Tuvaluan nationality law

Tuvaluan Citizenship Act
Parliament of Tuvalu
  • An Act relating to Tuvaluan citizenship
Enacted byGovernment of Tuvalu
Status: Current legislation

Tuvaluan nationality law is regulated by the 1986 Constitution of Tuvalu, as amended; the 1979 Citizenship Ordinance, and its revisions; and various British Nationality laws.[1][2][3] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Tuvalu. Tuvaluan nationality is typically obtained either on the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Tuvalu or under the rules of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth abroad to parents with Tuvaluan nationality.[4] 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.[5] Nationality establishes one's international identity as a member of a sovereign nation.[6] Though it is not synonymous with citizenship, for rights granted under domestic law for domestic purposes, the United Kingdom, and thus the Commonwealth, have traditionally used the words interchangeably.[7]

  1. ^ Dziedzic 2020, p. 8.
  2. ^ Fransman 2011, p. 1331.
  3. ^ US Office of Personnel Management 2001, p. 204.
  4. ^ Dziedzic 2020, p. 7.
  5. ^ Dziedzic 2020, p. 12.
  6. ^ Fransman 2011, p. 3.
  7. ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.