On 9 November, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of appeals declined to lift an injunction that prevents the implementation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programme and the expansion of the already- existing Deferred Read More …
A number of countries in Africa practice the exchange between cash and passports. These passports are commonly used to avoid extradition, as countries are not obliged to surrender their own nationals. Le Monde writes that the Chinese government is looking Read More …
On 28 October, the Regulator of the Individual Investor Programme in Malta confirmed that a pecuniary contribution of €650,000, a property lease or purchase agreement and the holding of a maximum investment – among other obligations – suffice to prove Read More …
On 22 October, the United Kingdom (UK) parliament adopted a statutory instrument terminating the possibility for EEA nationals and their family members with permanent residence in the UK to apply directly for British citizenship. Once the new legislation takes effect, Read More …
On 13 October 2015, the Italian lower parliamentary chamber approved a draft law facilitating citizenship acquisition by children of long-term resident third country nationals. If passed by the upper legislative chamber, the law ill facilitate the acquisition of Italian citizenship both for children born in Italy to parents in possession of an EU long term residence permit, and for children who arrived in Italy before the age of twelve, have resided in Italy for at least five years, and completed school in this country.
Read the analysis of Giovanna Zincone, EUDO citizenship expert in La Stampa (in Italian).
In her WSJ blog published on 16 October 2015, Naomi Powell referred to European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship (EUDO) research on electoral rights to explore how countries include or exclude expatriates from electoral processes in the mobile and interconnected Read More …
On 15 October 2015, the High Court ruled on the case of R(Bondada) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 2661 (Admin). The Court examined the hurdles faced by a British citizen by descent trying to secure Read More …
On 9 July, the Greek Parliament has adopted the bill reintroducing citizenship by declaration for children born or raised in Greece. The revised law entered into force at the date of the publication of the law in the Official Gazette, Read More …
Basing their study on a natural experiment in Switzerland, Jens Hainmueller, Dominik Hangartner, and Giuseppe Pietrantuono show that for the immigrants who faced close referendums, naturalization considerably improved their political integration, including increases in formal political participation, political knowledge, and Read More …
Citizenship is central in the ongoing debates on the constitutional reform in Liberia. The question of national membership remains contentious in this post-conflict society. The main issue is that of dual citizenship. It is opposed by the local Liberians seeking Read More …
