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Citizenship and Nationality
Jordan
- EnglishJordanian nationality shall be defined by law. (Art. 5)
- Arabicالجنسية الأردنية تحدّد بقانون. (المادة 5)
Citizenship and Nationality
Kiribati
- EnglishAny women who after the day prior to Independence Day marries a person who is or become a citizen of Kiribati shall be entitled, upon making application in such manner as may be prescribed, to be registered as a citizen of Kiribati. (Sec. 26)
Citizenship and Nationality
Mozambique
- English1. Persons born in Mozambique after the proclamation of independence are Mozambican nationals.
2. This rule shall not apply to children born of a foreign father and a foreign mother, when either of them is in Mozambique in the employ of the government of his or her country.
… (Art. 24) - Portuguese1. São moçambicanos os cidadãos nascidos em Moçambique após a proclamação da independência.
2. Exceptuam-se os filhos de pai e mãe estrangeiros quando qualquer deles se encontre em Moçambique ao serviço do Estado a que pertence.
… (Art. 24)
Citizenship and Nationality
Guyana
- EnglishEvery person, who immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, is a citizen of Guyana shall continue to be a citizen of Guyana. (Art. 41)
Citizenship and Nationality
Malaysia
- English(1) The Federal Government may by order deprive of his citizenship any person who is a citizen by registration under Article 16A or 17 or a citizen by naturalization if satisfied—
(a) that he has shown himself by act or speech to be disloyal or disaffected towards the Federation;
(b) that he has, during any war in which the Federation is or was engaged, unlawfully traded or communicated with an enemy or been engaged in or associated with any business which to his knowledge was carried on in such manner as to assist an enemy in that war; or
(c) that he has, within the period of five years beginning with the date of the registration or the grant of the certificate, been sentenced in any country to imprisonment for a term of not less than twelve months or to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit or the equivalent in the currency of that country, and has not received a free pardon in respect of the offence for which he was so sentenced.
… (Art. 25) - Malay(1) Kerajaan Persekutuan boleh melalui perintah melucutkan kewarganegaraan mana-mana orang yang menjadi warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Perkara 16A atau 17 atau yang menjadi warganegara melalui penaturalisasian jika berpuas hati—
(a) bahawa orang itu telah menunjukkan dirinya melalui perbuatan atau percakapan sebagai tidak taat atau tidak setia kepada Persekutuan;
(b) bahawa orang itu, dalam masa apa-apa peperangan yang dalamnya Persekutuan sedang atau telah terlibat, telah dengan menyalahi undang-undang berdagang dengan atau menghubungi musuh atau melibatkan diri atau menjadi sekutu dalam apa-apa perniagaan yang pada pengetahuannya telah dijalankan mengikut apa-apa cara sehingga dapat membantu musuh dalam peperangan itu; atau
(c) bahawa orang itu, dalam tempoh lima tahun mulai dari tarikh pendaftaran atau dari tarikh perakuan diberikan, telah dihukum dengan pemenjaraan di mana-mana negara selama tempoh tidak kurang daripada dua belas bulan atau denda tidak kurang daripada lima ribu ringgit atau yang senilai dengannya dalam mata wang negara itu, dan telah tidak mendapat pengampunan bebas berkenaan dengan kesalahan yang kerananya dia telah dihukum sedemikian.
… (Perkara 25)
Citizenship and Nationality
Palau
- EnglishA person born of parents, one or both of whom are citizens of Palau is a citizen of Palau by birth, and shall remain a citizen of Palau so long as the person is not or does not become a citizen of any other nation. (Art. III, Sec. 2)
Citizenship and Nationality
Rwanda
- EnglishEvery Rwandan has the right to his or her country. No Rwandan can be banished from his or her country.
Every Rwandan has the right to Rwandan nationality.
Dual nationality is permitted.
No one can be deprived of Rwandan nationality of origin.
All persons of Rwandan origin and their descendants are, upon request, entitled to Rwandan nationality.
An organic law governs Rwandan nationality. (Art. 25) - KinyarwandaBuri Munyarwanda afite uburenganzira ku gihugu cye. Nta Munyarwanda ushobora gucibwa mu gihugu cye.
Buri Munyarwanda afite uburenganzira ku bwenegihugu nyarwanda.
Ubwenegihugu burenze bumwe buremewe.
Ntawe ushobora kwamburwa ubwenegihugu nyarwanda bw’inkomoko. Abantu bose bakomoka mu Rwanda n'ababakomokaho bafite uburenganzira bwo guhabwa ubwenegihugu bw’u Rwanda, iyo babisabye.
Itegeko Ngenga riteganya ibijyanye n’ubwenegihugu nyarwanda. (Ingingo ya 25) - FrenchTout Rwandais a droit à sa patrie. Aucun Rwandais ne peut être banni de son pays.
Tout Rwandais a droit à la nationalité rwandaise.
La double nationalité est permise.
Nul ne peut être déchu de sa nationalité rwandaise d’origine.
Toutes les personnes d’origine rwandaise et leurs descendants ont le droit d’acquérir la nationalité rwandaise, s’ils le demandent.
Une loi organique régit la nationalité rwandaise. (Art. 25)
Citizenship and Nationality
Jamaica
- English1. A person may, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter2, become a citizen of Jamaica by-
a. birth;
b. descent; or
c. registration as a citizen of Jamaica based on marriage to a citizen of Jamaica.
2. Parliament may make provision for the acquisition of citizenship of Jamaica by persons who do not become citizens of Jamaica by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter.
3. Subsection (1) shad not affect the right of any person who, before the 26th day of March, 1999, was entitled to Jamaican citizenship by virtue of any provision of the Constitution in force before that date. (Sec. 3)
Citizenship and Nationality
Nepal
- English
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22. Citizenship, passport, visa, immigration
… (Schedule 5, List of Federal Powers/Jurisdiction) - Nepali
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२२. नागरिकता, राहदानी, भिसा, अध्यागमन
… (अनुसूची–५ : संघको अधिकारको सूची)
Citizenship and Nationality
Solomon Islands
- English(1) In this Chapter –
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"indigenous Solomon Islander" means any person who is or one of whose parents is or was, a British protected person and of a group, tribe or line indigenous to Solomon Islands:
(2) Any reference in this Chapter to the father of a person shall, in relation to a person born out of wedlock, be construed as a reference to the mother of that person.
... (Sec. 26)