On 19 November 2015, Lithuania amended its Citizenship law, enabling persons to have dual citizenship when both Lithuanian and foreign citizenship were acquired by such persons by birth. This amendment came into force on 28 November 2015. For more information Read More …
French EUDO CITIZENSHIP experts Virginie Guiraudon and Patrick Weil contribute to the recent debate on deprivation of citizenship of dual nationals in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. For more information on the proposed deprivation rules and the Read More …
The Guardian has published a compelling article on everyday problems faced by people who grew up stateless, pointing to the ‘fate awaiting children of Syrian refugees if their nationality is not resolved’. Real life stories that inform the article also Read More …
On 22 December, the Lithuanian parliament adopted amendments to the country’s citizenship law, allowing dual citizenship for Lithuanians with ‘special merits’, defined as activities that strengthen Lithuania’s statehood, power and authority internationally. The current Constitution forbids dual citizenship except in Read More …
This week the Mexican Senate approved a constitutional reform to allow limitless transmission of Mexican citizenship by birth to third and subsequent generations born abroad. By doing so, the Mexican Senate removed a 1997 restriction on ius sanginis citizenship transmission Read More …
The terrorist attacks that happened in Paris on 13 November 2015 have been followed by a toughening of citizenship rules in a number of countries. This is reflected in both a more cautious approach to naturalisation and in proposals to Read More …
High court judges have ruled that the home secretary’s decision to reject applications from the wife and two adult children of an Egyptian Islamist, a potential extremist, unlawful. Judges said that the home secretary acted unlawfully because ‘ parliament had Read More …
In wake of Paris attacks, fear of terrorism has been deployed in an attempt to block ius soli reform in the Italian Senate: “Forza Italia’s Maurizio Gasparri, Senate deputy speaker, said changes to citizenship rules sent the “wrong message in Read More …
Over the last three years, over 18,000 stateless people have been granted nationality in Thailand. This has reduced the overall number of stateless in the country to 443,862. The UNHCR has highlighted that stateless cannot fully enjoy their human rights, Read More …
An increasing number of applicants are failing Australia’s citizenship test. In 2009, the Department of Immigration and Border protection has increased the passing mark from 60 to 73 per cent in 2009. Read more at ABC News.
