Summary
The Act of Citizenship establishes the different forms of citizen status and how to acquire it, as well as how applications should be processed and recorded.
Details
Date enacted:
Current version:
Approved by:
11th March 2023
2nd June 2024
Aaron I
Act of Law
Section 1 – Forms of citizen status
| A | International citizen status grants individuals the right to access all of the Government’s public services and to vote in democratic processes. International citizens should not be permitted to permanently reside within the State’s territory, where residence would be possible and sustainable. |
| B | Local citizen status grants individuals the right to access all of the Government’s public services and to vote in democratic processes. Local citizens should be permitted to permanently reside within the State’s territory, where residence would be possible and sustainable. |
| C | Honourary citizen status grants individuals the right to access all of the Government’s public services but not to vote in democratic processes. Honourary citizens should not be permitted to permanently reside within the State’s territory, where residence would be possible and sustainable. |
Section 2 – Application for citizen status
| A | The Government should process all applications for citizen status. |
| B | Individuals may apply for citizen status where they are aged 13 or over, are a resident of a nation recognised by the Government, have not been convicted in a criminal court of violent or sexual crimes and where they have not previously submitted an application for citizen status after the 11th April 2023 or previously had their citizen status removed by the Government. Individuals should not attempt to mislead officials on an application. |
| C | The Government should only process applications for citizen status where the requirements stated in Part B are met. |
| D | An application for citizen status may be accepted by an Official where they are satisfied that the individual does not pose a threat to the national security or integrity of the State. |
| E | An application for citizen status may be denied by an Official for any reason. |
Section 3 – Honour
| A | Honourary citizen status may be granted by the Head of the State and the head of the Government. |
| B | Individuals that are awarded honourary citizen status should have their details processed by the Government. |
Section 4 – Documentation of citizen status
| A | The Government should issue a certificate of citizen status to the applicant, where sufficient information has been provided to do so. |
| B | Citizens may request that they receive a new certificate of citizen status from the Government, should their details change. The Government should comply where sufficient information has been provided to do so. |
| C | The Government should revoke any issued certificates of citizen status should an individual have their citizen status removed. |
| D | Certificates of citizen status should be recognised by the Government and any public bodies. |
Section 5 – Records of citizen status
| A | The Government should record all information regarding citizens to a private registry. The registry should be accessible only to Officials that are key to the processing of citizen status. |
| B | The Government should comply with any requests made by citizens to have their details made available to them. The Government may comply with requests made by Officials to release information about citizens should it be a matter of national security or integrity. |
Section 6 – Removal of citizen status
| A | Where evidence can be provided that a citizen poses a threat to national security or integrity, the Government may remove their citizen status. The individual should be informed of their citizen status being removed. |
| B | Where a judicial body rules that a citizen’s citizen status should be removed, the Government should comply. The individual should be informed of their citizen status being removed. |
| C | Where evidence can be provided that a citizen provided misleading information on their application for citizen status, after citizen status has been accepted by an Official, the Government may remove the individual’s citizen status. The individual should be informed of their citizen status being removed. |
| D | Where a citizen informs the Government that they wish to forfeit their citizen status, the Government should comply. The individual should be informed of their citizen status being removed. |
Section 7 – Appeal
| A | Where an application for citizen status is denied by an Official, the individual may reach out to a judicial body and seek for the judgement to be overturned on the grounds that they fully meet the requirements stated in Section 2 Part B. Should a judicial body rule in favour of a denied judgement to be overturned, the Government should comply. |
| B | Where an individual’s citizen status is removed by the Government, the individual may reach out to a judicial body and seek for the removal to be overturned, except where the Government was ordered by a judicial body to remove an individual’s citizen status. Should a judicial body rule in favour of a removal to be overturned, the Government should comply. |