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Citizenship and Nationality
Tonga
- EnglishAny foreigner after he has resided in the Kingdom for the space of five years or more may with the consent of the King take the oath of allegiance and he may be granted Certificates of Naturalization and all naturalized subjects shall have the same rights and privileges as native born subjects of Tonga with the exception that they shall not be entitled to the rights of hereditary tax allotments or town allotments. (Clause 29)
- Tongan‘E ngofua ki he Fale Alea ke fakamaau ‘a e anga ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e Fale Alea pea neongo ‘e ‘ikai katoa ‘a e Fale Alea ‘e ngofua ki he Fale Alea ke fai ‘a e alea mo fokotu‘u ‘a e ngaahi lao mo e fai ‘a e ngaahi ngaue ‘o kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e vaeua malie ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e Fale Alea pea kapau ‘oku si‘i hifo ‘i he vaeua malie ‘a e kau fakafofonga ‘o e Fale Alea ‘e tutuku ‘a e Fale Alea ‘o tuku ki ha ‘aho kehe, pea ‘i he ‘enau toe fakataha kapau ‘oku ‘ikai te nau tatau mo e vaeua malie ‘e ngofua ki he Tu‘i pe ‘Eiki Sea ‘o e Fale Alea ke fekau fakamalohi ke katoa mai ‘a e kau fakafofonga ‘o e Fale Alea pea kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha ni‘ihi ‘oku ‘ikai te nau ha‘u leva ‘e ngofua ke tuut‘u‘uni he Fale Alea hanau tautea ‘i he ‘enau talangata‘a. (Kupu 29)
Citizenship and Nationality
Ecuador
- EnglishAll female and male Ecuadorians are citizens and shall enjoy the rights set forth in the Constitution.
Ecuadorian nationality is a political and legal bond between individuals and the State, without detriment to their belonging to any of the other indigenous nations that coexist in plurinational Ecuador.
Ecuadorian nationality is obtained by birth or naturalization and shall not be forfeited because of marriage or its dissolution or by acquiring another nationality. (Art. 6) - SpanishTodas las ecuatorianas y los ecuatorianos son ciudadanos y gozarán de los derechos establecidos en la Constitución.
La nacionalidad ecuatoriana es el vínculo jurídico político de las personas con el Estado, sin perjuicio de su pertenencia a alguna de las nacionalidades indígenas que coexisten en el Ecuador plurinacional.
La nacionalidad ecuatoriana se obtendrá por nacimiento o por naturalización y no se perderá por el matrimonio o su disolución, ni por la adquisición de otra nacionalidad. (Art. 6)