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The primary law governing nationality requirements is the Citizenship of Fiji Act 2009, which came into force on 10 April 2009. Any person born in Fiji, other than those born between 1990 and 1997, automatically receives citizenship at birth regardless of the nationalities of their parents.
Sections 14 and 15 set out how Fiji citizenship may be lost or forfeited. An adult who acquires citizenship of a foreign state forfeits Fiji citizenship. A child acquiring foreign citizenship is permitted to have dual citizenship until reaching the age of 21, after which they have one year to make a final decision on which citizenship to keep.
The Henley Passport Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom allowed by those countries' ordinary passports for their citizens. [3] It was launched in 2005 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index [ 4 ] and was updated to Henley Passport Index in January 2018.
Under the 2013 Constitution, Fiji's Parliament is unicameral. Its 50 members are elected for four-year terms by Party-list proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single constituency. To win election to Parliament, a political party (or an independent candidate) must win five percent of the total valid vote nationwide.
The ePassport system was set up for Fiji's Department of Immigration by German company Muhlbauer ID Services. [6] The new technology saw the passport fee more than double from FJD $76 to $200. [1] Fiji is the third country in the Pacific region to introduce biometric passports, after Tonga and the Solomon Islands. [7]
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. [1] The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired by declaration.
Most nationalities of the world, as well as EU citizenship, are included in the ranking. Not included are fantasy passports and nationalities of non-recognized states such as micronations, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Somaliland. [9] All nationalities receive a score from 0% to 100%. [10] Weighted distribution of factors to calculate the QNI score
The Hungary program required a €300,000 purchase of interest free government bonds, repayable in 5 years, plus a €60,000 one off fee for the applicant, which covered all family members, the 5 year visa was renewable at no extra cost and citizenship could be applied for after 8 years.