| Naoero Citizenship Act | |
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| Parliament of Nauru | |
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| Enacted by | Government of Nauru |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Nauruan nationality law is regulated by the 1968 Constitution of Nauru, as amended; the Naoero Citizenship Act of 2017, and its revisions; custom; and international agreements entered into by the Nauruan government.[1][2] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Nauru. The legal means to acquire nationality, formal membership in a nation, differ from the domestic relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship.[3][4] Nauruan nationality is typically obtained either on the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in the Nauru or under the rules of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth to parents with Nauruan nationality.[5] Naturalization is only available to those with some connection to the country, such as the spouse of a citizen; no amount of time living in Nauru will, by itself, make one eligible for naturalization.[6]
- ^ Dziedzic 2020, pp. 6, 10.
- ^ MacSporran 1993, p. 20.
- ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
- ^ Dziedzic 2020, p. 7.
- ^ Dziedzic 2020, p. 12.