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 …
The inaugural World’s Stateless report explores currently available statistical data and discusses the challenges involved in accurately mapping or quantifying statelessness. From this analysis, the report distills recommendations to states, UNHCR and civil society on how to improve data collection Read More …
We examine the salience among migrants of a pervasive type of political identity neglected in the interdisciplinary scholarship on transnationalism and migrant political behaviour—homeland regional identities. Using migrants’ regional background in their homelands as a proxy for their regional political 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 …
Over 40,000 people have been fined for concealing their second citizenship, a few months after a controversial law was adopted by the Russian Parliament. Read the news report in RAPSI.
In 2013, 3,000 US Americans living abroad renounced their citizenship. Read the news report in the New York Times.
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted a bill to the Turkish parliament substantially changing the criteria of acquisition of citizenship through naturalisation. Among the most controversial aspects of the reform, the bill proposes to introduce a ‘morality clause’ Read More …
A British-born man and his three grown-up sons have been stripped of their citizenship by Theresa May, the Home Secretary over alleged terrorism links. Read the news report in The Telegraph and consult our current Forum Debate on ‘The Return Read More …
