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Citizenship and Nationality
- English
(1) A person who-
(a) is born in the country on or after Independence Day; and
(b) had one parent who was a citizen or who, if he had survived on Independence Day, would have been or would have been entitled to become, such a citizen, is a citizen.
(2) A person-
(a) who is born outside the country on or after Independence Day; and
(b) who had one parent who was a citizen or who, if he had survived to Independence Day, would have been, or would have been entitled to become, such a citizen; and
(c) whose birth is registered as prescribed by or under an Act of the Parliament made for the purposes of this subsection, is a citizen.
(3) A person who has or had one parent or grandparent who, under Subsection (1)-
(a) is or was a citizen; or
(b) is or was qualified to be a citizen, and, who does not fall under Subsection (2), may apply to the Minister responsible for citizenship matters to be a citizen by descent, and the Minister may, if he is satisfied as to the matters referred to in Subsection (5), in his deliberate judgement (but subject to Division 4 (citizenship advisory committee)) grant or refuse the application.
(4) A person who is the spouse of a citizen may apply to the Minister responsible for citizenship matters to be a citizen by marriage, and the Minister may, if he is satisfied as to the matters referred to in Subsection (6), in his deliberate judgement (but subject to Division 4 (citizenship advisory committee)) grant or refuse the application.
(5) To be eligible for citizenship by descent under Subsection (3), a person must-
(a) prior to the application being made in the thlee years preceding it, been resident in the country for a total of 12 months; and
(b) be of good character; and
(c) subject to Section 64,3 renounce, in such a manner as is prescribed by or under an Act of the Parliament, any other citizenship and make the Declaration of Loyalty.
(6) To be eligible for citizenship by marriage under Subsection (4), a person must-
(a) prior to the application being made in the three years preceding it, been resident in the country for a total of 12 months; and
(b) be of good character;
(c) be in a marriage that is not a marriage under Papua New Guinean custom but is otherwise genuine and valid under Papua New Guinea laws; and
(d) subject to Section 64, renounce, in such a manner as is prescribed by or under all Act of the Parliament, any other citizenship and make the Declaration of Loyalty. (Sec. 66)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA persons born outside The Bahamas after 9th July 1973 shall become a citizen of The Bahamas at the date of his birth if at that date his father is a citizen of The Bahamas otherwise than by virtue of this Article or Article 3(2) of this Constitution. (Art. 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe following have the right to legal citizenship:
A. Foreign men and women of good conduct, and having a family within the Republic, who possess some capital or property in the country, or are engaged in some profession, craft, or industry, and have resided habitually in the Republic for three years;
B. Foreign men and women of good conduct, without families in the Republic, who possess any of the qualifications mentioned in the preceding paragraph and who have resided habitually in the country for five years;
C. Foreign men and women who obtain special courtesy from the General Assembly for noteworthy services or outstanding merit.
… (Art. 75) - SpanishTienen derecho a la ciudadanía legal:
A) Los hombres y las mujeres extranjeros de buena conducta, con familia constituida en la República, que poseyendo algún capital en giro o propiedad en el país, o profesando alguna ciencia, arte o industria, tengan tres años de residencia habitual en la República.
B) Los hombres y las mujeres extranjeros de buena conducta, sin familia constituida en la República, que tengan alguna de las cualidades del inciso anterior y cinco años de residencia habitual en el país.
C) Los hombres y las mujeres extranjeros que obtengan gracia especial de la Asamblea General por servicios notables o méritos relevantes.
… (Art. 75)
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
- EnglishOn the Day of Independence the following persons shall automatically become citizens of Vanuatu-
a. a person who has or had four grandparents who belong to a tribe or community indigenous to Vanuatu; and
b. a person of ni-Vanuatu ancestry who has no citizenship, nationality or the status of an optant. (Art. 9) - FrenchDevient automatiquement citoyen de Vanuatu à la date de l'Indépendance:
a) toute personne qui a, ou avait, quatre grands-parents membres d'une tribu ou d'une communauté indigène de Vanuatu;
b) toute personne d'ascendance vanuatuane qui n'a ni citoyenneté, ni nationalité, ni le statut d'optant. (Art. 9)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA person born outside Belize on or after Independence Day shall become a citizen of Belize at the date of his birth if, at that date, his father or mother is a citizen of Belize. (Sec. 25)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English…
“citizen of Brunei Darussalam” means a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by virtue of the provisions of any written law relating to nationality;
… (Sec. 2) - Malay…
“warganegara Negara Brunei Darussalam” bermakna rakyat Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan menurut peruntukan-peruntukan sebarang undang-undang bertulis berkenaan dengan kerakyatan;
… (Sec. 2)
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)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. Cabo Verdean citizens shall be those recognized as such by law or by international convention.
2. The State may conclude treaties of dual nationality.
3. Cabo Verdean citizens may acquire the nationality of another country without losing their nationality of origin.
4. The law shall regulate the acquisition, the loss and the reacquisition of nationality as well as its registration and approval. (Art. 5) - Portuguese1. São cidadãos cabo-verdianos todos aqueles que, por lei ou por convenção internacional, sejam considerados como tal.
2. O Estado poderá concluir tratados de dupla nacionalidade.
3. Os Cabo-verdianos poderão adquirir a nacionalidade de outro país sem perder a sua nacionalidade de origem.
4. A lei regula a aquisição, a perda e a reaquisição da nacionalidade, bem como o seu registo e prova. (Art. 5)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English[The following] are Costa Ricans by birth:
1. The child of [a] Costa Rican father or mother born in the territory of the Republic;
2. The child of [a] father or mother Costa Rican by birth, who are born abroad, and who are inscribed as such in the Civil Registry, by the will of the Costa Rican progenitor, while they are minors, or on their own until they turn twenty-five years old;
3. The child of foreign parents born in Costa Rica who are inscribed as Costa Ricans, by the will of either of their progenitors while they are minors, or on their own until they turn twenty-five years old;
4. The infant, of unknown [ignorados] parents, found in Costa Rica. (Art. 13) - SpanishSon costarricenses por nacimiento:
1) El hijo de padre o madre costarricense nacido en el territorio de la República;
2) El hijo de padre o madre costarricense por nacimiento, que nazca en el extranjero, y se inscriba como tal en el Registro Civil, por la voluntad del progenitor costarricense, mientras sea menor de edad, o por la propia hasta cumplir veinticinco años;
3) El hijo de padres extranjeros nacido en Costa Rica que se inscriba como costarricense, por voluntad de cualquiera de sus progenitores mientras sea menor de edad, o por la propia hasta cumplir veinticinco años;
4) El infante, de padres ignorados, encontrado en Costa Rica. (Art. 13)