Gender discrimination in granting Dominican citizenship will be eliminated from the Constitution, according to modifications approved by the Constitutional Revisory Assembly yesterday. In the past, if a foreign woman married a Dominican, she would acquire Dominican nationality, but this was not the case for foreign men who married Dominican women. Now, both would be entitled to Dominican citizenship. <\/p>\n
The Assembly also ruled on Art. 16 of the Constitution on nationality on a mix of jus sanguinis (by parents) and jus solis (by birth on the land). The first reading on the nationality issue reads that Dominican nationality will be acquired by:<\/p>\n
a) The children of a Dominican father or mother. <\/p>\n
b) Those who already have Dominican nationality prior to the modifications in the Constitution. <\/p>\n
c) Those born in the Dominican Republic, with the exception of children of foreign diplomatic or consular missions and foreigners who are in transit or reside illegally in the country. A person in transit is any foreigner as defined in Dominican laws. <\/p>\n
d) Those born abroad to a Dominican mother or father, despite having acquired a different nationality to their parents through their place of birth. Once the child is 18 years old, he\/she may request dual nationality from the competent authorities, or renounce one of these. <\/p>\n
e) Anyone who marries a Dominican man or woman, once the request is made to opt for the spouse’s nationality and the person is eligible to meet the legal requirements. <\/p>\n
f) Those who have taken on Dominican nationality. The law will fix the conditions and formalities required for naturalization. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gender discrimination in granting Dominican citizenship will be eliminated from the Constitution, according to modifications approved by the Constitutional Revisory Assembly yesterday. In the past, if a foreign woman married a Dominican, she would acquire Dominican nationality, but this was not the case for foreign men who married Dominican women. Now, both would be entitled … <\/p>\n