Finland- A new Finish Nationality Act comes into force in 2003. It allows multiple citizenship. Finnish citizens will no longer lose their Finnish citizenship when they assume another citizenship. Similarly, foreign citizens who are granted Finnish citizenship will not need to give up their present citizenship.
EU- Every citizen of an EU member state is also a citizen of the EU. It is not clear what this citizenship means in practice. A wonderful side effect is that EU citizens can benefit from freedom of movement to other EU member states
Germany- German law is slowly moving towards more acceptance of multiple citizenship, especially in cases Germans who want to acquire another citizenship or are born German with multiple citizenship. There is however little opportunity for people who acquire German citizenship, recently made a lot easier, to retain their previous citizenship(s).
- The German embassy in Washington has some pages on citizenship, but they are written only in German and so not of much help if you believe you may be a citizen but do not speak the language. It may be best to telephone the Consular Services department of your local German embassy if you want to speak with somebody who speaks English (or the local language of your country) and can explain their rules for you
- The German embassy in Canada has some material (if not available, check www.archive.org) in English, but not as many detailed examples
- Children get German citizenship at birth when at least one of the parents is a German. Those children born in a country like the US automatically acquire US citizenship from being born there, German citizenship from having a German parent and possibly other citizenships from the other parent. According to an example (in German) on the embassy web site, the child does NOT later have to have to make a choice about their German citizenship. “Eine sp?tere Entscheidung zwischen den beiden Staatsangeh?rigkeiten ist nicht erforderlich, ihr Kind ist also dauerhaft Doppelstaater.” (Rough translation: “A decision between the two citizenships is not required, so your child will permanently have dual citizenship”)
- A Canadian analysis of the new German citizenship laws, as part of a UNHCR database of citizenship laws
- The US embassy in Germany has a very nice summary of both German and US citizenship laws
- Reform of the Law on Nationality, on the Ausw?rtiges Amt (Foreign Office) web site, is a good summary in English of some of the 2000 law changes
- A Ministry of the Interior page on the new Nationality Act, including text of the laws in English
GhanaIndia- “The government is talking to certain countries on the issue of extending dual citizenship to non-resident Indians and People of Indian Origin”. As of March 2003, there does not seem to be a whole lot more detail on what this might mean.
- A British Home Office review of Indian citizenship laws
Ireland- Irish citizenship is automatic for people born in Ireland or children of people born in Ireland. Grandchildren of people born in Ireland are not automatically citizens at birth, but can apply for it. Washington embassy web site has a nice summary: Irish Citizenship
- A web site of Australian origin called the "Citizenship Clinic" (if not available, check www.archive.org) appears to have a nice collection of information about British, Australian and Irish citizenship
- "Most people born in Northern Ireland prior to 1922 are Irish by birth. If this applies to your parent or grandparent, then you are also considered to be an Irish citizen." (link). Other information seems to suggest that even people born more recently in Northern Ireland may be Irish.
Italy- A partial description of Italian citizenship law (in Italian and English) is on the embassy web site, mostly related to acquiring other citizenships as an Italian
- Children born in Italy are Italian
- There is quite a bit of information about Italian citizenship by decent on the web page of myitaliancitizenship.com
Mexico- A description of Mexican citizenship law (in Spanish) is on the embassy web site. It mentions that you do not loose your Mexican citizenship if you acquire another citizenship, and that the children of people who are naturalized Mexican citizens or were born in Mexico are also Mexican citizens, even if they are born abroad
Netherlands- In the past, the Dutch government has been restrictive about dual citizenship, allowing it only for some people that were born with multiple nationalities
- In 2001, Dutch law was changed to greatly expand the scope for multiple citizenship. Good general information (in English and Dutch) on the new Dutch nationality law, from the Dutch embassy web site
- Dutch citizens living abroad with dual nationality: “He/she may retain Dutch nationality by obtaining a Dutch passport or proof of Dutch nationality from the Dutch Embassy or consulate at least once within each ten-year period after turning 18” and "A new ten-year period starts on the day you are issued with a passport or proof of Dutch nationality" (reference). Implication: Never to allow your passport to expire if you want to retain your Dutch citizenship - renew early!
- Some of the new provisions allow retroactive restoration of citizenship to people who lost it when they became adults. The web material includes an important time critical note: "Persons last issued with a Dutch passport or proof of Dutch nationality between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 1993 must apply for a new passport or proof of Dutch nationality before 1 January 2004." References: Dutch Nationality Restored or a more recent PDF document, both from the Dutch government.
- Some people who acquire Dutch nationality through naturalization can retain their old citizenship (reference)
- Dutch citizens who acquire another citizenship may loose their Dutch (reference) except in some interesting situations. There is a reference to an “agreement for the prevention of dual nationality” with Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and Norway
- For more information: Dutch Diplomatic Missions and Web Sites. “Before applying for another nationality, ask a Dutch embassy or consulate whether you will lose your Dutch nationality”.
PakistanSwitzerland- Summary of Swiss citizenship law (if not available, check www.archive.org). The Swiss material is very nicely presented and is clearly written. They have put together some of the best material available on the web!
- There is also a two page citizenship fact sheet entitled “How do your children become or remain Swiss citizens?”. Like the other material, the fact sheet is very well written
- Editorial note: the Swiss material is of very high quality and should be considered as a model for any other country that wants to present information about their own citizenship laws.
Thailand- "The Thai Nationality Act (2535 B.E.) has opened the possibility for a (foreign born) person, born of a father or a mother of Thai nationality, to acquire Thai nationality" (link to Thai embassy in US).
It is unclear exactly what status dual citizenship has in Thai law, though there is at least some recognition
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