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Citizenship acquisition by immigrants and their descendants : an international legal comparison
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Florence : European University Institute, 2025
EUI; RSC; Global Governance Programme; [GLOBALCIT]
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VINK, Maarten Peter, DZANKIC, Jelena, BAUBÖCK, Rainer (editor/s), Citizenship acquisition by immigrants and their descendants : an international legal comparison, Florence : European University Institute, 2025, EUI, RSC, Global Governance Programme, [GLOBALCIT] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/94001
Abstract
This report, commissioned by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in Switzerland, provides a comparative study of conditions and procedures for the acquisition of citizenship by foreign immigrants (first generation) and their descendants (second and third generation) in Europe. The focus of the study is on 11 selected European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. This study includes an in-depth comparison of the condi- tions and procedures for residence-based naturalisation, for citizenship acqui- sition by children and young adults, and for citizenship acquisition based on birth in the country. The study also covers counselling and information pro- visions. To ensure a systematic and comprehensive comparison of the require- ments and procedures for citizenship acquisition across countries, we draw on the internationally recognized comparative framework developed within the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT).
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-- 1. Introduction
-- 2. Country Reports: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
-- 3. Comparative Synthesis
-- 4. Comparative contextualisation
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Published online: November 2025