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Citizenship and Nationality
Cabo Verde
- 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
Austria
- English
(1) For the Republic of Austria there is a uniform nationality.
… (Art. 6) - German
(1) Für die Republik Österreich besteht eine einheitliche Staatsbürgerschaft.
… (Art. 6)
Citizenship and Nationality
Dominica
- EnglishEvery person born in Dominica after the commencement of this Constitution shall become a citizen of Dominica at the date of his birth:
Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Dominica by virtue of this section if at the time of his birth—
(a) his father or mother possesses such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Dominica, and is not a citizen of Dominica; or
(b) his father or mother is a citizen of a country with which Dominica is at war, and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by the enemy. (Sec. 98)
Citizenship and Nationality
Egypt
- EnglishNationality is a right to anyone born to an Egyptian father or an Egyptian mother, and legal recognition through official papers proving his/her personal data, is a right guaranteed and regulated by Law.
Requirements for acquiring nationality shall be specified by law. (Art. 6) - Arabicالجنسيّة حق لمن يولد لأب مصريّ أو لأمّ مصرية، والاعتراف القانونيّ به ومنحه أوراقاً رسميّة تثبت بياناته الشّخصية حقّ يكفله القانون وينظّمه.
ويضبط القانون شروط اكتساب الجنسيّة. (المادّة 6)