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India’s passport clarification fuels questions over citizenship documentation
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has clarified that an Indian passport is primarily a travel document and should not be regarded as conclusive proof of citizenship, according to Indian…
Poland to unveil new citizenship rules by end of October
Poland plans to reform residency and citizenship requirements, increasing residence period to ten years.
New German coalition to abolish 3-year citizenship path
The new German coalition will abolish expedited citizenship for immigrants while allowing five-year applications.
Italy tightens citizenship laws
Italy tightens citizenship laws, limiting ancestral claims for passports.
Germany’s new citizenship reform comes into force
Germany's new citizenship reforms allow multiple nationalities, faster naturalization, and easier access for children and guest workers.
Russian oligarchs’ citizenship bids face scrutiny in Portugal
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is analysing the citizenship applications of two Russian oligarchs - one of whom is under U.S. sanctions, the…
EU seeks end to golden passport schemes, halt to sales of visas to Russians
BRUSSELS, March 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission called on EU governments on Monday to end national programmes to sell citizenship to…
16,000 British acquired EU citizenship in 2018 – Eurostat
The number of UK citizens who acquired the citizenship of an EU member state in 2018 reached over 16,000, latest figures reveal,…
Around 672,300 persons acquired citizenship of one of the 27 EU member states
In 2018, around 672,300 persons acquired citizenship of one of the 27 EU member states. In 2017 there 700,600 persons who acquired…
Denmark removes ‘silly’ requirement from citizenship application forms
A requirement for applicants for Danish citizenship to provide details of every single trip outside of the country for the last 12…