Slovenia - 2012
Is there automatic citizenship acquisition by birth for migrant children born in the country?
- Code:
- RED102
- Key Area:
- Political & Civic Participation
- Strand(s):
- Equality
| Short Answer |
No, acquisition of citizenship by birth (when the child is born in Slovenia) is connected to Slovenian citizenship of at least one parent. |
| Qualitative Info |
At birth natural person obtains Slovenian citizenship by law i) when both parents are Slovenian citizens, ii) when the child is born in Slovenia and at least one parent is a Slovenian citizen (in the latter case the acquisition of the citizenship by law is combined with the territorial principle, and iii) if the child is born abroad and one of the parents is Slovenian citizen while the other parent is unknown, of non-determined citizenship or stateless. Sources: Country Report for Slovenia, EUDO Citizenship Observatory, by Felicita Medved, December 2009, revised May 2010, http://eudo-citizenship.eu/docs/CountryReports/Slovenia.pdf. Date of access: 21.1.2012. |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Integration - social cohesion |
| External Url | http://eudo-citizenship.eu/docs/CountryReports/Slovenia.pdf |
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