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For several, if not most, of the countries in European Union, you have to reside in the country five continuous years and speak the basics of the local, officia
by guiraldelli 6y ago
For several, if not most, of the countries in European Union, you have to reside in the country five continuous years and speak the basics of the local, official language, in order to be apply for citizenship. Given the duration of a citizenship, it doesn't sound a bad requirement.
Some countries, though, require you to have only one citizenship, which implies you will have to get rid of whatever citizenship you have. But that was not the point of your incorrect statement.
Once thing that is common in Europe is citizenship by family, and I am not aware of a country (in Europe) that allows citizenship by being born in that place. In fact, I am just aware of United States and Brazil with the latter rule, but I never investigated it further.
- niij 6y agoCitizenship passed down via family: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis Citizenship based on where you're born: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli Jus Solid is more expansive than you think. It's most of the western hemisphere and in many European countries it is allowed if the parent(s) are in the country legally or are permanent residents.
- 627467 6y agoYou're taking about nationality by _jus soli_ (by soil) vs _jus sangunis_ (by blood): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli Most of the New World is jus soli, while some European countries now accept jus soli under certain circumstances.