Ministerial Decision 92/2019 Issuing the Executive Regulation of the Omani Citizenship Law
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Ministerial Decision 92/2019 Implements the Omani Citizenship Law.
Sudan's Constitution of 2019
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Sudan’s Constitutional Charter for the 2019 transitional period establishes citizenship for anyone born to a Sudanese mother or father while making provisions for naturalization laws. Additionally, the constitution prohibits human trafficking and forced labor in any form and protects several important rights such as the right to travel, to change one’s place of residence, to leave the country, and to return. In regards to displaced persons and refugees, the constitution adheres to relevant international standards in the compensation and return of properties, the protection of their human rights during the return process and after, and establishing their right to participate in politics.
Law No. 173 of 2018
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Law No. 173 establishes "deposit residency" which grants foreigners who deposit a minimum of 7 million Egyptian pounds in local Egyptian banks a five-year residency permit and the opportunity to apply for Egyptian citizenship.
Nationality Code of Tunisia 2018
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Tunisia's 2018 Nationality Code replaces the Nationality Code of 2011 and establishes the country's nationality law regarding how citizenship is determined.
Decree No. 36 of 2015
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Decree Law No. 36 stipulates that anyone who withdraws or loses Bahraini nationality or naturalizes of a foreign nationality without permission is no longer eligible for retirement rights and benefits.
Law No. 41
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Law No. 41 grants members of the Lebanese diaspora to claim Lebanese nationality if a person's male ancestors are registered in any of the 1921-1924 or 1932 census, or resident or immigrant registers available at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities.
Sultani Decree No. 38 of 2014, Nationality Act of Oman
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The Nationality Act introduces several openings for acquiring nationality such as allowing non-Omani women widowed or divorced from Omani men, and minors born to an Omani mother and non-Omani father to apply for nationality, but it also tighten the overall rules with stricter requirements for applicants. Also, Article 5 states an Omani national must obtain permission by royal decree to hold another nationality.
Nationality Act of 1994 (Amendment)
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Amendments made in 2011 to the Sudanese Nationality Act 1994 include prohibiting dual nationality with South Sudan by having individuals who acquire South Sudanese citizenship, either “de jure or de facto”, to automatically lose their Sudanese nationality. The amendments also stipulate that a foreign national must reside in Sudan for more than 10 years (an increase of five years) to be granted nationality.