| Seychelles Citizenship Act | |
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| Seychellois National Assembly | |
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| Enacted by | Government of Seychelles |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Seychellois nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Seychelles, as amended; the Citizenship Act, and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory.[1][2][3] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Seychelles.[4] The legal means to acquire nationality, formal legal membership in a nation, differ from the domestic relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship. Nationality describes the relationship of an individual to the state under international law, whereas citizenship is the domestic relationship of an individual within the nation.[5][6] In Britain and thus the Commonwealth of Nations, though the terms are often used synonymously outside of law, they are governed by different statutes and regulated by different authorities.[5] Seychellois nationality is typically obtained under the principal of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth in Seychelles or abroad to parents with Seychellois nationality.[7] It can be granted to persons with an affiliation to the country, or to a permanent resident who has lived in the country for a given period of time through naturalisation or registration.[4][8]
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 45, 137.
- ^ Chloros 2003, p. 41.
- ^ UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2020, p. 4.
- ^ a b Manby 2016, pp. 6–7.
- ^ a b Fransman 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 51, 55.
- ^ Official Gazette 2013, p. 478.