Agreed PolicyNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Naturalization
The normal route requires around fifteen years of lawful residence before an application may be made, with demanding assimilation requirements.
Policy catalogueNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Agreed PolicyVoting Rights After Naturalization
Naturalized citizens should wait a further four years after naturalization before receiving full voting rights.
Position
Naturalized citizens should not receive voting rights immediately upon naturalization. A further four-year citizenship period should normally precede full voting rights.
Policy
- Ordinary route: fifteen years of lawful residence before eligibility to apply for naturalization.
- After naturalization: four additional years before full voting rights.
Implementation note
Implementation note
Withholding the franchise from existing citizens would require constitutional change in states where the vote attaches to citizenship itself.
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- Agreed PolicyNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Citizenship: General Principle
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.
- Agreed PolicyNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Eligibility for High Public Office
The highest offices of the nation are reserved for citizens with a birth, descent and historical connection to the country rather than acquired citizenship alone.
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