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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
- EnglishKhmer citizen shall not be deprived of his/her nationality, …
The acquisition of Khmer nationality shall be determined by law. (Art. 33) - Khmerប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ មិនអាចត្រូវបានដកសញ្ជាតិ។ ...
ការទទួលសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរត្រូវកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់។ (មាត្រា ៣៣)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishEveryone bound to the Turkish State through the bond of citizenship is a Turk.
The child of a Turkish father or a Turkish mother is a Turk.
Citizenship can be acquired under the conditions stipulated by law, and shall be forfeited only in cases determined by law.
No Turk shall be deprived of citizenship, unless he/she commits an act incompatible with loyalty to the motherland.
Recourse to the courts in appeal against the decisions and proceedings related to the deprivation of citizenship shall not be denied. (Art. 66) - TurkishTürk Devletine vatandaşlık bağı ile bağlı olan herkes Türktür.
Türk babanın veya Türk ananın çocuğu Türktür.
Vatandaşlık, kanunun gösterdiği şartlarla kazanılır ve ancak kanunda belirtilen hallerde kaybedilir.
Hiçbir Türk, vatana bağlılıkla bağdaşmayan bir eylemde bulunmadıkça vatandaşlıktan çıkarılamaz.
Vatandaşlıktan çıkarma ile ilgili karar ve işlemlere karşı yargı yolu kapatılamaz. (Madde 66)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, the following persons are citizens by operation of law, that is to say:
(a) every person born before Malaysia Day who is a citizen of the Federation by virtue of the provisions contained in Part I of the Second Schedule; 3and
(b) every person born on or after Malaysia Day, and having any of the qualifications specified in Part II of the Second Schedule. (Art. 14) - Malay(1) Tertakluk kepada peruntukan Bahagian ini, orang yang berikut ialah warganegara melalui kuat kuasa undang-undang, iaitu:
(a) tiap-tiap orang yang lahir sebelum Hari Malaysia yang menjadi warganegara Persekutuan menurut kuasa peruntukan yang terkandung dalam Bahagian I Jadual Kedua; dan
(b) tiap-tiap orang yang lahir pada atau selepas Hari Malaysia dan mempunyai mana-mana kelayakan yang dinyatakan dalam Bahagian II Jadual Kedua. (Perkara 14)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) The citizenship of Bangladesh shall be determined and regulated by law.
(2) The people of Bangladesh shall be known as Bangalees as a nation and the citizens of Bangladesh shall be known as Bangladeshies. (Art. 6) - Bengali(১) বাংলাদেশের নাগরিকত্ব আইনের দ্বারা নির্ধারিত ও নিয়ন্ত্রিত হইবে।
(২) বাংলাদেশের জনগণ জাতি হিসাবে বাঙালী এবং নাগরিকগণ বাংলাদেশী বলিয়া পরিচিত হইবেন। (অনুচ্ছেদ ৬)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishNotwithstanding anything in article 5, a person who has migrated to the territory of India from the territory now included in Pakistan shall be deemed to be a citizen of India at the commencement of this Constitution if—
(a) he or either of his parents or any of his grand-parents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 (as originally enacted);
… (Art. 6) - Hindiअनुच्छेद 5 में किसी बात के होते हुए भी, कोई व्यक्ति जिसने ऐसे राज्यक्षेत्र से जो इस समय पाकिस्तान के अंतर्गत है, भारत के राज्यक्षेत्र को प्रव्रजन किया है, इस संविधान के प्रारंभ पर भारत का नागरिक समझा जाएगा—
(क) यदि वह अथवा उसके माता या पिता में से कोई अथवा उसके पितामह या पितामही या मातामह या मातामही में से कोई (मूल रूप में यथा अधिनियमित) भारत शासन अधिनियम, 1935 में परिभाषित भारत में जन्मा था;
… (अनुच्छेद 6)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
(1) No citizen of Nepal may be deprived of the right to obtain citizenship.
(2) Provision of single federal citizenship with provincial identity has been made in Nepal. (Art. 10) - Nepali
(१) कुनै पनि नेपाली नागरिकलाई नागरिकता प्राप्त गर्ने हकबाट वञ्चित गरिने छैन ।
(२) नेपालमा प्रादेशिक पहिचान सहितको एकल संघीय नागरिकताको व्यवस्था गरिएको छ । (धारा १०)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishFirst: Iraqi citizenship is a right for every Iraqi and is the basis of his nationality.
Second: Anyone who is born to an Iraqi father or to an Iraqi mother shall be considered an Iraqi. This shall be regulated by law.
Third:
A. An Iraqi citizen by birth may not have his citizenship withdrawn for any reason. Any person who had his citizenship withdrawn shall have the right to demand its reinstatement. This shall be regulated by a law.
B. Iraqi citizenship shall be withdrawn from naturalized citizens in cases regulated by law.
Fourth: An Iraqi may have multiple citizenships. Everyone who assumes a senior, security or sovereign position must abandon any other acquired citizenship. This shall be regulated by law.
Fifth: Iraqi citizenship shall not be granted for the purposes of the policy of population settlement that disrupts the demographic composition of Iraq.
Sixth: Citizenship provisions shall be regulated by law. The competent courts shall consider the suits arising from those provisions. (Art. 18) - Arabicأوّلاً:ـ الجنسية العراقية حقٌ لكل عراقي، وهي أساس مواطنته.
ثانياً :ـ يعد عراقياً كل من ولد لأبٍ عراقي أو لاُمٍ عراقية، وينظم ذلك بقانون.
ثالثاً :ـ
أ ـ يحظر إسقاط الجنسية العراقية عن العراقي بالولادة لأي سببٍ من الأسباب، ويحق لمن اسقطت عنه طلب استعادتها، وينظم ذلك بقانون.
ب ـ تسحب الجنسية العراقية من المتجنس بها في الحالات التي ينص عليها القانون.
رابعاً :ـ يجوز تعدد الجنسية للعراقي، وعلى من يتولى منصباً سيادياً أو امنياً رفيعاً، التخلي عن اية جنسيةٍ اخرى مكتسبة، وينظم ذلك بقانون.
خامساً:ـ لا تمنح الجنسية العراقية لأغراض سياسة التوطين السكاني المخل بالتركيبة السكانية في العراق.
سادساً :ـ تنظم أحكام الجنسية بقانونٍ، وينظر في الدعاوى الناشئة عنها من قبل المحاكم المختصّة. (المادة 18)
Citizenship and Nationality
- Englisha. Bahraini nationality shall be determined by law. A person inherently enjoying his Bahraini nationality cannot be stripped of his nationality except in case of treason, and such other cases as prescribed by law.
... (Art. 17) - Arabicأ - الجنسية البحرينية يحددها القانون، ولا يجوز إسقاطها عمّن يتمتّع بها إلا في حالة الخيانة العظمى، والأحوال الأخرى التي يحددها القانون.
... (المادّة 17)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English…
(4) If the Federal Government is satisfied that any woman who is a citizen by registration under Clause (1) of Article 15 has acquired the citizenship of any country outside the Federation by virtue of her marriage to a person who is not a citizen, the Federal Government may by order deprive her of her citizenship. (Art. 24) - Malay…
(4) Jika Kerajaan Persekutuan berpuas hati bahawa mana-mana perempuan yang menjadi warganegara melalui pendaftaran di bawah Fasal (1) Perkara 15 telah memperoleh kewarganegaraan mana-mana negara di luar Persekutuan oleh sebab perkahwinannya dengan seseorang yang bukan warganegara, maka Kerajaan Persekutuan boleh melalui perintah melucutkan kewarganegaraan perempuan itu. (Perkara 24)