| Lebanese Citizenship Act | |
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| Parliament of Lebanon | |
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| Enacted by | Government of Lebanon |
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Lebanese nationality law governs the acquisition, transmission and loss of Lebanese citizenship. Lebanese citizenship is the status of being a citizen of Lebanon and it can be obtained by birth or naturalization. Lebanese nationality is transmitted paternally (via father) (see Jus sanguinis). Therefore, a Lebanese man who holds Lebanese citizenship can automatically confer citizenship to his children and foreign wife (only if entered in the Civil Acts Register in the Republic of Lebanon). Under the current law, descendants of Lebanese emigrants can only receive citizenship from their father and women cannot pass on citizenship to their children or foreign spouses.[1]
On 12 November 2015, the Parliament of Lebanon approved a draft law that would allow "foreigners of Lebanese origin to get citizenship."[2] On 5 May 2016, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Gebran Bassil announced the beginning of the implementation of citizenship law for Lebanese diaspora.[3][additional citation(s) needed]
- ^ "Bassil promises to ease citizenship for expatriates". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "Rai urges Lebanese diaspora to take gaining citizenship 'seriously'". khazen.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Gebran Bassil [@Gebran_Bassil] (5 May 2016). "باسيل: نعلن لكم اليوم رسميا اطلاق العمل لتطبيق قانون استعادة الجنسية في ورشة وطنية عالمية #LDE2016" (Tweet) – via Twitter.