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Samoan nationality law is regulated by the 1962 Constitution of Samoa, as amended; the Citizenship Act 2004, and its revisions; the Citizenship Investment Act 2015; and international agreements entered into by the Samoan government. [1] [2] [3] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Samoa.
Visa requirements for Samoa citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Samoa.As of 15 December 2024, Samoa citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 131 countries and territories, ranking the Samoan passport 40th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
The nationality laws of several countries have special provisions in them to simplify naturalization of favored ethnic groups. The laws in these countries appear to reflect a desire by governments to guarantee a safe haven to diaspora populations, particularly those assumed to be living under precarious conditions. A non-exhaustive list of such ...
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.
Message in the passport of an American Samoan, stating that the passport holder is a "national", but not a citizen, of the United StatesAmerican Samoa is a territory of the United States with a population of about 44,000 people, [1] but the people of American Samoa do not have birthright citizenship in the United States (unless at least one of their parents was a U.S. citizen at the time of ...
As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has pushed through a variety of legislation to increase links between Samoa and the Pacific regional powers of Australia and New Zealand. Under his leadership the country switched to driving on the left, decided to shift westwards across the International Date Line and adopted daylight saving ...
The current holder of the Gatoaitele title is Savea Sano Malifa, owner of the Samoa Observer newspaper. There is currently no holder of the Vaetamasoalii pāpā title. Atua's capital is Lufilufi, formerly part of Falefa, which was designated as its own village following the events that gave it its name. [2]