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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishNo citizen may be deprived of citizenship. (Sec. 20)
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)
- Spanish
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(1) Citizens shall consist of indigenous Indonesian peoples and persons of foreign origin who have been legalised as citizens in accordance with law.
(2) Residents shall consist of Indonesian citizens and foreign nationals living in Indonesia.
(3) Matters concerning citizens and residents shall be regulated by law. (Art. 26) - Indonesian(1) Yang menjadi warga negara ialah orang-orang bangsa Indonesia asli dan orang-orang bangsa lain yang disahkan dengan undang-undang sebagai warga negara.
(2) Penduduk ialah warga negara Indonesia dan orang asing yang bertempat tinggal di Indonesia.
(3) Hal-hal mengenai warga negara dan penduduk diatur dengan undang-undang. (Pasal 26)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
(1) In this section a reference to a person’s “ citizenship status ” is a reference to his status as—
(a) a British citizen,
(b) a British overseas territories citizen,
(c) a British Overseas citizen,
(d) a British National (Overseas),
(e) a British protected person, or
(f) a British subject.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order deprive a person of a citizenship status if the Secretary of State is satisfied that deprivation is conducive to the public good.
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(4) The Secretary of State may not make an order under subsection (2) if he is satisfied that the order would make a person stateless.
(4A) But that does not prevent the Secretary of State from making an order under subsection (2) to deprive a person of a citizenship status if—
(a) the citizenship status results from the person's naturalisation,
(b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that the deprivation is conducive to the public good because the person, while having that citizenship status, has conducted him or herself in a manner which is seriously prejudicial to the vital interests of the United Kingdom, any of the Islands, or any British overseas territory, and
(c) the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds for believing that the person is able, under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, to become a national of such a country or territory.
... (British Nationality Act 1981, Sec. 40)