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Citizenship and Nationality
Denmark
- English(1) No alien shall be naturalized except by statute.
… (Sec. 44) - DanishStk. 1. Ingen udlænding kan få indfødsret uden ved lov.
… (§ 44)
Citizenship and Nationality
Ethiopia
- English1. Any person of either sex shall be an Ethiopian national where both or either parent is Ethiopian.
2. Foreign nationals may acquire Ethiopian nationality.
3. Particulars relating to nationality shall be determined by law. (Art. 6) - Amharic1. ወላጆቹ/ወላጆቿ ወይም ከወላጆቹ/ከወላጆቿ አንደኛቸው ኢትዮጵያዊ/ኢትዮጵያዊት የሆነ/የሆነች የኢትዮጵያ ዜጋ ነው/ናት፡፡
2. የውጭ ሀገር ዜጐች የኢትዮጵያ ዜግነት ሊያገኙ ይችላሉ፡፡
3. ዜግነትን በሚመለከት ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይወሰናል፡፡ (አንቀጽ 6)
Citizenship and Nationality
Uganda
- English1. Every person born in Uganda-
a. at the time of whose birth-
i. neither of his or her parents and none of his or her grandparents had diplomatic status in Uganda; and
ii. neither of his or her parents and none of his or her grandparents was a refugee in Uganda; and
b. who has lived continuously in Uganda since the ninth day of October, 1962, shall, on application, be entitled to be registered as a citizen of Uganda.
2. The following persons shall, upon application, be registered as citizens of Uganda-
a. every person married to a Uganda citizen upon proof of a legal and subsisting marriage of three years or such other period prescribed by Parliament;
b. every person who has legally and voluntarily migrated to and has been living in Uganda for at least ten years or such other period prescribed by Parliament;
c. every person who, on the commencement of this Constitution, has lived in Uganda for at least twenty years.
3. Paragraph (a) of clause (2) of this article applies also to a person who was married to a citizen of Uganda who, but for his or her death, would have continued to be a citizen of Uganda under this Constitution.
4. Where a person has been registered as a citizen of Uganda under paragraph (a) of clause (2) of this article and the marriage by virtue of which that person was registered is-
a. annulled or otherwise declared void by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction; or
b. dissolved,
that person shall, unless he or she renounces that citizenship, continue to be a citizen of Uganda. (Art. 12)
Citizenship and Nationality
Paraguay
- EnglishThe law will establish the norms concerning the acquisition, recovery and options of nationality, as well as concerning the suspension of the citizenship.
… (Art. 154) - SpanishLa ley establecerá las normas sobre adquisición, recuperación y opción de la nacionalidad, así como sobre la suspensión de la ciudadanía.
… (Art. 154)
Citizenship and Nationality
Liechtenstein
- English…
2) The following principles shall be established in the municipal laws:
…
d) the right of the municipality to grant citizenship
… (Art. 110) - German…
2) In den Gemeindegesetzen sind folgende Grundzüge festzulegen:
…
d) Recht der Gemeinde zur Aufnahme von Bürgern
... (Art. 110)
Citizenship and Nationality
Ghana
- English(1) Parliament may make provision for the acquisition of citizenship of Ghana by persons who are not eligible to become citizens of Ghana under the provisions of this Constitution.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in article 7 of this Constitution, a person shall not be registered as a citizen of Ghana unless at the time of his application for registration he is able to speak and understand an indigenous language of Ghana.
(3) The High Court may, on an application made for the purpose by the Attorney-General, deprive a person who is a citizen of Ghana, otherwise than by birth, of that citizenship on the ground—
(a) that the activities of that person are inimical to the security of the State or prejudicial to public morality or the public interest; or
(b) that the citizenship was acquired by fraud, misrepresentation or any other improper or irregular practice.
…
(5) Parliament may make provision by Act of Parliament for—
(a) the renunciation by any person of his citizenship of Ghana;
(b) the circumstances in which a person may acquire citizenship of Ghana or cease to be a citizen of Ghana. (Art. 9)
Citizenship and Nationality
Zimbabwe
- EnglishZimbabwean citizenship is not lost through marriage or the dissolution of marriage. (Sec. 40)
Citizenship and Nationality
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- EnglishEvery person born in Saint Vincent after the commencement of this Constitution shall become a citizen at the date of his birth: Provided that a person shall not become a citizen by virtue of this section if at the time of his birth-
a. neither of his parents is a citizen of Saint Vincent and his father or mother possesses such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to the envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Saint Vincent; or
b. his father is a citizen of a country with which Saint Vincent is at war and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by that country. (Sec. 91)
Citizenship and Nationality
Romania
- English(1) Romanian citizenship can be acquired, retained or lost as provided by the organic law.
(2) Romanian citizenship cannot be withdrawn if acquired by birth. (Art. 5) - Romanian(1) Cetăţenia română se dobândeşte, se păstrează sau se pierde în condiţiile prevăzute de legea organică.
(2) Cetăţenia română nu poate fi retrasă aceluia care a dobândit-o prin naştere. (Art. 5)
Citizenship and Nationality
Serbia
- EnglishAcquiring and terminating citizenship of the Republic of Serbia shall be regulated by the law.
A citizen of the Republic of Serbia may not be expelled or deprived of citizenship or the right to change it.
Any child born in the Republic of Serbia shall have the right to citizenship of the Republic of Serbia unless conditions have been met to acquire citizenship of some other country. (Art. 38) - Serbian CyrillicСтицање и престанак држављанства Републике Србије уређује закон.
Држављанин Републике Србије не може бити протеран, ни лишен држављанства или права да га промени.
Дете рођено у Републици Србији има право на држављанство Републике Србије, ако нису испуњени услови да стекне држављанство друге државе. (Члан 38)