In spite of the recent increase in dual citizenship, there are widespread fears that this double status undermines loyalty towards the state, understood as identification with and political participation in the country of residence. We analyze whether there are systematic Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Ana Rita Gil On 22 June 2015 Portugal has amended its Nationality Act by Organic Law 8/2015. Under the amended law, the Public Prosecutor may oppose to a nationality acquisition by marriage or other Read More …
By Patrícia Jerónimo, University of Minho On 29 May 2015 the Portuguese parliament adopted an amendment to the Nationality Law, which grants citizenship to persons born abroad, if they are second-degree descendants of Portuguese citizens who have not lost Read More …
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 …
This article disputes the recent argument of Dimitry Kochenov advocating an ‘EU Citizenship without Duties’. His thesis rests on an untenable form of philosophical anarchism that overlooks the role played by our political obligations to state structures in securing rights. Read More …
The article raises the question of why immigrants become or do not become citizens of their destination country. Political incorporation of immigrants through naturalisation is driven by several factors, including opportunities to naturalise on the one hand and the (perceived) 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 …
Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that many immigrants fail to integrate economically. Research shows that the option to naturalize has considerable economic benefits for eligible immigrants, even in countries with a tradition of restrictive policies. First-generation immigrants Read More …
