Citizenship Act

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A2609.01 | Amendments to the Citizenship Act (CitComm Reform) Passed

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This amendment was adopted by the Assembly on Saturday, September 6th 2025.

(Debate thread | Voting thread)

Citizenship Act

An act to establish procedures for managing citizenship eligibility

1. Citizenship Committee

(1) The Citizenship Committee is responsible for granting and revoking the citizenship of members.

(2) The Citizenship Committee is comprised of up to four citizens, each appointed by the Prime Minister Council on Regional Security and approved by the Assembly via a simple majority vote.

(3) A member of the Citizenship Committee is removed from the committee if the member:

1. resigns,
2. loses citizenship, or
3. is recalled by the Assembly through regular order.

(4) If no member of the Citizenship Committee is available due to vacancy or leave, and there are outstanding duties to be performed, the Prime Minister Council on Regional Security may appoint an emergency member to handle any urgent matters of the committee. The Council on Regional Security may, on security grounds only, rescind the Prime Minister’s appointment. Such emergency appointments shall not require confirmation by the Assembly before assuming office. The emergency member’s tenure will last until the Prime Minister Council on Regional Security rescinds the appointment or until one week after a regular committee member is available, whichever happens sooner.

(5) The Citizenship Committee may conduct additional security checks on citizens at the request of other government officials the Prime Minister, an appointed Cabinet Minister, the Admiralty, or the Council on Regional Security.

(6) The Council on Regional Security shall oversee the activities of the Citizenship Committee and may exercise the powers of the Citizenship Committee for the sole purpose of conducting security checks on citizens.

2. Citizenship Requirements

(1) Members of the Coalition are eligible to become citizens if:

1. the Citizenship Committee does not opine that they are not seeking citizenship in bad faith;
2. they are not attempting to join with multiple nations or identities; and
3. they are not considered by the Council on Regional Security to be a significant risk to regional security.

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3. Citizenship Registrations

(1) Members of the Coalition may register for citizenship through an application with the Citizenship Committee, including at least the following:

1. the members’s current nation in the South Pacific;
2. a list of any colloquial aliases of the member in use within the last year or in prominent use longer than year ago;
3. a list of regions with which the member has been affiliated within the last year or in which the member has ever held an elected or appointed governmental position;
4. the current World Assembly nation of the individual, should one exist. In case of a floating World Assembly membership, the applicant may list multiple nations such that World Assembly membership can be traced throughout the application process; and
5. a pledge to uphold the laws of the Coalition of the South Pacific.

(2) The Citizenship Committee, in consultation with other institutions of the Coalition as necessary, shall determine the eligibility of each applicant for citizenship.

1. A member of the Citizenship Committee shall review each citizenship application and determine the applicant’s eligibility for citizenship based on a review of information available to or collected by members of the Citizenship Committee.
2. All citizenship applications shall promptly be accepted unless the applicant is clearly ineligible for citizenship based on the information available to or collected by members of the Citizenship Committee.
3. A citizenship application may be denied only if the applicant is clearly ineligible for citizenship based on the information available to or collected by members of the Citizenship Committee.

(2) The Citizenship Committee will strive to confirm receipt the reception of each application, and then will determine the eligibility of the applicant in consultation with any other institutions of the Coalition as needed, and accept or deny each applicant based on that determination.

(3) Members of tThe Citizenship Committee may request additional information as needed from applicants.

(4) Upon acceptance or denial of an application, the Citizenship Committee shall post the result (including a sufficient reason in case of denial) in response to the application.

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