[SCAFFOLD-es] Citizenship by Birth — Parent AC or PR (§6(1)(a) Citizenship Act 1977)
Ciudadanía en New Zealand
- Elegibilidad
- [SCAFFOLD-es] Under §6(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (1977 No 61), every person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 and before 1 January 2006 is automatically a New Zealand citizen by birth (the 'pur Under §6(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (as substituted by §5(1) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, 2005 No 43), a person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2006 is a NZ citizen by birth Citizenship Act 1977 §29 extends the entire Act (including §6 jus soli rules) to the Cook Islands and Niue (by mutual consent under Article 46 Cook Islands Constitution + Article 36 Niue Constitutio
- Plazo
- automatic
- Renuncia
- No requerida
Quién califica
Under §6(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (1977 No 61), every person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 and before 1 January 2006 is automatically a New Zealand citizen by birth (the 'pur Under §6(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (as substituted by §5(1) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, 2005 No 43), a person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2006 is a NZ citizen by birth Citizenship Act 1977 §29 extends the entire Act (including §6 jus soli rules) to the Cook Islands and Niue (by mutual consent under Article 46 Cook Islands Constitution + Article 36 Niue Constitutio
Eligibility: Under §6(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (1977 No 61), every person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 and before 1 January 2006 is automatically a New Zealand citizen by birth (the 'pur Under §6(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (as substituted by §5(1) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, 2005 No 43), a person born in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2006 is a NZ citizen by birt Jus soli framework: Citizenship Act 1977 s.6 — pre-2006-01-01 unrestricted jus soli (s.6(1)(a) as originally enacted); post-2006-01-01 conditional jus soli requires parent-NZ-citizen-or-PR or stateless-preventer (s.6(1)(b) as substituted by Citizenship Amendment Act 2005 s.5(1)).
Escenarios de ejemplo
Los escenarios de ejemplo se muestran en inglés.
eligible at birth
Born in NZ post-2006-01-01 with PR parent — automatic NZ citizen per §6(1)(b) Citizenship Act 1977 (as substituted by Citizenship Amendment Act 2005).
eligible at birth
Born in NZ pre-2006-01-01 — pure jus soli under original §6(1)(b). NZ citizen regardless of parent status.
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