Countries: Malaysia
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"[Malaysia is] allowing foreign-born children to Malaysian mothers and their non-Malaysian spouse to automatically get citizenship" (para 1).

Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"The Committee is concerned that the following legislative gaps create a high risk of statelessness for women and girls in the State party: (b) Following the loss of nationality through marriage, legislation does not allow the reacquisition of nationality in cases of dissolution or non-occurrence of marriage" (p.11).

Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1, CLCC-LAW-1

"The Committee notes the adoption of Law No. 2013-654 of 13 September 2013 amending articles 12, 13, 14 and 16 of Law No. 61-415 of 14 December 1961 on the Nationality Code, which guarantees equal treatment of women and men in the acquisition of nationality. It is concerned, however, that certain provisions of the Nationality Code discriminate against women, for example, on the transfer of nationality to spouses or children in certain cases" (10). "The Committee recommends that the State party amend or repeal all remaining provisions of the Nationality Code that discriminate against women" (10).

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member. " (Parag. 6)

Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"Article 16 of the Constitution provides that that any son or daughter of a Nicaraguan father or mother, whether or not they were born on national soil, is a national of Nicaragua. It also sets forth the right to retain one’s nationality, establishing that no one may be deprived of it, even if they decide to acquire another nationality, since the holding of multiple nationalities is permitted. Foreign individuals can become naturalized citizens if they meet the legal requirements. Nicaragua protects the right to form a family either by marriage or by stable de facto union; once a bond is established, no acquired rights, including nationality, may be renounced." (18)....more

Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1, CLCC-LAW-1

"Article 33 of the Constitution and the Ethiopian Nationality Proclamation No. 378/2003 gives any Ethiopian the right to maintain and/or changes his/her nationality. The Ethiopian law guarantees to a child born from Ethiopian parents to acquire Ethiopian nationality. In addition, women have the right to maintain their Ethiopian nationality as well as pass on their nationality to their foreigner spouses" (13).

Countries: Namibia
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"The right to nationality is a constitutional right. The state party through the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has an e-birth system in place which allows for timely birth registrations. The system is accessible in all district Hospitals." (13). "The following persons shall be citizens of Namibia by marriage: (a) those who are not Namibian citizens under Sub-Article (1) or (2) hereof and who: (aa) in good faith marry a Namibian citizen or, prior to the coming into force of this Constitution, in good faith married a person who would have qualified for Namibian citizenship if this Constitution had been in force; and (bb) subsequent to such marriage have...more

Countries: Denmark
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1, CLCC-LAW-1

"The Danish rules of nationality contain no provisions relating to the automatic loss of nationality upon marriage or in the situation where the spouse changes nationality. Furthermore, it makes no distinction between women and men with regard to loss of Danish nationality. A child will acquire Danish nationality if born to a Danish father, a Danish mother or a Danish co-mother" (17).

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"...A foreign woman may receive citizenship after 10 years of marriage to a citizen. Anyone may receive a passport by presidential fiat" (24). "In July the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship announced a change to the main condition for acquiring residency, replacing the previous employment requirement with a minimum income requirement. While foreign men working in the country and earning a salary between 3,000 AED ($820) and 4,000 AED ($1,100) could obtain residency permits for their families for three years, a foreign woman would need to earn 10,000 AED ($2,700) a month to sponsor her husband or 4,000 AED ($1,100) to sponsor her children. The previous requirements allowed foreign...more

Countries: Thailand
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"The law bases citizenship on birth to at least one citizen parent, marriage to a male citizen" (26). "Women were unable to confer citizenship to their noncitizen spouses in the same way as male citizens" (33).

Countries: India
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"A child born in the country on or after July 1, 1987, obtained citizenship if either parent was an Indian citizen at the time of the child’s birth. Authorities consider those born in the country on or after December 3, 2004, citizens only if at least one parent was a citizen and the other was not illegally present in the country at the time of the child’s birth. Authorities considered persons born outside the country on or after December 10, 1992, citizens if either parent was a citizen at the time of birth, but authorities do not consider those born outside the country after December 3, 2004, citizens unless their...more

Countries: Vietnam
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"[The number of stateless people] also included a number of women who lost their citizenship after marrying a foreigner but then lost their foreign citizenship, primarily because of divorce" (25).

Countries: Mali
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1, CLCW-LAW-2, CLCC-PRACTICE-1

"Citizenship is derived from either parent or by birth within the country, and the law requires registration within 30 days of birth. A fine can be levied for registration occurring after the 30-day period. Girls were less likely to be registered" (24).

Countries: Cambodia
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"By law children born to one or two ethnic Khmer parents are citizens. A child derives citizenship by birth to a mother and father who are not ethnic Khmer if both parents were born and living legally in the country or if either parent acquired citizenship through other legal means. Ethnic minorities are considered citizens" (22). If a child is a citzen when either of the parents is a citizen, then it can be inferred that a woman can remain a citizen when she marries someone who is not (SFR - CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Canada
Variables: CLCW-LAW-1

"In August, the Trudeau government announced that First Nations women would be treated equally under the Indian Act, enabling them to retain their Indigenous status if they marry non-Indigenous men" (para 6).