Naturalisation trends in the United States for 2012
Read the news report in the Migration Information Source.
Dutch government responds to criticism of EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert on civic integration exam
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Ricky van Oers (Centre for Migration Law, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands). On 1 March 2013, I publicly defended my PhD research entitled ‘Deserving Citizenship. Citizenship Tests in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom’. In Read More …
France: new proposal for ius soli restriction
The centre right party UMP, currently in opposition, proposes to restrict the acquisition of French nationality through jus soli in a new Bill to be presented at the National Assembly in the near future. The proposal came in the Read More …
Emigration Nations: Policies and Ideologies of Emigrant Engagement
Until very recently emigrants were considered an embarrassment, an irritation or an irrelevance by most states. The long experience of emigrant engagement in certain historical emigration countries, such as Italy, was very much the exception. Since about 2000, countries around Read More …
The Royal Society of Edinburgh discusses the impact of constitutional changes on borders, immigration and citizenship
On September 25 2013 the RSE hosted a public discussion seminar on the impacts of constitutional change upon borders, immigration and citizenship. The seminar examined how constitutional change might affect the citizenship rights and status of those living within and Read More …
Malta: European Commission against Racism and Intolerance flags unfair citizenship laws
Read the ECRI report on Malta (in English) published on 15 October. Read the news report, including the Maltese government’s response, in Malta Today.
The European Economic and Social Committee publishes its opinion on a more inclusive citizenship open to immigrants
Read the EESC’s draft opinion.
Council of Europe’s Legal Affairs Committee adopts new report on nationality-related issues
The report by Boriss Cilevics (Latvia, SOC) dealing with nationality-related issues, was adopted on 2 October 2013 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Legal Affairs Committee. The report notes that the trend in several Council of Read More …
Malta: Individual investor programme will enable foreigners to buy Maltese citizenship
Read the news report in Times of Malta and Malta Today. Watch the Prime Minister’s comment on the new scheme. On the fact that the names of those who buy citizenship will not be published, read the news report in Malta Read More …
Veto Halts Bill for Jury Duty by Noncitizens in California
Read the news report in The New York Times.