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Citizenship and Nationality
Marshall Islands
- EnglishThe Nitijela may make provision by Act:
(a) for the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of the Marshall Islands by registration in cases not falling within Section 2 of this Article;
(b) for the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic by naturalization;
(c) for depriving of citizenship of the Republic, consistently with Article II,3 any class of persons who are citizens of the Republic only by reason of provision made by Act pursuant to this Section;
(d) for depriving of citizenship of the Republic any class of persons who are citizens of the Republic and are or have become citizens of another country otherwise than by marriage; or
(e) for the express renunciation by any person of citizenship of the Republic. (Art. XI, Sec. 3)
Citizenship and Nationality
Guyana
- English(1) Every person who, immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, is or has been married to a person -
(a) who continues to be a citizen of Guyana by virtue of the preceding article; or
(b) who, having died before the commencement of this Constitution, would, but for his or her death, have continued to be a citizen of Guyana on that date by virtue of that article,
shall, if not otherwise a citizen, be entitled, upon making application and upon taking the oath of allegiance, to be registered as a citizen of Guyana:
Provided that the right to be registered as a citizen under this paragraph shall be subject to such exceptions or qualifications as may be prescribed in the interests of national security or public policy.
… (Art. 42)