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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe law shall regulate Yemeni nationality. Any Yemeni shall not be deprived of his nationality. Once Yemeni nationality is acquired it may not be withdrawn except in accordance with the law. (Art. 44)
- Arabicينظم القانون الجنسية اليمنية، ولا يجوز إسقاطها عن يمني إطلاقاً ولا يجوز سحبها ممن اكتسبها إلا وفقاً للقانون. (المادّة 44)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe substantive and procedural rules relating to the acquisition, election, renunciation and recovery of the Venezuelan nationality, as well as the revocation and withdrawal of naturalization, shall be determined by law, in compliance with the foregoing provisions. (Art. 38)
- SpanishLa ley dictará, de conformidad con las disposiciones anteriores, las normas sustantivas y procesales relacionadas con la adquisición, opción, renuncia y recuperación de la nacionalidad venezolana, así como con la revocación y nulidad de la naturalización. (Art. 38)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the following matters are of the exclusive competence of the Central Power:
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3. nationality,
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Sans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, les matières suivantes sont de la compétence exclusive du pouvoir central:
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3. la nationalité,
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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishI. Bolivians who marry foreign citizens shall not lose their nationality of origin. Nor shall Bolivian nationality be lost by acquiring foreign citizenship.
II. Foreigners who acquire Bolivian nationality shall not be obligated to renounce their nationality of origin. (Art. 143) - SpanishI. Las bolivianas y los bolivianos que contraigan matrimonio con ciudadanas extranjeras o ciudadanos extranjeros no perderán su nacionalidad de origen. La nacionalidad boliviana tampoco se perderá por adquirir una ciudadanía extranjera.
II. Las extranjeras o los extranjeros que adquieran la nacionalidad boliviana no serán obligados a renunciar a su nacionalidad de origen. (Art. 143)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishEvery child of whose parents one is a citizen of Estonia is entitled to Estonian citizenship by birth.
Everyone who has forfeited his or her Estonian citizenship as a minor is entitled to its restoration.
No one may be deprived of an Estonian citizenship acquired by birth.
No one may be deprived of Estonian citizenship because of his or her beliefs.
The conditions and procedure for the acquisition, forfeiture and restoration of Estonian citizenship are provided in the Citizenship Act. (Sec. 8) - EstonianIgal lapsel, kelle vanematest üks on Eesti kodanik, on õigus Eesti kodakondsusele sünnilt.
Igaühel, kes on alaealisena kaotanud Eesti kodakondsuse, on õigus selle taastamisele.
Kelleltki ei tohi võtta sünniga omandatud Eesti kodakondsust.
Kelleltki ei tohi veendumuste pärast võtta Eesti kodakondsust.
Eesti kodakondsuse saamise, kaotamise ja taastamise tingimused ning korra sätestab kodakondsuse seadus. (§ 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. No Ethiopian national shall be deprived of his or her Ethiopian nationality against his or her will. Marriage of an Ethiopian national of either sex to a foreign national shall not annul his or her Ethiopian nationality.
2. Every Ethiopian national has the right to the enjoyment of all rights, protection and benefits derived from Ethiopian nationality as prescribed by law.
3. Any national has the right to change his Ethiopian nationality.
4. Ethiopian nationality may be conferred upon foreigners in accordance with law enacted and procedures established consistent with international agreements ratified by Ethiopia. (Art. 33) - Amharic1. ማንኛውም ኢትዮጵያዊ/ኢትዮጵያዊት ከፈቃዱ/ከፈቃዷ ውጭ ኢትዮጵያዊ ዜግነቱን/ዜግነትዋን ሊገፈፍ ወይም ልትገፈፍ አይችልም/አትችልም፡፡ ኢትዮጵያዊ / ኢትዮጵያዊት ዜጋ ከሌላ ሀገር ዜጋ ጋር የሚፈጽመው/የምጽትፈጽመው ጋብቻ ኢትዮጵያዊ ዜግነቱን / ዜግነትዋን አያስቀርም፡፡
2. ማንኛውም ኢትዮጵያዊ ዜጋ የኢትዮጵያ ዜግነት በሕግ የሚያስገኘውን መብት ጥበቃና ጥቅም የማግኘት መብት አለው፡፡
3. ማንኛውም ዜጋ ኢትዮጵያዊ ዜግነቱን የመለወጥ መብት አለው፡፡
4. ኢትዮጵያ ከአጸደቀቻቸው ዓለም አቀፍ ስምምነቶች ጋር በማይቃረን መንገድ በሚወጣ ሕግ እና በሚደነገግ ሥርዓት መሰረት የኢትዮጵያ ዜግነት ለውጭ ሀገር ሰዎች ሊሰጥ ይችላል፡፡ (አንቀጽ 33)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA person is a Cuban citizen through naturalization if:
a. They are a foreigner that acquires citizenship according to the provisions of the law.
b. Having been arbitrarily deprived of their citizenship in their country of origin, they obtain Cuban citizenship at the discretion of the President of the Republic. (Art. 35) - SpanishSon ciudadanos cubanos por naturalización:
a) los extranjeros que adquieren la ciudadanía de acuerdo con lo establecido en la ley;
b) los que obtengan la ciudadanía cubana por decisión del Presidente de la República. (Art. 35)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishCitizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be acquired by birth or on other grounds established by law.
With the exception of individual cases provided for by law, no one may be a citizen of both the Republic of Lithuania and another state at the same time.
The procedure for the acquisition and loss of citizenship shall be established by law. (Art. 12) - LithuanianLietuvos Respublikos pilietybė įgyjama gimstant ir kitais įstatymo nustatytais pagrindais.
Išskyrus įstatymo numatytus atskirus atvejus, niekas negali būti kartu Lietuvos Respublikos ir kitos valstybės pilietis.
Pilietybės įgijimo ir netekimo tvarką nustato įstatymas. (12 straipsnis)
Citizenship and Nationality
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
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- … nationality, … (Art. 72) - French…
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- … la nationalité, … (Art. 72)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe Legislature shall have the power:
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h. to establish laws for citizenship, naturalization and residence;
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