By EUDO-CITIZENSHIP expert Gerd Valchars Following public announcements in May, the Austrian Minister of the Interior published a legislative proposal amending the Nationality Act. The proposed amendment should provide the legal basis to denationalise Austrian nationals with dual nationality fighting in Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Anja Lansbergen The age of enfranchisement in UK devolved and general elections is facing renewed scrutiny in the wake of last week’s Scottish referendum, in which 16 and 17 year olds participated for the first time Read More …
By EUDO-CITIZENSHIP expert for Venezuela José Manuel Caceres Cuban-born, Venezuelan-raised, three time Grammy Award–nominated singer/songwriter, 1975 Miss Venezuela and actress María Conchita Alonso faces a demand from the Venezuelan state to revoke her Venezuelan citizenship after asking for an international Read More …
In a controversial verdict, the Constitutional Court of Slovakia validated the 2010 law severely restricting dual citizenship. Soon after the announcement, the Hungarian government formally expressed its disappointment and reiterated its commitment to provide support to Ethnic Hungarians residing in Read More …
Since 2005 South Korea is the pioneer state in Asia to extend voting rights at the local and regional levels to foreign residents. The few explanations of this unlikely reform remain partial and contradictory. With this research, we contribute to Read More …
On 15 September, a group of Senators from both sides of the political proposed to draft a new constitutional bill to grant citizenship to all persons born in Chile, irrespective of their parents’ immigration status. Read the news report in Read More …
On 11 September 2014, the Maltese Prime Minister defended the country’s controversial citizenship programme for foreign investors at the Global Citizenship Conference in New York. Read the news reports in Malta Today and Malta Independent and consult the Prime Minister’s full speech. Download the Read More …
More than four million people – which represents 97% of the eligible population, have registered to vote in next week’s independence referendum, a record number for any Scottish election. Read the news report in STV News and The Independent and download Read More …
In a bill currently under discussion in the National Assembly, the French government proposes to facilitate naturalisation procedures for senior applicants who can document at least 25 years of residence in France. However, several MPs from the centre-right party UMP, Read More …
As of 12 September 2014, the State Department will raise the fee for renunciating U.S. citizenship from USD 450 to USD 2,350, which is the full cost incurred by the administration for delivering the service. Read the news report Read More …
