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Citizenship and Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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7. There shall be a citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly, and a citizenship of each Entity, to be regulated by each Entity, provided that:
a) All citizens of either Entity are thereby citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
b) No person shall be deprived of Bosnia and Herzegovina or Entity citizenship arbitrarily or so as to leave him or her stateless. No person shall be deprived of Bosnia and Herzegovina or Entity citizenship on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.
c) All persons who were citizens of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina immediately prior to the entry into force of this Constitution are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The citizenship of persons who were naturalized after April 6, 1992 and before the entry into force of this Constitution will be regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly.
d) Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina may hold the citizenship of another state, provided that there is a bilateral agreement, approved by the Parliamentary Assembly in accordance with Article IV(4)(d), between Bosnia and Herzegovina and that state governing this matter. Persons with dual citizenship may vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Entities only if Bosnia and Herzegovina is their country of residence.
… (Art. I) - Bosnian…
7. Postoji državljanstvo Bosne i Hercegovine, koje reguliše Parlamentarna skupština, i državljanstvo svakog entiteta koje regulišu sami entiteti, pod uslovom da:
a) Svi državljani bilo kojeg entiteta su, samim tim, državljani Bosne i Hercegovine.
b) Nijedno lice ne može biti arbitrarno lišeno državljanstva Bosne i Hercegovine, ili državljanstva entiteta, ili na drugi način ostavljeno bez državljanstva. Niko ne može biti lišen državljanstva Bosne i Hercegovine, ili entiteta, po bilo kojem osnovu kao što je pol, rasa, boja, jezik, vjera, političko ili drugo mišljenje, nacionalno ili socijalno porijeklo, povezanost sa nacionalnom manjinom, imovina, rođenje ili bilo koji drugi status.
c) Sva lica koja su bila državljani Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, neposredno prije stupanja na snagu ovog Ustava, su državljani Bosne i Hercegovine. Državljanstvo lica koja su naturalizovana poslije 6.4.1992. godine, a prije stupanja na snagu ovog Ustava, regulisaće Parlamentarna skupština.
d) Državljani Bosne i Hercegovine mogu imati državljanstvo druge države, pod uslovom da postoji bilateralni ugovor između Bosne i Hercegovine i te države kojim se to pitanje uređuje, a koji je odobrila Parlamentarna skupština u skladu sa članom IV, stav 4, tačka (d). Lica sa dvojnim državljanstvom mogu glasati u Bosni i Hercegovini i u entitetima samo ako je Bosna i Hercegovina država njihovog prebivališta.
… (Član I) - Croatian…
7. Postoji državljanstvo Bosne i Hercegovine, koje uređuje Parlamentarna skupština, i državljanstvo svakog entiteta, koje uređuje svaki entitet, pod uvjetom da:
a) Svi državljani nekog entiteta su, samim tim, državljani Bosne i Hercegovine.
b) Ni jedna osoba ne može samovoljno biti lišena državljanstva Bosne i Hercegovine, ili državljanstva entiteta, ili na drugi način ostavljena bez državljanstva. Nitko ne može biti lišen državljanstva Bosne i Hercegovine, ili entiteta, iz bilo kojeg razloga kao što su spol, rasa, boja, jezik, vjera, političko ili drugo uvjerenje, nacionalno ili društveno podrijetlo, vezivanje za neku nacionalnu manjinu, imovina, rođenje ili drugi status.
c) Sve osobe koje su bile državljani Republike Bosne i Hercegovine neposredno prije stupanja na snagu ovoga Ustava, državljani su Bosne i Hercegovine. Državljanstvo osoba koje su naturalizirane poslije 6. travnja 1992. godine, a prije stupanja na snagu ovog Ustava, uredit će Parlamentarna skupština.
d) Državljani Bosne i Hercegovine mogu imati državljanstvo neke druge države, pod uvjetom da postoji bilateralni sporazum između Bosne i Hercegovine i te države kojim se to pitanje uređuje, a koji je odobrila Parlamentarna skupštine sukladno članku IV, stavak 4, točka (d). Osobe s dvojnim državljanstvom mogu glasovati u Bosni i Hercegovini i u entitetima samo ako je Bosna i Hercegovina zemlja njihova prebivanja.
… (Članak I) - Serbian…
7. Постоји држављанство Босне и Херцеговине, које регулише Парламентарна скупштина, и држављанство сваког ентитета, које регулише сваки ентитет, под условом:
а) Да су сви држављани сваког ентитета самим тим и држављани Босне и Херцеговине,
б) Да се ниједном лицу не може самовољно одузети држављанство Босне и Херцеговине или ентитета нити га се на други начин оставити без држављанства. Ниједно лице не може бити лишено држављанства Босне и Херцеговине по било којој основи, као што је пол, раса, боја, језик, вјероисповијест, политичко или друго мишљење, национално или социјално поријекло, повезаност са националном мањином, имовина, рођење или неки други статуси.
ц) Сва лица која су била држављани Републике Босне и Херцеговине непосредно прије ступања на снагу овога Устава, су држављани Босне и Херцеговине. Држављанство лица која су натурализована послије 6. априла 1992, а прије ступања на снагу овог Устава, регулисаће Парламентарна скупштина.
д) Држављани Босне и Херцеговине могу имати држављанство друге државе, под условом да постоји билатерални споразум између Босне и Херцеговине и те државе којим се то питање уређује, а који је одобрила Парламентарна скупштина у складу са чланом IV, став 4, тачка (д). Лица са двојним држављанством могу гласати у Босни и Херцеговини и ентитетима само ако имају пребивалиште у Босни и Херцеговини.
… (Члан I)
Citizenship and Nationality
Eswatini
- EnglishA child born after the death of the father shall be deemed to be a citizen under this Chapter2 on the same conditions as if the father were alive when that child was born. (Sec. 46)
Citizenship and Nationality
Zimbabwe
- EnglishZimbabwean citizenship is not lost through marriage or the dissolution of marriage. (Sec. 40)
Citizenship and Nationality
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- EnglishEvery person born in Saint Vincent after the commencement of this Constitution shall become a citizen at the date of his birth: Provided that a person shall not become a citizen by virtue of this section if at the time of his birth-
a. neither of his parents is a citizen of Saint Vincent and his father or mother possesses such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to the envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Saint Vincent; or
b. his father is a citizen of a country with which Saint Vincent is at war and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by that country. (Sec. 91)
Citizenship and Nationality
Ireland
- EnglishIt is the entitlement and birthright of every person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, to be part of the Irish Nation. That is also the entitlement of all persons otherwise qualified in accordance with law to be citizens of Ireland.
… (Art. 2) - Irish GaelicTá gach duine a shaolaítear in oileán na hÉireann, ar a n-áirítear a oileáin agus a fharraigí, i dteideal, agus tá de cheart oidhreachta aige nó aici, a bheith páirteach i náisiún na hÉireann. Tá an teideal sin freisin ag na daoine go léir atá cáilithe ar shlí eile de réir dlí chun bheith ina saoránaigh d’Éirinn.
… (Airteagal 2)
Citizenship and Nationality
Gambia
- EnglishAn Act of the National Assembly may make provision for—
(a) the acquisition of the citizenship of The Gambia by persons who are not eligible to become citizens under the provisions of this Chapter2;
(b) the renunciation by any person of his or her citizenship of The Gambia; and
(c) generally to give effect to the provisions of this Chapter. (Sec. 15)
Citizenship and Nationality
Bahamas
- English1. Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 8 of this Constitution, a person born legitimately outside The Bahamas after 9th July 1973 whose mother is a citizen of The Bahamas shall be entitled, upon making application on his attaining the age of eighteen years and before he attains the age of twenty-one years, in such manner as may be prescribed, to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas:
Provided that if he is a citizen of some country other than The Bahamas he shall not be entitled to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas under this Article unless he renounces his citizenship of that other country, takes the oath of allegiance and makes and registers such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed.
2. Where a person cannot renounce his citizenship of some other country under the law of that country, he may instead make such declaration concerning that citizenship as may be prescribed.
3. Any application for registration under this Article shall be subject to such exceptions or qualifications as may be prescribed in the interests of national security or public policy. (Art. 9)
Citizenship and Nationality
Uruguay
- EnglishNationality is not lost even by naturalization in another country, it being sufficient for the purpose of retaining the rights of citizenship merely to take up residence in the Republic and register in the Civil Register.
Legal citizenship is lost by any other form of subsequent naturalization. (Art. 81) - SpanishLa nacionalidad no se pierde ni aun por naturalizarse en otro país, bastando simplemente, para recuperar el ejercicio de los derechos de ciudadanía, avecinarse en la República e inscribirse en el Registro Cívico.
La ciudadanía legal se pierde por cualquier otra forma de naturalización ulterior. (Art. 81)
Citizenship and Nationality
Poland
- English1. Polish citizenship shall be acquired by birth to parents being Polish citizens. Other methods of acquiring Polish citizenship shall be specified by statute.
2. A Polish citizen shall not lose Polish citizenship except by renunciation thereof. (Art. 34) - Polish1. Obywatelstwo polskie nabywa się przez urodzenie z rodziców będących obywatelami polskimi. Inne przypadki nabycia obywatelstwa polskiego określa ustawa.
2. Obywatel polski nie może utracić obywatelstwa polskiego, chyba że sam się go zrzeknie. (Art. 34)
Citizenship and Nationality
Lesotho
- EnglishA person born outside Lesotho after the coming into operation of this Constitution shall become a citizen of Lesotho at the date of his birth, if at that date either of his parents is a citizen of Lesotho otherwise than by descent. (Sec. 39)