by Laura Block A new law reforming the so-called „option duty“came into force on 20 December 2014. From now on, most ius soli children, provided they have lived in Germany for eight years, have attended school there for six Read More …
Malta’s Individual Investor Programme (IIP) has received over 400 applications since its launch early last year, which will result in over €450 million in Foreign Direct Investment, Henley and Partners said in a statement. According to Malta Today, 54% of Read More …
Voters from Commonwealth countries and Ireland can register to vote. Using census data we can see where in England and Wales they most influence the electoral outcome. Read the news report in the Guardian.
What does it mean to be Spanish? In the absence of a formalised citizenship test, applicants are vetted and asked a series of questions by a judge, who then decides if they qualify. Read the news report in El Read More …
At least two cases of children conceived artificially and born overseas have challenged Canada’s hereditary citizenship laws, which stipulate that a child must be genetically related to at least one parent to be considered Canadian. Read the news report in Read More …
Hungary is set to have one million new citizens through its dual citizenship scheme by the end of the current government’s mandate in 2018, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen told MTI on Sunday. Read the news report in Politics.hu
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Gëzim Krasniqi Five years after the declaration of independence and establishment of a separate citizenship regime, the Kosovo Assembly adopted a new law on citizenship. The law is part of a set of new and Read More …
By Jean-Thomas Arrighi On 12 December 2014, the French Conseil d’Etat found that children born abroad to surrogate mothers may be granted citizenship as long as one of their parents is a French national. In its judgment, the court Read More …
An independent review of nationality case work in the UK found cases where British citizenship was granted to applicants “who had very poor immigration histories over protracted periods of time, including during the qualifying period for naturalisation.” The report also Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Gerd Valchars A legislative change to the Austrian Nationality Act is on its way through parliament. The amendment provides the legal basis to denationalise Austrian nationals with dual nationality fighting in armed conflicts. In its Read More …
