by EUDO Citizenship expert Alberto Martín Pérez On 11 June the Spanish Congress passed the law facilitating access to citizenship for Sephardic Jews. It will enter into force on 1 October 2015 and will open the gate for a three-year Read More …
In a decision published on 8 June 2015, the High Court of England and Wales overturned an earlier decision of the Home Office to refuse citizenship to a minor on character grounds. Read the analysis in Free Movement and Read More …
In a referendum held on Sunday 7 June, well over 70 percent of Luxembourg voters voted cast a ballot against granting the right to vote in national and local elections to foreign residents. Had the vote been carried,Luxembourg would have Read More …
Last week, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act came into force. The Bill C-24 gives the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister the power to “revoke citizenship from dual nationals convicted of terrorism, treason and high treason, and/or spying for foreign Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dimitris Christopoulos The Draft Law on citizenship elaborated by the Ministry of Interior provides for the acquisition of citizenship by declaration for persons who are either minors born in Greece or have lived there as Read More …
Citizens from most EU countries living in the UK will not get a vote in the referendum on Europe, No 10 has said. The eligibility rules will be broadly the same as for a general election, rather than local Read More …
A new bill foreseeing the granting of Greek citizenship to tens of thousands of second-generation immigrants was put up for public consultation on Thursday. Read the news report in Ekhatimerini
By Jelena Dzankic On 5 and 6 May 2015, Henley & Partners, a company specialising in residence and citizenship planning, held its annual forum at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich. The 2015 Henley & Partners Forum gathered around Read More …
BY EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Oxana Shevel The case of four Crimean residents, including a well known film director Oleg Sentsov, who were arrested in Crimea in May of last year, and since then transferred to Russia and held in jail Read More …
The US Army announced it will expand its programme offering fast track access to citizenship for immigrants with special language or medical skills. The so-called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest programme “seeks to increase to 3,000 enlistments this fiscal Read More …
