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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA woman, not being a Nauruan citizen, who is married to a Nauruan citizen or has been married to a man who was, throughout the subsistence of the marriage, a Nauruan citizen, is entitled, upon making application in such manner as is prescribed by law, to become a Nauruan citizen. (Art. 74)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
The Union has the exclusive power to legislate on:
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XIII – nationality, citizenship and naturalization;
… (Art. 22) - Portuguese
Compete privativamente à União legislar sobre:
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XIII - nacionalidade, cidadania e naturalização;
... (Art. 22)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe non-residential citizenship of Nepal may be so granted to a person who has acquired the citizenship of a foreign country, has resided in a country other than a member state of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and who or whose father or mother, grandfather or grandmother was previously a citizen of Nepal by decent or birth but subsequently acquired the citizenship of the foreign country that such person may enjoy economic, social and cultural rights in accordance with the Federal law. (Art. 14)
- Nepaliविदेशी मुलुकको नागरिकता प्राप्त गरेको दक्षिण एशियाली क्षेत्रीय सहयोग संगठनको सदस्यराष्ट्र बाहेकका देशमा बसोबास गरेको साबिकमा वंशजको वा जन्मको आधारमा निज वा निजको बाबु वा आमा, बाजे वा बज्यै नेपालको नागरिक रही पछि विदेशी मुलुकको नागरिकता प्राप्त गरेको व्यक्तिलाई संघीय कानून बमोजिम आर्थिक, सामाजिक र सांस्कृतिक अधिकार उपभोग गर्न पाउने गरी नेपालको गैरआवासीय नागरिकता प्रदान गर्न सकिनेछ । (धारा १४)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Every person who immediately before the Independence Day possessed any of the qualifications specified in subsection (3) of the preceding section and who within the prescribed period has made, or been included in, an application to the Government for citizenship of Solomon Islands continuing the information specified in subsection (4) of the preceding section shall be registered as a citizen of Solomon Islands.
… (Sec. 21)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishCuban citizenship may be recovered in accordance with the requirements and formalities prescribed by the law. (Art. 39)
- SpanishLa ciudadanía cubana podrá recuperarse previo cumplimiento de los requisitos y formalidades que prescribe la ley. (Art. 39)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Subject to clause (4), the Government may, upon application made by any person of or over the age of 21 years who is not a citizen of Singapore, grant a certificate of naturalisation to that person if the Government is satisfied —
(a) that he has resided in Singapore for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently;
(b) that he is of good character; and
(c) that he has an adequate knowledge of the national language.
… (Art. 127)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
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22) rule on matters of citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan
… (Art. 109) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti:
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22) O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqaroligiga ... berishga oid masalalarni hal etadi;
... (109-modda)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English…
The law establishes the rules concerning:
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– nationality, … (Art. 70) - French…
La Loi fixe les règles concernant :
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• La nationalité, … (Art. 70)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Every person who, having been born in Grenada is on 6th February 1974 a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies shall become a citizen of Grenada on 7th February 1974.
(2) Every person who, on 6th February 1974 is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies-
(a) having become such a citizen under the British Nationality Act 1948 (a) by virtue of his having been naturalised in Grenada 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 in Grenada under that Act,
shall become a citizen of Grenada on 7th February 1974.
(3) Every person who, having been born outside Grenada, is on 6th February 1974 a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies shall, if his father or mother becomes, or would but for his death have become, a citizen of Grenada by virtue of subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section, become a citizen of Grenada on 7th February 1974. (Sec. 94)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall:
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14. address issues related to grant of citizenship of Turkmenistan, reinstatement of citizenship and renunciation from citizenship,as well as grant of asylum;
… (Art. 71) - RussianПрезидент Туркменистана:
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14) решает вопросы о приёме в гражданство, восстановлении в гражданстве Туркменистана, выходе из гражданства и утрате гражданства, а также предоставления убежища;
… (Статья 71) - TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Prezidenti:
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14) Türkmenistanyň raýatlygyna kabul etmek, oňa dikeltmek, raýatlykdan çykarmak we raýatlygy ýitirmek, şeýle hem gaçybatalga bermek hakynda meseleleri çözýär;
… (71-nji madda)