2018 Amendment to the Sudanese Nationality Act
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The 2018 amendments to the Nationality Act allow Sudanese women to pass on their nationality to their children if the father is from South Sudan.
Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2017
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Law No. 16 of 2017 amends provisions of federal law No. 17 of 1972 on nationality and passports, mainly extending citizenship to non-Emirati women married to, divorced from, or widowed from Emirati men under specified conditions as well as to persons who have "provided exceptional services to the country."
Council of Ministers Decision No. 406 of 2012
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Decision No. 406 concerning special arrangements for the children of Saudi women married to foreigners grants the right for Saudi women to sponsor the residence of their children and spouses, allowing them to the rights and benefits of Saudi nationals in terms of education, medical care, and employment.
Law No. 2010-55, Nationality Code of Tunisia 2011
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The 2011 Nationality Code allows both Tunisian men and women to transfer nationality to their children. This legislation has since been replaced by the Tunisian Nationality Code of 2018.
Moroccan Nationality Code 1958, amended 2007
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The 2007 amendments to the Nationality Code allows Moroccan women married to foreigners to pass on Moroccan citizenship to their children.
Law 26 of 2006: Iraqi Nationality Law
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The 2006 Nationality Law amends previous versions and outlines the process of naturalization for non-Iraqi spouses and, among other things, allows dual citizenship. In particular, the Law echoes the Iraqi Constitution of 2005 that allows both Iraqi men and women to pass on their nationality to their children but newly limits the ability of Iraqi women married to a foreigner to confer nationality to children born outside the country.
Nationality Code (amendments)
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Amendments to Algeria's nationality code allows Algerian women to transmit citizenship to their children whose father is a foreigner.
Law No. 154 of 2004 amending Law No. 26 of 1975 concerning Egyptian nationality
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Law No. 154 amends the 1975 Nationality Law so that children of Egyptian women are given Egyptian citizenship in the same way as children of Egyptian men. Children born before the implementation of this law are able to apply for Egyptian nationality.