Citizenship can also be obtained by marrying a citizen, which is termed jure matrimonii.

Citizenship most usually relates to membership of the nation state, but the term can also apply at the subnational level.

According to the latest Citizenship Law adopted in 2010, anybody, possessing certain evidences ( certificates, documents ) of his or her Hungarian roots from around the World can apply for Hungarian Citizenship.

Citizenship on preferential terms may be obtained after one year's residence for grandchildren of original Spanish citizens, as well as any person who can claim Sephardic Jewish ancestry.

" The title is also included in the Oath of Allegiance, which forms a part of the Oath of Citizenship, and can be found as ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA CANADA Latin for Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen of Canada on the obverse of various medals in the Canadian honours system.

Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner who has resided in India for twelve years.

Citizenship can be lost or suspended, among other reasons, for being or becoming a Mexican army officer in charge of federal troops entering or stationed inside the state borders or for committing certain crimes.

Council for Education in World Citizenship ( CEWC ) can refer to:

Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of NUTOPIA.

Citizenship can be acquired through naturalisation if these following conditions are met:

As Cairns explains, the Hawthorne Report concluded that, “ In addition to the normal rights and duties of citizenship, Indians possess certain additional rights as charter members of the Canadian community .” Cairns calls for an institutional resolution to the “ plight ” of Indigenous peoples within Canada ; however, despite his insistence on a form of citizenship as the answer to the uncertainties and challenges facing their communities, he admits, “ Citizenship is a malleable and contested institution that can serve different purposes … In Canada, Aboriginal nationalism leads to the idea of an Aboriginal citizenship in the self-governing Aboriginal nations of the future, the nature of whose reconciliation with Canadian citizenship is unclear .”

Recent changes to India's Citizenship Act 1955 ( see Indian nationality law ) provide that Indian citizenship by descent can no longer be acquired automatically at the time of birth.

Recent changes to India's Citizenship Act 1955 ( see Indian nationality law ) provide that Indian citizenship by descent can no longer be acquired automatically at the time of birth.

Citizenship of Finland can be obtained on the basis of birth, marriage of parents, adoption, or the place of birth.

Citizenship could be granted by the assembly and was sometimes given to large groups ( Plateans in 427 BC, Samians in 405 BC ) but, by the 4th century, only to individuals and by a special vote with a quorum of 6000.

Citizenship of the Union shall be additional to and not replace national citizenship.

Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford ( 1857 ) that had held that black people could not be citizens of the United States.

( 11 ) Citizenship was granted to them both and it was ordered that five hundred iugera of land be granted to each of them too: for Sosis in the Land of Syracuse which had belonged either to the king or enemies of the Roman People, plus such a house in Syracuse that he desired belonging to anyone who had been punished according to the laws of war, ( 12 ): for Moericus and the Spaniards who had gone over with him, a city and land in Sicily belonging to those who had defected from the Roman People.

" Still, though all Canadian nationals were as equally British subjects as their British counterparts prior to the implementation of the Canadian Citizenship Act in 1947, the idea of Canadian-born persons being appointed governor general was raised as early as 1919, when, at the Paris Peace Conference, Canadian prime minister Robert Borden consulted with Prime Minister of South Africa Louis Botha and the two agreed that the viceregal appointees should be long-term residents of their respective dominions.

" Article 15 of the Law on Bulgarian Citizenship provides that an individual " of Bulgarian origin " ( ethnicity ) may be naturalized without any waiting period and without having to show a source of income, knowledge of the Bulgarian language, or renunciation of his former citizenship.

Choice of a former-citizen scheme, such as the Philippines ' Republic Act 9225 (" Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003 "), rather than a right of return such as those listed below, may be more closely associated with the historic circumstances of a people's dispersion and of nation-state formation, respectively, than with principled choices between them.

Citizenship act of the Republic of Belarus ( 2002 ) states that permanent residence term requirements may be waived for ethnic Belarusians and descendants of ethnic Belarusians born abroad.

The first section of that chapter is entitled " Acquisition of Bulgarian Citizenship by Origin ", and provides at article 9 that " ny person ... whose descent from a Bulgarian citizen has been established by way of a court ruling shall be a Bulgarian citizen by origin.

The Citizenship ( Amendment ) Act 2003 and Citizenship ( Amendment ) Ordinance 2005 make provision for an even newer form of Indian nationality, the holders of which are to be known as Overseas Citizens of India ( OCI ).

Citizenship will then be awarded according to regular rules.

Citizenship at Athens brought eligibility for numerous state payments such as jury and assembly pay, which could be significant to working people.

“ Citizenship in and through the social sector is not a panacea for the ills of post-capitalist society and post-capitalist polity, but it may be a prerequisite for tackling these ills ,” Drucker wrote.

In collaboration with Roy Miki, she organized " TransCanada: Literature, Institutions, Citizenship " ( Vancouver, June 2005 ), a conference intended to spearhead a critical look at the institutional structures that inform the making and study of CanLit, as well as collaborative projects to be sponsored by the TransCanada Institute.

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In New Zealand, the status of British subject ceased to be defined by New Zealand law when the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 was replaced by the Citizenship Act 1977, which came into force on 1 January 1978.

The Object of the Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity shall be to promote the advancement of the Engineering Profession ; to foster the advancement of Engineering Education ; to instill a greater spirit of cooperation among Engineering students and organizations ; to inculcate in its members the highest ideals of Virtuous manhood, good Citizenship, obedience to Law, and Brotherhood ; and to encourage excellence in Scholarship.

* January 30-An envelope mailed to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan containing a mysterious blue powder caused the Immigration Canada building to be sealed off.

Citizenship was not seen as a separate activity from the private life of the individual person, in the sense that there was not a distinction between public and private life.

" Citizenship is seen by most scholars as culture-specific, in the sense that the meaning of the term varies considerably from culture to culture, and over time.

Hanger was the Official Opposition critic for Citizenship and Immigration ( 2001 – 2004 ), with special responsibility for Foreign Credentials ( 2004 ).

When Paul Martin became Prime Minister of Canada at the end of 2003, he made her Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration with special emphasis on Foreign Credentials.

After the 2004 election, she was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development with special emphasis on the Internationally Trained Workers Initiative.

Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities.

Citizenship is a status in society.

In March 2009, the House of Lords Constitution Committee criticised UK government proposals in the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill dealing with the Common Travel Area, concluding that " the policy-making process ... has not been informed by any real appreciation of the constitutional status of the Crown dependencies or the rights of free movement of Islanders ".

A person who has been in LAPR status for at least 5 years, has a valid I-551 issued by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration, and has been employed in the United States, may qualify.

In Australia, the status of British subject was retained in Australian law until Part II of the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 was removed by the Australian Citizenship Amendment Act 1984 which came into force on 1 May 1987.

In 1950 the Indian Affairs branch was transferred to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, who had responsibility for " status Indians " until the creation of the position of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1966.

Canadian citizenship, as a status separate from British nationality, was created by the Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, which came into effect on 1 January 1947.

* e-CAS Tracker: A tool that automatically notifies people when their application status is updated on Citizenship and Immigration Canada's e-CAS service.

However, should the immigration status of the parents of such persons change to permanent resident, they may be granted citizenship immediately, or when the parents acquire citizenship through naturalization, at the discretion of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Clause 1 amends section 3 of the Citizenship Act so that adopted children who attain citizenship without first obtaining permanent resident status are Canadian citizens.

Appearing before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Finley asserted that as of 24 May 2007, there were only 285 cases of individuals in Canada whose citizenship status needs to be resolved.

The Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the Minister had to establish a bona fide justification pursuant to section 15 ( g ) of the Canadian Human Rights Act for the discriminatory practice in the Act on adoptive parentage, where children born abroad to Canadian citizens obtain " automatic " citizenship while children adopted outside Canada must gain admission to Canada as permanent residents, as mandated by paragraph 5 ( 2 )( a ) of the Citizenship Act, which incorporates by reference the requirements imposed by the Immigration Act pertaining to permanent resident status.

; Citizenship, immigration, or legal working status: The hiring of illegal workers has become an issue for American businesses since the forming of the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) division.

Citizenship in ancient Rome was a privileged political and legal status afforded to freeborn individuals with respect to laws, property, and governance.

On December 6, 2007, after some amendments to Chow's original motion, the parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration adopted a motion recommending that " the government immediately implement a program to allow conscientious objectors and their immediate family members ( partners and dependents ), who have refused or left military service related to a war not sanctioned by the United Nations and do not have a criminal record, to apply for permanent resident status and remain in Canada ; and that the government should immediately cease any removal or deportation actions that may have already commenced against such individuals.

However, the Court fell just short of granting US Citizenship status.

* Citizenship status

The European Court of Justice has remarked that, EU Citizenship is destined to be the fundamental status of nationals of the Member States

In effect, the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948 and the Indian and Pakistani Residents ( Citizenship ) Act No. 3 of 1949 were passed by the Sri Lankan Parliament and simply reinforced the status quo of the harsher pre-Donoughmore era prior to Universal Franchise ( see Sri Lanka Tamils ( Indian origin ) for more details of dis-enfranchisement ).

In particularly strong – perhaps even hyperbolic — terms, the OHA is denounced for using a " blood quantum " to define eligibility status, a requirement that is " disturbingly reminiscent of the ' Blood Protection ' and ' Citizenship ' laws adopted as part of the infamous Nuremberg laws " of the Nazis, which attempted to limit the vote of those with Jewish blood ( 28 ).