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18 wrz 2024 · Countries with birthright citizenship, also known as jus soli, grant automatic citizenship to individuals born within their borders, regardless of their parents’ nationality or legal status. This form of citizenship offers a simple path to getting a passport for those born in qualifying countries.
22 sty 2024 · Some EU countries require that you give up your existing citizenship in order to gain citizenship in that country. Check the individual country for more details.
28 lut 2023 · Some European Union countries require applicants’ parents to have European Union citizenship before they can qualify for nationality through descent. Countries such as Greece must hold citizenship first and then apply for citizenship. The same rules are also applied in some other European countries such as Portugal and Malta.
12 lut 2017 · Here's a glance at how countries across Europe handle citizenship and birthright issues for immigrants of the first, second or third generation.
6 gru 2023 · The EU Citizenship Package was adopted on 6 December 2023. It intends to further advance EU citizenship rights and make them more tangible for EU citizens. You can find all the documents and press release on the EU Citizenship Package here.
Acquisition of citizenship. Two major modes of acquisition of citizenship (nationality) exist: acquisition of citizenship at birth, either by descent (jus sanguinis) or by birth in the territory of a country (jus soli); and acquisition of citizenship through various naturalisation procedures.
This report published by the European University Institute examines the development of birthright citizenship across the EU Member States during the 2013-2020 period. The study finds that most changes during this period made citizenship more inclusive, but with limited potential impact.
