Novedades de las leyes de ciudadanía
Las reglas de ciudadanía por descendencia cambian rápido. Cada novedad explica qué cambió, quién sigue calificando y los plazos que importan — con fuentes primarias y fecha, no rumores.
German citizenship through your mother (StAG §5): the declaration window closes August 19, 2031
If old gender-discriminatory rules cost your family German citizenship, a free declaration to the BVA can fix it — descendants included, no renunciation. The §5 window runs to August 19, 2031. Plus the separate, deadline-free §15 path for Nazi-persecution descendants.
Romania citizenship restoration (Art. 11) in 2026: still no residence required — but there's a new language test
Law 14/2025 changed Romania's Art. 11 restoration route: descendants under 65 must now prove B1 Romanian. Dual citizenship and domicile abroad still allowed; descendants to the 3rd degree still qualify. Real ANC processing: ~3 years 10 months.
Italy “1948 cases” in 2026: can a pre-1948 maternal line still win in court after Law 74/2025?
Pre-1948 maternal-line claims were always judicial-only. The March 27, 2025 cutoff split the field: earlier filings keep the old rules; later ones face the Art. 3-bis test. What Sentenza 63/2026 settled, what's still open, the €600-per-plaintiff court fee, and where to sue.
Polish citizenship confirmation in 2026: the descent route is untouched — but three numbers changed
Poland's 2025–2026 citizenship reform wave targets naturalization, NOT descent confirmation. What did change: the stamp duty jumped PLN 58 → 277 (Aug 2025), the consular fee EUR 80 → 100 (Dec 2025), and authorities now have a 6-month statutory deadline.
Canada Bill C-3 (2026): do you still qualify for citizenship by descent?
Bill C-3 removed Canada's first-generation limit on citizenship by descent (in force December 15, 2025). Who newly qualifies, the substantial-connection test, fees, and how to check.
Italy 2026: is your jure sanguinis (citizenship-by-descent) claim still valid?
Italy's Law 74/2025 added a generational limit to citizenship by descent. The March 27, 2025 cutoff, the parent/grandparent rule, the €600 fee, and the Constitutional Court ruling — explained.
Cada novedad se elabora a partir de fuentes legales y oficiales primarias y lleva su propia fecha de verificación — información general, no asesoramiento jurídico.
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- South Korea: prospective Nationality Act amendment expected in force 3 December 2026 (unconfirmed scope)PropuestoEn vigor desde 2026-12-03
- Albania restructures citizenship by marriage — Ligj 49/2026 in force 20 June 2026VerificadoEn vigor desde 2026-06-20
- Austria Asyl- und Migrationspakt-Anpassungsgesetz (AMPAG): asylum/migration package also amends StbG 1985 – promulgated BGBl I 39/2026, StbG amendments in force 12 Jun 2026VerificadoEn vigor desde 2026-06-12Fuente
- Sweden raises standard naturalization residence requirement from 5 to 8 yearsVerificadoEn vigor desde 2026-06-06
- Portugal closes the Sephardic Jewish naturalisation route - special regime revoked (Lei Organica 1/2026)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2026-05-19Fuente
- Portugal doubles naturalisation residence to 7 years (CPLP/EU) or 10 years (others) and adds civics, integrity and subsistence tests (Lei Organica 1/2026)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2026-05-19Fuente
- Greece adds an espionage / state-secrets ground for loss of citizenship (Art 17(1)(d) of the Nationality Code)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2026-01-10Fuente
- Hungary extends foundling/presumed-citizen rule to newborns abandoned at a healthcare institution (Act CXXVI/2025)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-12-23Fuente
- Bill C-3 removed the first-generation limit on citizenship by descentVerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-12-15Fuente
- International-protection beneficiaries now need 5 years' reckonable residence for citizenship (up from 3), effective 8 December 2025VerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-12-08Fuente
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (c.31): IMA 2023 nationality bars repealed; consequential BNA 1981 tidy-up omissions in force 2 Dec 2025VerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-12-02Fuente
- Spain Democratic Memory Law "nietos" route (Ley 20/2022, DA 8ª) application window CLOSED — final deadline 22 Oct 2025VerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-10-22Fuente
- Polish confirmation: stamp duty PLN 58 to 277, consular EUR 80 to 100, 6-month deadlineVerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-08-01Fuente
- Hungary enacts time-limited suspension of dual nationals' citizenship on public-order/national-security grounds (Act LXIV/2025)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-06-30Fuente
- 1948 maternal-line cases: Mar 27, 2025 cutoff splits old rules vs. Art. 3-bisVerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-05-24Fuente
- Law 74/2025 added a generational limit (Art. 3-bis) to jure sanguinisVerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-05-24Fuente
- Law 14/2025 added a B1 Romanian language requirement to Art. 11 restorationVerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-03-15Fuente
- UK good-character guidance: illegal entry now normally bars citizenship for applications made on/after 10 Feb 2025VerificadoEn vigor desde 2025-02-10Fuente
- Greece clarifies the determination (diapistosi) procedure for a descent-line child whose parent is later confirmed Greek from birthPropuestoEn vigor desde 2024-10-11Fuente
- Lithuania's 2024 referendum to allow dual citizenship for post-1990 emigrants FAILED (second consecutive failure after 2019)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2024-05-19Fuente
- Naturalisation 'continuous residence' codified: up to 70 (+30 exceptional) days' absence reckonable, replacing the administrative six-week policy (s.15C, in force 31 Jul 2023)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2023-07-31Fuente
- Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) closed to new applications from 15 February 2023 — no residence-by-investment route remains (and never conferred citizenship)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2023-02-15Fuente
- Portugal added a Portugal effective-connection proof requirement to the Sephardic route (Decreto-Lei 26/2022, Art 24-A, in force 1 Sept 2022)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2022-09-01Fuente
- Lithuania eases proof of pre-1940 citizenship (Art 2(11), Law XIV-925) — reopens descent reinstatement with dual-citizenship retentionVerificadoEn vigor desde 2022-01-28Fuente
- StAG §5 declaration window for gender-discrimination cases closes Aug 19, 2031VerificadoEn vigor desde 2021-08-20Fuente
- Austria StbG §58c: unlimited-generation descendants of Nazi-persecution victims may acquire citizenship by declaration (in force since 1 Sep 2020, no deadline)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2020-09-01Fuente
- Spain Sephardic citizenship route (Ley 12/2015) remains CLOSED — window expired 1 Oct 2019 (COVID subsanación to 1 Sep 2021)VerificadoEn vigor desde 2019-10-01Fuente
- Hungary's simplified zero-residency naturalisation by Hungarian descent remains in force and fee-free (Act LV/1993 s.4(3))VerificadoEn vigor desde 2011-01-01Fuente
- Executive Order 14160 (birthright-citizenship restriction) blocked nationwide; merits pending at Supreme Court (Trump v. Barbara)PropuestoFuente
- PENDING bill XVP-1441 would amend Lithuania's citizenship loss/reinstatement rules (foreign-service permits, individualised loss) — NOT yet enactedPropuestoFuente
- Ongoing coalition effort to repeal / narrow the Law of Return grandchild clause (§4A) — PROPOSED, not enactedPropuestoFuente
- Knesset defeats bill to repeal Law of Return grandchild clause (§4A) — clause remains in forceVerificadoFuente
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