Social Media Ideas for Citizenship Reform

Taoiseach signals five-year citizenship rule may be retained for workers already in Ireland

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has brought in sweeping reforms to Ireland’s immigration process, making it more difficult to become an Irish citizen.

Citizenship Requirement Amendment a matter of language, geography

West Virginia residents will see an amendment to Article IV, Section 1 of the West Virginia Legislature this Election Day. Here’s what to know about the amendment. The current law...

Irish citizenship rules face biggest overhaul in a generation

Immigrants seeking to become Irish citizens would face a longer residency requirement, mandatory language testing, and a new civics exam under sweeping proposals expected to reach...

Laboratories of (un)democracy

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.Moments after the Supre...

Taoiseach criticised for misrepresenting how citizenship rules work

There have also been calls for the government to introduce a permanent residency visa if it insists on changing current rules.

New citizenship rules would require eight years’ residence, language test and civics exam

Applicants would also face new income and social welfare restrictions, while Ukrainian temporary protection time would be excluded

The Campaign to Create Second-Class Citizens

Toluse Olorunnipa: “GOP lawmakers are pushing to restrict the rights of naturalized and dual citizens—including their ability to run for office.”

Are you going to be impacted by the changes to citizenship rules? We want to hear from you

The government argues the new rules will align Ireland more closely with our EU neighbours.

Immigration reform should help the country, not punish immigrants

The changes to permanent residency requirements add stricter income and pension standards, language requirements and raise fees substantially.

New citizenship criteria ‘may not apply to those already here’ – Taoiseach

Proposals have been made that would see the period of reckonable residence extended from five to eight years — a change that raised alarm bells for those already living in Ireland.

US citizenship applicants face renewed neighbourhood scrutiny under new USCIS guidance

Rules for seeking Irish citizenship to be tightened under proposals due to go to Cabinet

Candidates would have to be resident in the country for eight years and undertake language test under proposed overhaul

Can Bill C-3 be reversed? Here’s what an immigration lawyer has to say

Since Canada’s Bill C-3 came into effect, misconceptions about what the legislation actually does — and doesn’t do — have circulated among prospective applicants. Bill C-3 is an am...

Vote Reform?

But of course! They are clearly well meaning foreign residents intent upon doing good in the UK political sphere.

Citizenship a privilege, says minister ahead of overhaul

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan said "citizenship is a privilege, not a right" ahead of new rules for people seeking Irish citizenship.

Citizenship rules to be tightened with longer residency and language test

Those seeking Irish citizenship will be required be resident in the country for eight years, up from the current five.

Home Ministry: Govt has no plans to amend citizenship law for children born before parents’ marriage registration

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The government has no plans to amend Section 17 of Part III of the Second Schedule of the F...

US moves to restrict birthright citizenship for children of foreign government employees: All you need to know

Suffrage Control: Lindsay Clancy Case Reveals Need for Common-Sense Constitutional Reform

Trump Passport Proposal Targets Birth Tourism Through New Citizenship Checks

The Trump administration is proposing new passport checks for U.S.-born children as part of its broader crackdown on birth tourism, potentially requiring parents to prove their cit...

Georgia Naturalization Ceremonies Put Focus on U.S. Citizenship Process This October

Virguez Law Encourages Georgia Permanent Residents Considering Citizenship to Understand Application, Interview and Testing Requirements

GOP lawmakers are pushing to restrict the rights of naturalized and dual citizens—including their ability to run for off...

For Carlos Alemán, the pinnacle of the dozen years since he became a U.S. citizen was the night in 2020 when he was elected to serve on the city council of Homewood, Alabama. One o...

How Minors Derive Citizenship Through Their Parents

The recent news about Rep. Ilhan Omar has focused attention on how an erstwhile alien minor with a green card would have automatically derived citizenship based on the naturalizati...

Two reforms to improve the American government

Yuval Levin offers Atlantic readers ideas for improving the way the American government functions. Phases of intense dysfunction and frustration in American public life have tended...