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The concept of citizenship varies depending on the nation, and so does the privileges and requisites of this. In the next table, each nation's policy regarding citizenship is shorted out:

  Citizenship is given to all the individuals residing within the given nation
  Citizenship is given to individuals born within the given nation and/or with national parents. Individuals who have resided within the given nation for a fixed set of time and/or have passed a citizenship exam may also obtain the citizenship
  Citizenship is only given to individuals born within the given nation and/or with national parents

Key Country Year implemented Notes
 Arkadiac 1934 To be eligible for Arkadiacen citizenship one must be born to at least one Arkadiacen citizen parent or be a third generation or longer descendent of immigrants. Special exemptions are granted on a case-by-case basis through the Foreign Affairs department, with most skilled laborers applying and obtaining citizenship through them.
Aziflag.png Aziallis 1976 (Last revised 2016) Individuals born in Aziallis (within the sovereign borders of Aziallis, including the Overseas Regions) automatically gain Azillian citizenship. Immigrants willing to become Aziallis Citizens can easily do so. Aziallis grants Permanent residency to Non-DU citizens after 18 months of continuous inhabitation and citizenship after 4 years of continuous inhabitation while the figures for DU citizens are 6 months and two years and for Special Schedule Nations are 12 months and 3 years. For non-continuous inhabitation, citizenship is granted after spending 7 years in Aziallis within 12 years of non-continuous inhabitation. Individuals investing more than 7.5 million Quasa in Aziallis within a year (in any of the yearly revised industries or scheduled properties) are given Dual Azillian Citizenship. The Government, the Parliament, and the Union Monarchy are allowed to grant Honorary Citizenship of Aziallis to individuals having done excellent work in their respective fields. Such citizenships are also granted along with the Medallion e Aazilaan to foreign scientists along with a huge grant to attract them to pursue their work in Aziallis. Asylum seekers are also given Citizenship within six months of application. Illegal Migrants are given a period of 1 year to declare themselves and an additional year of assessment after which they are granted citizenship.



Summary
1. For Non DU individuals- 18 months for PR and 4 years (after the completion of 18 months) for Citizenship (Total of 5 years and 6 months)
2. For DU individuals - 6 months for PR and 2 years for Citizenship (Total of 2 years and 6 months)
3. For Special Schedule Nations individuals- 12 months for PR and 3 years for Citizenship (Total of 4 years)
4. For Non-Continuous Inhabitation- Living time equalling 7 years in Aziallis within 12 actual years
5. For Monetary Dual Citizenship- Investing at least 7.5 million Quasa in specific industries or properties

Special Cases:
1. Honorary Citizenship- Granted by the State to individuals doing excellent work in their fields
2. Merit Citizenship- Granted by the State along with Medallion e Aazilaan to foreign researchers and educationists
3. Asylum Evolution- After an assessment of 6 months, almost always Citizenship is granted to Recognised Asylum Seekers
4. Declaration Evolution- After a window of 1 year of declaring oneself to the National Registry and opening oneself to a year of Government inspections and assessment, citizenship is granted
5. Vulnerables' Evolution- Children of the ages 16 and below and expecting single mothers are granted automatic citizenship after the declaration to the National Registry without any question

 Bakyern 1912 (revised in 1987) Those born in Bakyern require at least one parent to be a Bakyernian national to be given Bakyernian nationality at birth. Ethnic Bakyernians and those with parents of Bakyernian nationality born overseas are eligble to receive Bakyernian citizenship if they move to Bakyern and have lawfully resided for 5 months. Foreigners can have temporary residence in Bakyern if they wish to apply and gain citizenship. Foreigners are required to be fluent in Bakyernian, complete and pass multiple exams and requirements, and have resided within Bakyern for at least 8 years lawfully. After this process is completed foreigners will complete naturalisation and receive Bakyernian citizenship.
 Encessia 1994 The new constitution of Encessia after the establishment of the Auteker included a clause that defined the circumstances of citizenship. This extends to those born in in an Encessian province or territory or with Encessian parents. Immigrants can achieve citizenship in Encessia through a immigration program after passing a series of tests, checks, and documentation. New migrants receive a residential pass that they must maintain for three years before getting a full-fledged residency and citizenship.
Freice 1972
(revised in 2022)
Aside from a limited number of cases, almost all persons born within the territory of Freice are automatically citizens at both, regardless of the citizenship status of their parents. Foreign nationals may naturalise after living in Freice for at least four years, with a minimum of three years of permanent residency. In 2022, a revision was made that allowed for dual citizenship.
 Gabrielland 1927 Gabrielt citizenship is not automatically given to any individual born within the borders. One must have at least one parent who is a citizen (if born within the borders of the nation). If an individual is born outside the borders of Gabrielland, both parents must be citizens. Citizenship tests are available for Permanent Residents after living 15 years continuously or 20 years noncontinuous.
 Ganji Islands 1970 People born in Ganji Islands get a citizenship automatically. Immigrants, emigrants and refugees can apply for citizenship after they've lived in Ganji Islands for atleast 36 months.
 Gassasinia 1979
(Last revised 1984)
According to the Gassasinian Constitution, all individuals born to at least one permanent resident parent, along stateless and orphaned children, are subject to Gassasinian citizenship. When a parent naturalises or registers are a Gassasinian citizen, that citizenship is passed on down to their children.


According to the Citizenship Act 1984, individuals who have spent at least half their childhood within Gassasinia, previously held but since renounced Gassasinian citizenship, and those who have lived within Gassasinia continuously for at least 30 years can seek citizenship through registration rather than through naturalisation, waiving their requirement to pay a fee, seek sponsors and fill a citizenship test.

For other conditions one must seek Gassasinian citizenship through naturalisation, meaning one must be able to list any five Gassasinian citizens as references who can sponsor their Gassasinian citizenship, complete a citizenship test and prove their ability to speak and write in Gassasinian and English language. Furthermore, they must fill at least one of the following criteria:

  • Have lived in Gassasinia continuously for at least ten years.
  • Are a stateless individual, but not because of renunciation of citizenship.
  • Have a child who is a citizen of Gassasinia.
  • Have been living in Gassasinia with a child for at least five years.
  • Married to a citizen of Gassasinia for at least two and a half years.

For individuals diagnosed with certain disabilities which reasonably affect one's ability to function socially, the needed amount of references is reduced to two. The cost of starting the naturalisation process is $7,500.
Gassasinian law recognises multiple citizenship and those who renounce their citizenship because their other citizenship does not allow multiple citizenship are entitled to the right to abode, diplomatic protection and the right to register as a Gassasinian citizen.

 Hatstheput 1896 Individuals born within Hatstheput's borders or with national parents will be automatically given the citizenship. Immigrants who have lived inside Hatstheput for more than 10 years may carry out a citizenship test in order to earn their citizenship.
 Hoterallia 1910 According to the Constitution of Hoterallia, Chapter II:
  • 1. A citizen of the Second Empire of Hoterallia is a person with Hoterallian nationality.
    • 1a. A citizen of the Second Empire of Hoterallia is a person born within the territory of the Empire.
    • 1b. A citizen of the Second Empire of Hoterallia is a person whom parents are Hoterallian (one parent are the same).
    • 1c. A person who are born outside the nation with parents who are Hoterallian are allowed to be citizens with consent of the parents and the government of the nation where the parents are living.


  • 2. A Hoterallian citizen residing abroad shall be protected by the Second Enpire of Hoterallia.


According to the Free Immigration Act of 1910, still in effect today, stated:
If a person with a different nationality from Hoterallian, these person who have these following criteria can become an official citizen of the Second Empire of Hoterallia:

  • 1. Lived and worked in the Empire for 2 years and a half.
  • 2. Lived and worked with major helps for the Empire (governmental) for 1 year.
  • 3. Married to another citizen of the Empire for 3 years.
  • 4. Have a child with another citizen of the Empire.
  • 5. A person with a stateless identity residing in the Empire.


If one of these criteria fitted with the person, they have a limit of 3 years before getting tested for their citizenship called "The Imperial Citizenship Exam", usually taken in the Governmental Prefecture House of the person residing, they are either passed with a score of 60/100 and above in Hoterallian or 80/100 and above in their native language, they will be an official citizen of the Second Empire of Hoterallia. The exam usually cost around 100 gen (equivalent to almost 111 USD) to take.
Some special cases included in the act:

  • 1. Governmental Citizenship: A person who have both the permission of the government of Hoterallia and their previous nation's government to be a citizen in Hoterallia will be given the Governmental Citizen.
  • 2. Studying Citizenship: A person who is at the age from 6 to 18 who is having an education abroad and is now moved into Hoterallia will be given the Studying Citizenship. After they have the full high school education, they have 2 years before taking "The Imperial Citizenship Exam" if they want to be a Hoterallian or return to their native country.
  • 3. Awarded Citizenship: A person who is awarded with a scholarship, a national award from the government of Hoterallia will be given the Awarded Citizenship, they can live in Hoterallia for ten years before taking "The Imperial Citizenship Exam".
  • 4. Disabled Citizenship: A person who have a disability of any kinds, both mental and physical that hopes to reside in Hoterallia will be given the Disabled Citizenship, they will have a time limit of 10 years before taking "The Imperial Citizenship Exam", when they or their guardian notify the local government that they are able to take the exam. An exception for mentally disabled is for scores, they will passed with the scores 40/100 and above.


After taking "The Imperial Citizenship Exam", annually held in May, and if they passed, they will be granted a citizenship in July, in their local governmental houses. They will have to attend a meeting with the others people who were given the citizenship, read the Oath To Phoenix Empire and sing the national anthem, after that they will be an official citizens of the Second Empire of Hoterallia.
Newly granted citizens will be given 10,000 gen (equivalent to almost 11,100 USD) every month for a year and they will earn the rights that are bestowed on all Hoteralllian people.

 Kistolia 1954 (Since Establishment) Anyone with residence is granted citizenship in Kistolia.
Screenshot 2021-03-04 085120.png Lyonheimer 1975 Lyonheimerish citizenship is given to anybody born in the country, even if they have only visited once. It is also offered to those with first-generation Lyonheimermen parents. If you live in the nation for 3 years you are also offered citizenship.
Melide 1898 Only a person born in the national territory is considered a citizen of the country. Nationality cannot be obtained by any other method.
 Morrawia 1927 Since The Third Morrawian Kingdom, there has been atempts at documenting citizens and non-citizens. During The Third Morrawian Kingdom, Citizens Act determined that who is born on the soil under the ownership of Morrawia, he shall be granted full citizenship and be regarded as Morrawian. This only a formality as this was regarded as normal since antiquity. As years went on, new laws modified the existing laws, such a the neccesity of at least one parent being Morrawian. During the rule of The Empire, requirement of 2 parents being born in Morrawia was introduced. After the fall, there were countless bills passed about the citizenship expanding the coverage to immigrants. The law that Morrawia abides by to this day is The Nationality Act of 1927. Since that year, it has been amended planty of times. This particular bill only contains information on how to get a citizenship as a newcoming citizen and it doesn´t mention anything about honorary or merity citizenship (that is written in the Special Citizenships Act of 1994). This law crearly states:

ARTICLE I
Every person born within the territory of the Federal Republic of Morrawia with at least 1 parent of Morrawian nationality shall be granted immidiate citizenship and shall be protected by United Kingdoms of Morrawia.
ARTICLE II
In case of at least one parent being of immigrant status, these parents must be properly documented in any of The Immigrants Offices; if this requirement isn´t met, parent is obligated to register in IO during a period of 30 days, otherwise, they will need to leave the country.
ARTICLE III
If neccesities of Article II are met, child shall be given full citizenship and shall be protected by Federal Republic of Morrawia. On condition of the lack of registration by one of the parent, child can´t be granted citizenship, but only an acces permit, which grants them full rights of citizens, aside from voting, until their parent get documented in IO. They still shall be protected by Federal Republic of Morrawia.
ARTICLE III
Immigrants with at least 1 years of working experience in Federal Republic of Morrawia and a permanent residence in the same place, shall be granted citizenship upon their request in their local Immigration Office. Furthermore, every immigrant shall take an Oath of Citizenship as a final stage in granting of Morrawian citizenship. Furthermore, before oath, person must following criteria:

  • ability to speak fluently Morrawian
  • knowledge of current political landscape and political structure
  • understanding of Morrawian values and laws
  • respecting the culture and adaptation to that culture
  • & passing The Citizenship Test, which is based on previous knowledge

ARTICLE IV
No person shall have:

  • advocated against all forms of organized government
  • advocated for the overthrow of the Morrawian government
  • advocated for the assault or killing of government officials
  • advocated for property destruction or general sabotage

within 10 years, prior to their application
ARTICLE V
Those who marry into the family of Morrawian citizens shall be granted citizenship upon proper registration in IO, at least 2 years of working experience and the permanent residence same as their spouse´s.
ARTICLE VI
No discrimination shall occur to any immigrant or any other non-citizen while on the soil of Federal Republic of Morrawia.
ARTICLE VII
The Government of Morrawia shall grant citizenship within very special occasions to any person, who helped Morrawian efforts, promoted Morrawian values or sacrificed themselves in the name of Morrawia.
ARTICLE VIII
Every single humanbeing seeking asylum, due to various reason, such as escaping war, escaping criminal charges which are incompatible with Morrawian values, or being in a dire situation shall be granted citizenship as a means of protecting such person.
ARTICLE IX
This legislation shall be amendable in accordance with The Constitution of Morrawia and any other amendments shall be part of this legislation.

 Norvinia 1931 Naturalisation
a process through which a foreign person is granted citizenship by the Minister at the time responsible for matters relating to Norvish Citizenship, though a certificate of naturalisation if they satisfies the following requirements: 
  • has resided in Norvinia throughout the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the application; and
  • during the six (6) years immediately preceding the said period of twelve (12) months, resided in Norvinia for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than four (4) years; and
  • has good character and passed eligibility assestment; and
  • has an adequate knowledge of Norvish History, Laws, and Culture

Descent
Persons of Norvish/Ilanean descent became eligible for Citizenship by registration if they can prove they are descendants in the direct line of an ascendant born in the country. Whilst there is no residency requirement, if the applicant has parents or grandparents who are still alive and are also direct descendants themselves, they would also have to apply for Citizenship as otherwise the Citizenship link would have been broken.
Investment
investors who are able to demonstrate that they have rendered exceptional services to the country may apply for Norvish Citizenship. The applicant must then hold residence status in Norvinia for at least 36 months with an exception of 12 months against a higher investment, and pass an eligibility assessment, before applying for citizenship. The applicant under these Regulations must satisfy all of the following requirements: 

  • Make a non-refundable exceptional direct investment of ℟600,000 after completing the 36 months requirement of holding residency status in Norvinia OR ℟750,000 after completion of at least 12 months of residency
  • Purchase a residential property worth at least ℟700,000 or rent a property for a minimum annual rent of ℟16,000, which must be kept by the main applicant for a minimum of 5 years
  • Donate a minimum of ℟10,000 to a registered philanthropic, cultural, sport, scientific, animal welfare, or artistic or society

Marriage
An individual who is the spouse of a Norvish national and has been married and living together for at least five (5) years can apply for Norvish Citizenship. This Citizenship Act further provides that an application can also be submitted by a widow/er of a person who was a citizen of Norvinia if during the time of death, the widow/er had been married and living together with the now deceased person for at least five (5) years. 

 Nexalan 1934 (Revised in 2001) Citizenship in Nexalan is automatically given to those born in Nexalan, people who wish to have a citizenship in Nexalan are required to live in a Designated Immigration Region (DIR) for 36 months or until government notice. Immigrants from Template:Country data Sanjion Sanjion do not have to do this process, and can be given citizenship once submiting a registration with a government office (Citizenship Act 7777 in 1942)
 Paslin 1905 Citizenship for Paslin has been set since it's creation, and the rules are still followed today. Paslinian citizenship is automatically given to those born in Paslin, those with Paslin parents or adopted by Paslin parents, single or not.

Those wishing to immigrate will have to come to the immigration center to see if they meet requirements for citizenship, some of those requirements being if they have lived in Paslin for a certain number of years, if they have been involved in extreme crimes, etc. If not, they will be allowed to live in Paslin for a certain number of years, and if they manage to do so without being caught for doing any crimes that are considered dangerous and extreme by law, they will be accepted as a citizen.

 Prybourne 1892 See Citizenship of Prybourne
 Qazhshava 1918 Citizenship of Qazhshava is earned if you have passed the citizenship test or if you serve the armed forces for 3 years, if born in Qazhshava Citizenship is granted for free
 Sacrofnia 1994 Citizenship of Sacrofnia is earned if you have passed the citizenship test or if you join the army for 10 years those born in Sacrofnia do not need to have a test to have their citizenship
 Sauthar 1946 Article I

1.1. Any child born within the borders of the Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar, who has at least one parent with Sautharian citizenship, shall be granted citizenship and protection as per the Constitution of Sauthar.
1.2.1. Any child born within the borders of the Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar, but whose parents do not possess Sautharian citizenship, shall be granted "Right to Stay", which shall allow the child protection as per the Constitution of Sauthar and allowance to enter and stay in the country without a visa. However, the child shall not have the same privileges as Sautharian citizens in education (free education is not available to the children with the "Right to Stay"), public transportation (no free transportation shall be allowed), healthcare (no free universal healthcare shall be granted to the child), government-funded additional education (such education shall not be given to the child free of charge)
1.2.2. Any child who posseses the "Right to Stay" is obliged, after they have reached the age of 14, to choose their citizenship as per their parents' citizenships or Sautharian citizenship.
1.2.3. In case the child chooses to become a fully legitimate Sautharian citizen, all the priviliges, as those of a rightful citizen of Sauthar, shall be granted as per the Constitution of Sauthar.
1.2.4. Any child in possession of the "Right to Stay" shall be overviewed by Child Protective Services on a monthly basis.
1.2.5. If a parent acquires Sautharian citizenship, the "Right to Stay" of their child shall be revoked with official Sautharian citizenship taking its place. All priviliges of a Sautharian citizen shall be granted to the child.

Article II
1. Any person who deems themselves worthy of Sautharian citizenship may apply* for said citizenship in a Royal Immigration Centre after they have lived within Sauthar for the period of at least 7 (seven) full years and have shown the ability to properly sustain their life within Sautharian economy and culture.
2. Any person who deems themselves worthy of Sautharian citizenship and has a spouse, who is in possession of Sautharian citizenship, may apply* for Sautharian citizenship in a Royal Immigration Centre after have lived within the borders of Sauthar for the period of at least 5 (five) full years. It shall also be noted that the person must provide proof of the connections to their spouse and substencial evidence as to their cohabitation.
3. Any person who deems themselves worthy of Sautharian citizenship and is a parent of a child born in Sauthar (i.e. a child in possession of the "Right to Stay") may apply for citizenship in a Royal Immigration Centre after have lived within the borders of Sauthar for 4 (four) full years.
4. Any person shall be permitted to have double citizenship: one of Sauthar and the other of the country of their origin. In order to obtain such citizenship extensive proof of the person's connections to the claimed country of origin must be provided.

Article III
1.1. Any person who was provided with political shelter by the government of the Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar shall be protected as per the Constitution of Sauthar. However, such person shall have no citizenship and therefore no priviliges, that would normally apply to the citizens of Sauthar. Such person will be given the "Political Refugee" status and will be provided with job opportunities as per their abilities and with accommodation (however, accommodation is only given for the period of one and a half year, untill the person is able to fully provide for themselves).
1.2. Any child of a political refugee shall be given the "Right to Stay".
1.3. If a political refugee commits a major crime (e.g., homicide, robbery, burglary, rape, kidnapping), their status will be immediately revoked. The person shall be judged in the court of law and shall serve their sentence in one of the Sautharian government-funded prisons. Any request from the prisoner's country of citizenship must be denied, as they have commited a crime against Sautharian citizens and constitution, and therefore must serve their sentence in accordance with Sautharian law. If the prisoner serves their sentence completely and gets released, upon their request, they may be given the status of "Untrustworthy Refugee" and shall then face a probation period of two years. People with such status do not possess any privelleges of the regular citizens of Sauthar. They shall, however, be given accommodation for the period of 3 months and job opportunities for the same period. The time spent with the status of "Untrustworthy Refugee" does not add up to the overall time spent living in Sauthar that would need to be calculated for the person's application for Sautharian citizenship. If by the end of the 3 months period the untrustworthy refugee does not manage to provide for themselves and pay for their own accommodation, their status will be revoked and they will be sent back to their country of citizenship.

Article IV
1.1. Any legitimate citizen of the Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar remains in the full right to revoke their citizenship as per the Constitution of Sauthar.
1.2. After a person applies for the revocation of Sautharian citizenship, their citizenship, should the application be granted, becomes suspended. The person, whose citizenship is suspended, still remains protected as per the Constitution of Sauthar, although any and all other privileges are completly revoked.
1.3. The revocation of Sautharian citizenship becomes complete only after another sovereign state has granted the person their full and legitimate citizenship.
1.4. Any person willing to lift the suspension of their citizenship reserves the full right to do so at any point before they have been granted another sovereign state's citizenship.
1.5. The minimal period between the changes in the state of one's citizenship must be no less than six months.
1.6. Any political refugee reserves their full right to apply for revocation of such status. In such case their "Political Refugee" status shall be nullified and, if the procedure has been carried out while they were within the borders of Sauthar, the person shall be prohibited from further stay on the sovereign territory of Sauthar and shall be obliged with leaving the country during the period of one month. If the period of one month expires before the person has been able to leave Sauthar, they shall be expelled from the country with subsequent ban to enter the territory of the Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar in the next three years.

  • In all cases of a person voluntarily applying for the citizenship of Sauthar an exam for evaluation of knowledge and ability for usage of the country's official language (Sautharian/Sáþarõni) shall be mandatory. The evaluated level of knowledge must be no less than B2 (by CEFR system for evaluation)
 Salamat 1969 (Last revised 2010) A person born on the Salamati territory is considered a citizen of the country. People who reside in Salamat for more than 5 years can apply for Salamati nationality if they speak Arabic to at least an intermediary level.
 Tiskaiya 1962 (Last revised 2018) Individuals with one Tiskai parent can apply for citizenship. In 1980 Tiskaiya implemented the "Citizenship by Blood" law, in which if an individual can prove to the immigration office that they have at least 40% Tiskai blood, they can become citizens.
 Tsokeiku (Last revised 2016.) Individuals whose parent is Tsokeikanese is automatically granted Tsokeikan citizenship.
 The Vanna 1961 Birthright citizenship is a right given in the Constitution of 1961, either through birth on sovereign territory of the Federation of The Vanna or birth by Vannese citizens. Additionally people adopted by Vannese citizens, refugees, or asylum seekers get automatic citizenship upon arrival through Vannese Basic Law. Immigrants can apply for citizenship after having residency for 12 months.
 Yryel Since establishment (last revised in 1990) Citizenship is granted upon birth to those who were born in Yryel or have at least one parent who is of Yryel citizenship. Immigrants must have lived in Yryel for at least four full years before they can apply for citizenship (two years for those that immigrate from countries in the Dokodo Union). After four years immigrants can apply for citizenship in which they will take a test about there understanding of yryeli life. After passing this test a further two and a half full years is needed before immigrants can apply for any government office or join the military