The Citizenship Law adopted in 1922 defined the principles of succession by applying the jus sanguinis principle.Children born to parents, at least one of whom was an Estonian citizen at the time of birth (regardless of the place of birth) are automatically considered Estonian citizens by descent. BTW, I discussed this with a Canadian co-worker about 6 years ago. You got to give up being a canadian, if you want to be an estonian.Estonia does not allow dual citizenships, but it also does not allow taking away Estonian citizenship from anyone who gets it by birth, and there are no other penalties for it. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts
Those seeking to become Estonian citizens via naturalisation are required to fulfill the following criteria: Estonian citizenship is acquired at birth by a child, where at the moment of his/her birth at least one of the child’s parents is an Estonian citizen. regardless of their ethnicity and faith were proclaimed Estonian citizens.
So if OP's citizenship is considered to be "by birth" (not sure if it is), then he can easily have both.BTW, I discussed this with a Canadian co-worker about 6 years ago.
You do not need to have secure means of support. A few years ago I discovered that my cousins have obtained their Estonian citizenship and they explained that they had received it from their parents that had obtained their citizenship when their grandparents were still alive.When I contacted the Estonina embassy in Canada and they have confirmed that though my grandmother is deceased and my father never filed the paperwork to receive his that I am still eligible to receive mine. And being allowed to live and work anywhere in EU and Canada is pretty useful.Keep in mind, if I'm not mistaking, that Estonia does not allow dual citizenship, so think twice I guess.Yes and no.
Those who have committed serious crimes or are foreign military personnel on active duty are ineligible to seek naturalisation as an Estonian citizen.
§ 29. Loss of Estonian citizenship due to acceptance of the citizenship of another state or renunciation of Estonian citizenship.
According to law, acquiring a foreign citizenship voluntarily and entering into a military or civilian service for another state constitute forfeiture of Estonian citizenship. Start your assessment NOW!
However, Estonian citizens by descent cannot be deprived of their Estonian citizenship, and are de facto allowed to have multiple citizenship. Feel free to post in English too.Press J to jump to the feed. This is what you should do. He said that Canada "aggressively allows" dual citizenships - they think that disallowing dual is wrong, and Canadian officials will happily give you fake documentation that you renounced your citizenship.
Accordingly, a number of individuals who have claims to Estonian citizenship from birth carry both Estonian and U.S. passports (such as Estonians who move to the United States and naturalize as American citizens).New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castEstonian subreddit.
Estonia does not allow dual citizenships, but it also does not allow taking away Estonian citizenship from anyone who gets it by birth, and there are no other penalties for it. For OP, this means he is able to get an Estonian passport with no issue.Here's the US Embassy in Tallinn excerpt: Although Estonian law generally does not permit dual nationality, Estonian law also provides that a person who has the right to Estonian citizenship from birth cannot have his/her citizenship taken away.
Estonian citizenship can be acquired by naturalisation and can be restored to persons who have lost their Estonian citizenship while being minor. There's a conflict in the constitution and citizenship law: one says Estonian citizens by birth (which OP is) can't have their citizenship revoked, the other says dual citizenship is not allowed.