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Citizenship and Nationality
Iraq
- EnglishThe federal government shall have exclusive authorities in the following matters:
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Fifth: Regulating issues of citizenship, naturalization, … (Art. 110) - Arabicتختص السلطات الاتحادية بالاختصاصات الحصرية الآتية:
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خامساً :ـ تنظيم امور الجنسية والتجنس
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Citizenship and Nationality
Kiribati
- EnglishAny person, other than a person of I-Kiribati descent, who—
a. has attained the age of eighteen years before Independence Day;
b. becomes a citizen of Kiribati by virtue of section 20 or 21 of this Constitution; and
c. is on Independence Day a national of some other country, shall cease to be a citizen of Kiribati at the expiry of a period of two years after Independence Day or such longer period as may be prescribed, unless before the expiry of that period he has renounced or lost his nationality of that other country or, if the law of that other country makes no provision for or does not permit him to renounce his nationality of that other country, made such a declaration as may be prescribed. (Sec. 24)
Citizenship and Nationality
Madagascar
- EnglishIn addition to the issues that are directed to it by other Articles of the Constitution:
I. The law establishes the rules concerning:
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3°. nationality;
… (Art. 95) - FrenchOutre les questions qui lui sont renvoyées par d’autres articles de la Constitution :
I – La loi fixe les règles concernant :
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3. la nationalité ;
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Citizenship and Nationality
Mauritius
- English1. Every person who, having been born in Mauritius, was on 11 March 1968 a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies became a citizen of Mauritius on 12 March 1968.
2. Every person who, on 11 March 1968, was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies –
a. having become such a citizen under the British Nationality Act 1948, by virtue of his having been naturalised by the Governor of the former Colony of Mauritius as a British subject before that Act came into force; or
b. having become such a citizen by virtue of his having been naturalised or registered by the Governor of the former Colony of Mauritius under that Act,
became a citizen of Mauritius on 12 March 1968.
3. Every person who, having been born outside Mauritius, was on 11 March 1968 a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, if either of his parents became, or would but for his death have become, a citizen of Mauritius by virtue of subsection (1) or subsection (2), became a citizen of Mauritius on 12 March 1968.
4. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be regarded as having been born in Mauritius if he was born in the territories which were comprised in the former Colony of Mauritius immediately before 8 November 1965 but were not so comprised immediately before 12 March 1968 unless either of his parents was born in the territories which were comprised in the Colony of Seychelles immediately before 8 November 1965. (Sec. 20)
Citizenship and Nationality
Grenada
- EnglishEvery person born in Grenada on or after 7th February 1974 shall become a citizen of Grenada at the date of his birth:
Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Grenada by virtue of this section if at the time of his birth-
(a) neither of his parents is a citizen of Grenada 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 Grenada; or
(b) his father or mother is a citizen of a country with which Grenada is at war and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by that country. (Sec. 96)
Citizenship and Nationality
Malaysia
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(3) Where a woman is under this Article to be treated as a citizen by registration, and the status in consequence of which she is to be so treated was acquired by her by virtue of marriage, then for purposes of Clause (4) of Article 24 and Clause (2) of Article 26 she shall be treated as a citizen by registration under Clause (1) of Article 15.
… (Art. 28A) - Malay…
(3) Jika di bawah Perkara ini seseorang perempuan hendaklah dikira sebagai warganegara melalui pendaftaran, dan taraf yang berikutan dengannya dia hendaklah dikira sedemikian telah diperolehnya oleh sebab perkahwinan, maka bagi maksud Fasal (4) Perkara 24 dan Fasal (2) Perkara 26 dia hendaklah dikira sebagai warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Fasal (1) Perkara 15.
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Citizenship and Nationality
Palau
- EnglishThe Olbiil Era Kelulau shall adopt uniform laws for admission and exclusion of noncitizens of Palau. (Art. III, Sec. 5)
Citizenship and Nationality
Mozambique
- English1. The laws of constitutional revision have to respect:
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l. the norms that govern nationality, may not be altered to restrict or to remove rights of citizenship.
… (Art. 300) - Portuguese1. As leis de revisão constitucional têm de respeitar:
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l) as normas que regem a nacionalidade, não podendo ser alteradas para restringir ou retirar direitos de cidadania.
... (Art. 300)
Citizenship and Nationality
Haiti
- EnglishThe regulations governing Haitian nationality shall be determined by law. (Art. 10)
- FrenchLes règles relatives à la Nationalité Haïtienne sont déterminées par la Loi. (Art. 10)
Citizenship and Nationality
Palestine
- EnglishPalestinian citizenship shall be regulated by law. (Art. 7)
- Arabicالجنسيّة الفلسطينية تنظّم بقانون. (المادّة 7)