Citizenship by Migration Citizenship by migration is governed under section 6 of the Citizenship Act.

The conditions of and procedure for the acquisition, resumption and loss of Estonian citizenship are regulated by the Citizenship Act.

1.1. Special civil status

Special civil status shall henceforth be called customary status

All persons aged 18 and over who are citizens of Mauritius have to apply for a National Identity Card.

The name of the country may be placed on identity documents as a sign of citizenship.

Citizenship by Birth It is stated in the Pakistan Citizenship Act that Every person born in Pakistan after the commencement of the Act shall be a citizen of Pakistan by birth.

Civil registration rules, within the framework of existing legislation

On 20 March 2004 the provisions amending the Citizenship Act entered into force, the aim of which was to expedite the process of applying for citizenship and to reduce the number of stateless persons.

10. The General Population Act provides for the issuance of the citizen apos s identity card, or of the identification paper for Mexicans under 18 years of age.

Access to citizenship

Eight of the 28 were able to establish either their Cambodian citizenship or their legal residency in Cambodia.

Following the entry into force of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Act of May 2002, which provides British citizenship to the people of the United Kingdom's Overseas Territories, St. Helenians regained their right to British citizenship.

In the case of the persons concerned, the Act provides for minors to be issued with an identification paper and adults with the citizen apos s identity card.

Compiling a reliable civil register

The Civil Status Act

One of the principles of the political agreement is the recognition of New Caledonian citizenship, which reflects the chosen common destiny and which could, following the end of the period of application of the Accord, be organized on the basis of nationality, should it be so decided.

Citizenship is determined by birth, by parentage, by marriage and by a combination of all these factors.

Are they entitled to claim citizenship?

Citizenship means more than just holding a passport.

168. In the field of the right to citizenship, the Committee is of the view that the State party should, in the light of articles 2 (non discrimination) and 3 (best interests of the child), abolish the categorization of citizens, as well as the mention on the national identity card of the religion and the ethnic origin of citizens, including children.

595. Concerning the right to citizenship, the Committee is of the view that the State party should, in the light of articles 2 (non discrimination) and 3 (best interests of the child), abolish the categorization of citizens, as well as the mention on the national identity card of the religion and ethnic origin of citizens, including children.

Bearing in mind that the author apos s original entitlement to his property by virtue of inheritance was not predicated on citizenship, the Committee finds that the condition of citizenship in Act 87 1991 is unreasonable.

Finally, as Vanessa can obtain Fijian citizenship by registration (while retaining Australian citizenship), all three family members can live in a country of which they are nationals.

During this period, the concept of citizenship shall form the basis of restrictions placed on the electorate for elections to the country s institutions and for the final referendum.

Would they have to be prohibited from allowing transmission of such citizenship ?

The Overseas Territories Act, which came into force in 2002, provides British citizenship to the peoples of its Overseas Territories, including Bermudians.

To that end, Armenia had adopted a law granting the refugees the right to acquire Armenian citizenship.

The aim of this is ultimately to issue the citizen apos s identity card, which will be the official document of identification, fully endorsing the data contained in it concerning the holder.

In 2004 the time limit of proceedings for applying for citizenship was reduced and as of May 2004 the time limit of proceeding applications for citizenship for children is 3 months as opposed to the previous 6 months.

Reduce statelessness, in particular statelessness among children, by, for example, encouraging their parents to apply for citizenship on their behalf and allowing both parents to transmit their citizenship to their children

Can they remain citizens of their State of origin?

Regularize the status of former citizens of predecessor States who now reside within the jurisdiction of the State party

Doing so would not affect Vanessa's Australian citizenship.

Any person who could fall under customary status and who has surrendered it, or who has been deprived of such status following its surrender by his ancestors or by marriage or by any other cause (such as children whose births are registered in metropolitan France) may reclaim it.

The State party refers to sections 21 and 25 of the Fijian Citizenship Act (Amendment) Decree 2000.

Although they do not want it, some Kanaks have civil status under ordinary law without having sought it.

National Identity Number

The particulars shown on the National Identity Card are

Their lands are being broken up, and they are forced to take Israeli citizenship.

The time of processing applications for Estonian citizenship in the Citizenship and Migration Board was reduced from 6 months to 3 months.

Ensure that legislative guarantees against racial discrimination apply to non citizens regardless of their immigration status, and that the implementation of legislation does not have a discriminatory effect on non citizens

Legal Identity

9.3 The Czech Republic considers the restriction to exercising rights of ownership by imposing the condition of citizenship to be legitimate.

It is difficult to see how citizenship can retain any meaning when the State itself has ceased to exist.