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AdoptionVerified97%·Apr 2026International adoption derivative§3 jus sanguinis derivative after foreign adoption recognition.

BirthVerified95%·Apr 2026Acquisition by birth — jus sanguinis (§3 Act 186/2013)SIGNATURE deep-

BirthVerified95%·Apr 2026Foundling jus soli — statelessness avoidance only (§10)Limited jus soli for statelessness avoidance only.

DescentVerified96%·Apr 2026Declaration by former CZ/CS citizens (§31 Act 186/2013)SIGNATURE deep-

DescentVerified95%·Apr 2026Declaration by descendants (§32 + Act 207/2019 expansion)SIGNATURE deep-

DescentVerified95%·Apr 2026Derivative descent (parent restored under §31/§32)Children of §31/§32 declarants acquire CZ citizenship via §3 jus sanguinis derivative chain.

DescentVerified97%·Apr 2026PENDING: Wintonovy děti (4th-gen diaspora) — Sněmovní tisk 585

HistoricalVerified96%·Apr 2026Habsburg → ČSR transition (Heimatrecht continuity)Recepční zákon 11/1918 retained Habsburg laws transitionally; Act 236/1920 Sb. is the first CS Citizenship Act

HistoricalVerified96%·Apr 2026Saint-Germain / Trianon transferees (1919-1924 option windows)Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia + Slovak option windows; complex post-Treaty option-grants for territorial transferees

HistoricalVerified95%·Apr 2026Beneš decrees 1945 (citizenship loss for German+Hungarian nationality)SIGNATURE deep-

HistoricalVerified95%·Apr 2026Communist-era citizenship loss (political emigration)Loss-on-emigration provisions: §7 odnětí (Act 194/1949); §6(1) propuštění (Act 39/1969). Restoration via Act 88/1990 + Act 92/1990

HistoricalVerified96%·Apr 2026Slovak option transitional regime 1993SIGNATURE deep-

MarriageVerified95%·Apr 2026Spouse pathway (§15(1)(e) waiver of §14 conditions)Spouse pathway operates via §15(1)(e) waiver of §14 conditions. NOT §10 (foundling) or §14 alone.

MilitaryVerified96%·Apr 2026Military service citizenship (largely historical)No active modern MIL-specific route. Modern military meritorious operate via §16 (CZ-SPC-03).

NaturalizationVerified96%·Apr 2026Standard naturalization (§14 Act 186/2013): 5y permanent residence + Czech B1 + civicsSIGNATURE deep-

NaturalizationVerified96%·Apr 2026Reduced-residency naturalization (§12-§13 — refugees, stateless)Reduced 3-year residence for refugees + stateless persons.

NaturalizationVerified95%·Apr 2026EU-citizen reduced pathwayEU privileged residence under Free Movement Directive.

RestorationVerified97%·Apr 2026Post-1948 émigré restoration (Act 193/1999, 5-year sunset)SIGNATURE deep-

RestorationVerified97%·Apr 2026Post-Velvet political emigrants restoration (Acts 88/1990 + 92/1990)Two parallel acts: federal (88/1990) + Czech NC (92/1990) — both amended Act 39/1969 and nullified §7 odnětí retroactively.

RestorationVerified97%·Apr 2026Diaspora restoration expansion (Act 207/2019 §31 expansion)SIGNATURE deep-

SpecialVerified95%·Apr 2026Asylum / refugee citizenship pathway (Act 325/1999 + 1961 Convention)SIGNATURE deep-

SpecialVerified95%·Apr 2026Stateless person reduction (1961 + 1954 Conventions; §12-§13)1961 Conv accession 2001-12-19 (NOT 12-21; independent accession). 1954 Conv accession 2004-07-19 (NOT 'succeeded by note').

SpecialVerified95%·Apr 2026Meritorious-services (§16 Act 186/2013)§16 = significant-benefit / meritorious. KPR's role INDIRECT via §16(2) supporting document only.

XCTVerified96%·Apr 2026Slovak-option transitional cessation/grant 1993SIGNATURE deep-

XCTVerified96%·Apr 2026Sudeten/Hungarian rejection cluster (SIGNATURE deep-

XCTVerified95%·Apr 2026Holocaust restitution citizenship (via §31)SIGNATURE deep-

XCTVerified95%·Apr 2026Voluntary loss / renunciation (§38-§40 Act 186/2013)Voluntary loss via §38-§40 (NOT §29 = special-grant). Statelessness-avoidance enforced.

XCTVerified95%·Apr 2026Loss for serious threat to stateConstitutionally narrow per Const. Art 12(2). Rarely invoked.

XCTVerified95%·Apr 2026PENDING/NEW: Lex Ukraine VII Russian-citizen restriction (Act 24/2025)