the INA and earlier U.S. nationalitylaw s were designed to reduce situations ... who are not citizens About United States nationalitylaw information regarding United States citizenship ... 782.html Citizenship & NationalityLaw U.S. State Department http foia.state.gov REGS fams.asp?level ... Law Category United States constitutional lawNationalityLaw Category United States nationalitylaw Category Immigration to the United States NationalityLaw he ru ... from Judge Phillip Forman in 1940. He also retained his Swiss citizenship . ref cite web url http www.aip.org ... changes to statute statutory law having been made by the United States Congress in 2001. Rights and responsibilities ... of any dual nationality other nationality they may possess. Citation needed date October 2011 ... of Citizenship , immigrants becoming naturalized U.S. citizens swear that when required by law they will bear ... Cite journal url http travel.state.gov law citizenship citizenship 5199.html title Acquisition of U.S. ... U.S. citizen before November 14, 1986. United States law on this subject changed multiple times throughout the twentieth century, and the law is applicable as it existed at the time of the individual ... went into effect on February 27, 2001, amends the Immigration and Nationality Act INA to provide U.S. ... law To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time ... on the legal doctrine of Jus soli . For example, in her 1988 article in the Yale Law Journal, Jill ... of child for naturalization purposes under immigration law, and must also meet the following ... that dual citizenship is a status long recognized in the law and that a person may have and exercise rights of nationality in two countries and be subject to the responsibilities of both. The mere fact ... more details
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