Topics Requirements for naturalization

Constitute topics are built from the variables in the Comparative Constitutions Project’s dataset, which captures the content of world constitutions. The particular variables relevant to this topic are listed below, in the form of survey questions.

More information about the CCP’s research design is available here, including background information on how the team designed the inventory of constitutional topics as well as the full coding survey

Description

Naturalization is the process through which a person acquires a citizenship to which they did not have a right by birth. These provisions detail the requirements an individual must fulfil in order to gain citizenship.

Categories

Culture and Identity

Keywords

nationals; subjects

Survey Questions

  • Does the constitution provide for naturalized citizens?
  • Which of the following are necessary conditions for naturalization (granting citizenship to a foreigner)?
  • Which of the following are sufficient conditions for naturalization (granting citizenship to a foreigner)?