The Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas stated that his proposal to grant citizenship to those who lived in the country for more than 25 years does not not introduce a “zero option” for citizenship. He added that applicants would Read More …
On 12 January, Turkey has revised a decree for citizenship-by-investment. In line with the new rules, Turkish citizenship will be offered to foreigners investing at least 1 million USD in real estate (cannot be re-sold within 3 years), at least Read More …
Dutch-born Nancy Holten (42), who has lived in Switzerland since the age of eight, has been denied Swiss citizenship for the second time. Holten speaks fluent Swiss German and has children who have Swiss nationality. Residents object to granting her Read More …
By Zeynep Kadirbeyoglu, EUDO CITIZENSHIP/GLOBALCIT expert Citizenship is usually not the subject of politics in Turkey. Only at times of crises, such as those about Syrian refugees or the failed coup attempt of July 2016, does the government or the Read More …
An Italian gay couple used in vitro fertilisation and a surrogate mother to have children. As surrogacy is illegal in Italy, the couple performed the procedure in California, where their twin sons were born. Upon their return to Italy, the Read More …
Igor Dodon, the President of Moldova, has signed a decree that revokes the citizenship of Traian Basescu, the former President of the neighbouring Romania. Dodon maintains that Basescu had obtained the Moldovan citizenship illegally. For Basescu, the revocation of citizenship Read More …
By Elisa Brey, Paraguay Country Expert The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) was created in 2007. Since the establishment of a Working Group on South American Citizenship in 2012 the General Secretary of UNASUR has been highly involved in Read More …
The decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU) has caused an increase in the number of British Sephardic Jews seeking Portuguese citizenship. In recent years, Portugal and Spain have readopted laws facilitating the return of Read More …
On 29 November, the president-elect of the United States Donald Trump tweeted that individuals who burn the US flag should bear the consequences of their act, such as ‘perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail’. The tweet was motivated Read More …
The Economist writes that following their independence from the British rule, many Gulf states have started stripping dissidents and their families of their citizenship, often rendering them stateless. Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar have all resorted to citizenship Read More …
