Ukraine’s security services said the mayor held Russian citizenship, which is forbidden, but he denied the accusation. Government opponents see it as part of a power grab.
Category: Citizenship and Naturalization
Trump Administration Reinstates More Difficult Citizenship Test
The Trump administration said the more complex test is the “first of many” changes to acquiring U.S. citizenship.
France Announces Agreement to Give New Caledonia More Autonomy
There were violent protests against French rule in the semiautonomous Pacific territory last year. The agreement would create a new state within the French Republic.
Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Is Stripped of Dutch Citizenship
Thirteen years ago, Andre Geim took British citizenship to accept a knighthood. He has just learned he can no longer be a citizen of the Netherlands as a result.
The Edge, U2’s Guitarist, Becomes Irish Citizen After 62 Years There
The musician born David Evans was one of more than 7,500 people who became citizens in a series of ceremonies in southwest Ireland this week.
Italian Referendum to Loosen Citizenship Rules Fails
Less than a third of eligible voters turned out for a poll that would have made it easier for foreigners to become citizens, and strengthened labor rights.
Italians Prepare to Vote in Citizenship Referendum
A referendum on Sunday and Monday will give Italians the chance to loosen citizenship laws for immigrants. But it is not clear enough voters will turn out.
Overlooked No More: Hong Yen Chang, Lawyer Who Challenged a Racist System
He struggled to become the first Chinese American person to practice law in the U.S., then used his training to fight for other Chinese Americans.
American Emigration to Britain Rises
New data from the U.K. government showed applications surged in the first three months of this year, which some analysts attributed to the political climate in the United States.
World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease.
Can Pope Leo XIV Keep U.S. Citizenship?
He now leads a sovereign nation, Vatican City, and the U.S. State Department says that for an American to retain citizenship as a foreign head of state can “raise complex questions of international law.”
Families Are Split as Pakistan Deports Thousands of Afghan Refugees
Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the government says they must leave.
