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  1. EB-5 Insights

    Immigration Insights Episode 30 | Accidental Americans: When Birthright Citizenship Comes with Unexpected Tax and Immigration Consequences

    By Kate Kalmykov, Barbara T. Kaplan

    Did you know you could be a U.S. citizen — and owe years of U.S. taxes — without even realizing it? In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov,…

  2. SmartMove2 UK Visa Blog

    British Citizenship by Descent for Children Born Abroad: A Case Study

    By The SmartMove2UK

    Can British Citizens Always Pass Citizenship to Children Born Abroad?Why Citizenship by Descent Matters – and How Three Children Born in India Were Registered as British CitizensPassport Refusal? It May…

  3. Free Movement Articles

    Challenge to citizenship refusal under section 3(1) by stateless children refused for lack of supporting evidence

    By Cathryn Davies

    A recent High Court decision to refuse a judicial review challenge serves as a clear reminder that discretionary registration applications turn on the strength of the evidence provided. The claimants,…

  4. JURIST

    Trump signs new orders limiting birthright citizenship weeks after Supreme Court loss

    By JURIST Staff

    US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Thursday directing federal agencies to withhold citizenship from certain children born on US soil, reviving a policy the Supreme Court rejected five…

  5. Family and Fertility Australia Blog

    Australian citizenship surrogacy: Home Affairs wants more proof

    By Eman T.

    Australian intended parents pursuing surrogacy overseas need to be ready for a growing paperwork burden when applying for Australian citizenship by descent. A birth certificate alone may no longer be…

  6. Verfassungsblog

    Sworn Elsewhere

    By Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres

    On 7 August, Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, takes office amid a turbulent transition. The outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, rejects the result and alleges electoral fraud, and an electoral-nullity…

  7. Verfassungsblog

    Staatsangehörigkeit auf Bewährung

    By Patrick R. Hoffmann

    Am 25. Juli 2026 verübte ein sogenannter „islamistischer Gefährder“ einen terroristischen Anschlag auf den Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin. In der Folge forderten Politiker der CDU und CSU –…

  8. Jotwell

    Native Citizenship through a Different Lens

    By Bethany Berger

    Native people’s citizenship is in the news.  In its attacks on birthright citizenship, the Trump administration argues that because “Indians in tribal relations” were not citizens under the original understanding…

  9. Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy

    The Citizenship Merry-Go-Round: The Supreme Court’s Judgment in Sabitri Dey v Union of India [Guest Post]

    By Gautam Bhatia

    [This is a guest post by Douglas McDonald-Norman. The author is grateful to P Baruah for their invaluable advice and encouragement in drafting this post.] On 13 July 2026, the…

  10. Microjuris Blog

    Proyecto en el Congreso amenaza la ciudadanía estadounidense por nacimiento en Puerto Rico

    By Valeriaalicea3

    La medida, presentada por el republicano Morgan Griffith, permitiría que las personas nacidas en Puerto Rico y otros territorios a partir de 2027 no sean reconocidas como ciudadanas estadounidenses.