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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishIs of the competence of the National Public Power:
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4. Naturalization, … (Art. 156) - SpanishEs de la competencia del Poder Público Nacional:
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4. La naturalización, … (Art. 156)
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
- EnglishThe nationals by birth of the republics that constituted the Federation of Central America, if they acquire domicile in Guatemala and manifest before the competent authority their wish to become Guatemalans, will also be considered Guatemalans of origin. In such case they can retain their nationality of origin, without prejudice to what is established in [the] Central American treaties or agreements. (Art. 145)
- SpanishTambién se consideran guatemaltecos de origen, a los nacionales por nacimiento, de las repúblicas que constituyeron la Federación de Centroamérica, si adquieren domicilio en Guatemala y manifestaren ante autoridad competente, su deseo de ser guatemaltecos. En este caso podrán conservar su nacionalidad de origen, sin perjuicio de lo que se establezca en tratados o convenios centroamericanos. (Art. 145)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
Foreigners may be naturalized, with prior renunciation of their nationality and by solicitation before the competent authority, when they fulfill the requirements and conditions that the law on the matter establishes. (Art. 19)
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Los extranjeros pueden ser nacionalizados, previa renuncia a su nacionalidad y mediante solicitud ante autoridad competente, cuando cumplieren los requisitos y condiciones que establezcan las leyes de la materia. (Art. 19)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
The law regulates the forms in which nationality is acquired or recovered.
Peruvian nationality may not be lost, except by express renunciation before [a] Peruvian authority. (Art. 53) - Spanish
La ley regula las formas en que se adquiere o recupera la nacionalidad.
La nacionalidad peruana no se pierde, salvo por renuncia expresa ante autoridad peruana. (Art. 53)