Policy catalogueNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Agreed PolicyDocumented national descent may justify a substantially faster restoration route than ordinary naturalization.
Documented national descent may justify a substantially faster citizenship-restoration route than ordinary naturalization.
Implementation note
Descent here means documented citizenship or national lineage. It does not create separate civil rights by broad racial or ethnic classification.
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Citizenship is membership of a historical political community rather than a function of residence, and Restore Europe rejects automatic territorial birthright citizenship as a general rule.
The normal route requires around fifteen years of lawful residence before an application may be made, with demanding assimilation requirements.
Dual citizenship between European countries is generally accepted; non-European citizens naturalizing into a European nation would be expected to renounce their former citizenship.
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