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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishAny person who is married to a citizen of Grenada or who has been married to a person who was, during the subsistence of the marriage, a citizen of Grenada shall be entitled, upon making application in such manner as may be prescribed by or under a law enacted by Parliament, and if he is a British protected person or an alien taking the oath of allegiance, to be registered as a citizen of Grenada. (Sec. 98)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
1. The grounds and procedure for Mongolian citizenship, acquisition or loss of citizenship shall be determined only by law.
2. Deprivation of Mongolian citizenship, exile and extradition of citizens of Mongolia shall be prohibited. (Art. 15) - Mongolian
1. Монгол улсын иргэний харьяалал хийгээд харьяат болох, харьяатаас гарах үндэслэл журмыг гацхүү хуулиар тогтооно.
2. Монгол улсын иргэнийг харьяатаас хасах, эх орноосоо хөөх, өөр улсад шилжүүлэн өгөхийг хориглоно. (Арван тавдугаар зүйл)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Except as provided by this section, no person who has a real foreign citizenship shall be or become a citizen.
(2) A citizen may apply to the Minister responsible for citizenship matters to hold citizenship of a prescribed country whilst holding Papua New Guinean citizenship, and the Minister may, if he is satisfied as to the matters referred to in Subsection (4), in his deliberative judgment (but subject to Division 4 (Citizenship Advisory Committee)), grant or refuse the application.
(3) A citizen of a prescribed country who would otherwise be qualified to be a citizen under Sections 65, 66 or 67,2 of the Constitution may apply to the Minister responsible for citizenship matters to be a citizen, and the Minister may, if he is satisfied as to the matters referred to in Subsection (6), in his deliberate judgment (but subject to Division 4 (Citizenship Advisory Committee)), grant or refuse the application.
… (Sec. 64)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
The law establishes the rules concerning:
- citizenship,
...
- nationality,
… (Art. 99) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant :
- la citoyenneté,
...
- la nationalité,
… (Art. 99)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe law establishes the conditions in which an individual may acquire the Haitian nationality. (Art. 11-1)
- FrenchLa loi établit les conditions dans lesquelles un individu peut acquérir la nationalité haïtienne. (Art. 11.1)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishPhilippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law. (Art. IV, Sec. 3)
- FilipinoAng pagkamamamayang Pilipino ay maaaring mawala o muling matamo sa paraang itinatadhana ng batas. (Art. IV, Seksyon 3)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who, on or after the date on which this Constitution took effect, marries a person who is or becomes a citizen of Tuvalu is entitled, on making application in such manner as is prescribed by law, to be registered as a citizen of Tuvalu.
(2) The right conferred by subsection (1) may be made subject to such exceptions and qualifications as are declared by law to be in the interests of national security or public policy. (Sec. 47)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA person born outside Seychelles on or after the coming into force of this Constitution shall become a citizen of Seychelles at the date of birth if at that date the person’s father or mother is a citizen of Seychelles. (Art. 11)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe law will regulate the exercise of the rights that the Mexican legislation grants to those Mexicans who possess other nationality and will establish norms to avoid conflicts from double nationality.
... (Art. 32) - SpanishLa Ley regulará el ejercicio de los derechos que la legislación mexicana otorga a los mexicanos que posean otra nacionalidad y establecerá normas para evitar conflictos por doble nacionalidad.
… (Art. 32)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishImmigration and Emigration and Citizenship
This would include –
(a) Citizenship, Naturalization and Aliens;
… (Ninth Schedule, List II, Reserved List) - Sinhalaආගමනය හා විගමනය සහ පුරවැසිභාවය
මෙයට පහත දැක්වෙන විෂයයන් ඇතුළත් වේ:-
(අ) පුරවැසිභාවය, පුරවැසිභාවයට ඇතුළත් කිරීම සහ විදේශිකයෝ;
… (නව වෙනි උපලේඛනය, II වෙනි ලැයිස්තුව, සංවෘත ලැයිස්තු)