Cidadania por descendência (jus sanguinis) à nascença — um dos progenitores é cidadão (artigo 10.º, alínea a))
Cidadania em Georgia
- Elegibilidade
- A Geórgia adquire a cidadania à nascença por jus sanguinis: uma pessoa é cidadã da Geórgia por nascimento se, no momento do seu nascimento, um dos seus pais for cidadão da Geórgia (artigo 10.º, alínea a)). Qualquer um dos pais é suficiente, e a regra NÃO carrega limite geracional nem qualificação territorial – o estatuto exige apenas que um dos pais possua cidadania georgiana no nascimento da criança. Uma criança que ao nascer adquire a cidadania georgiana e a estrangeira mantém ambas desde o nascimento até aos 18 anos de idade, mas a cidadania georgiana termina aos 18 anos, a menos que um pedido de retenção seja apresentado durante a menoridade (artigo 21.º-1(3)).
- Prazo
- automatic
- Renúncia
- Não exigida
Visão geral
Georgia acquires citizenship at birth by jus sanguinis: a person is a citizen of Georgia by birth if, at the moment of his/her birth, one of his/her parents is a citizen of Georgia (Art 10(a)). Either parent suffices, and the rule carries NO generational limit and NO territorial qualifier — the statute requires only that one parent hold Georgian citizenship at the child's birth. A child who at birth acquires both Georgian and a foreign citizenship retains both from birth until the age of 18, but the Georgian citizenship is terminated at 18 unless a retention application is filed during minority (Art 21-1(3)).
Quem se qualifica
- Georgia acquires citizenship at birth by jus sanguinis: a person is a citizen of Georgia by birth if, at the moment of his/her birth, one of his/her parents is a citizen of Georgia (single-parent rule — either parent suffices, no territorial requirement). - Establishment (recognition) of existing citizenship: persons born in Georgia before 21 December 1991 who resided in Abkhazia or the Tskhinvali Region (former South Ossetia AO) before that date, and their children, are DEEMED citizens of Georgia (by-operation establishment, not naturalisation) provided they have not acquired foreign citizenship and no Art 16 ground applies.
Base jurídica
Primary statute: Organic Law on Georgian Citizenship Art 10(a); Constitution Art 32(2). Operative 1993-03-25–present. Authority: Public Service Development Agency (PSDA); President of Georgia (grant/loss decree).
Cenários de exemplo
Os cenários de exemplo são exibidos em inglês.
eligible
Citizen by birth under Art 10(a): at least one parent (here both) is a Georgian citizen at the moment of birth. Acquisition is automatic and single (no foreign citizenship), so the Art 21-1 retention/single-citizenship machinery is not engaged.
eligible
Citizen by birth under Art 10(a): a person is a citizen of Georgia by birth if at the moment of birth one of the parents is a Georgian citizen. The single-parent rule suffices (either parent), and no territorial qualifier or oath applies to by-birth acquisition (Art 8 oath is for naturalisation only). Acquisition is automatic at birth.
conditional
She acquired Georgian citizenship by birth under Art 10(a) and a foreign citizenship by birth, so under Art 21-1(3) she retains Georgian citizenship from birth UNTIL age 18; if a retention application is not submitted before she reaches 18 her Georgian citizenship is TERMINATED. The Georgian status is retained at present but is conditional on a timely Art 21-1(3) retention application by a parent/legal representative (with the other parent's consent if filed by one) before majority.
not eligible
Under Art 21-1(3) a by-birth Georgian/foreign minor retains Georgian citizenship only until 18; because no retention application was submitted before majority, his Georgian citizenship was TERMINATED at 18. He is now a former citizen and would have to pursue restoration (GE-RST-01) rather than assert subsisting by-birth citizenship.
eligible
Once Georgian citizenship attaches at birth under Art 10(a), it is independent of subsequent parental citizenship changes: Art 5(4) provides a change in the citizenship of one or both parents shall not result in a change of the children's citizenship. Tamar remains a Georgian citizen notwithstanding her mother's later change.
eligible
Art 10(a) keys acquisition to a parent being a Georgian citizen 'at the moment of birth'. Once parentage to the Georgian-citizen father is legally established, the by-birth bond attaches as of birth. (Per GE-ASSERT-006, the timing mechanics of establishing parentage sit in the Civil Code and are flagged NLR-MED; the citizenship-statute eligibility itself is met because the father was a Georgian citizen at the child's birth.)
Resumo informativo compilado a partir de fontes legais primárias — não é aconselhamento jurídico. A lei de cidadania muda; verifique com a autoridade competente antes de agir. Verificado pela última vez em 2026-06-25.
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