Citizenship
How citizenship is acquired
CIT-001: by application, by marriage to a citizen, or by descent from a citizen parent. Whichever route you take, the application is filed here and decided by a registry staff.
What you will be asked for
- Your name and date of birth as they appear on legal identification
- Your country of residence
- A government-issued photo ID: passport, national ID or driver's license
- A certificate of English at B1 level or above, issued within the last three years. Native speakers holding identification issued by Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States may claim a waiver instead.
- A statement of your reasons for applying
- A contact method: phone, email or XMPP
What happens to your documents
Your photo ID is used only to check that you are who you say you are, and it is deleted permanently once the details it evidences have been recorded. You may redact everything on it except your name, date of birth, issuing country and photograph. Your remaining details are stored encrypted, and you can export or erase them at any time from My data.
What citizenship carries
CIT-002: the right to vote, to stand for the Vice Presidency and to petition. CIT-003: an MDU passport, which is issued to you the day your application is approved and which is the Union's official identity document. You may give up at any time by written notice under CIT-004, and citizenship may be revoked only for serious misconduct and only by a vote of the citizens, under CIT-005.