Dual nationality

Articles

• Moroccan Immigrants Lead in Spanish Citizenship Grants in Aragon Region
  11 July 2020, by Prince

  According to the National Institute of Statistics, 2,196 foreigners residing in the Aragon region, including 1,046 men and 1,150 women, obtained Spanish nationality in 2019, 632 people less than in 2018 (2,828). A majority of them are of Moroccan origin.
  In 2016, 4,847 people obtained Spanish nationality in Aragon, 44% more than in 2015. In 2017, an administrative problem forced thousands of immigrants to wait longer than expected. But in 2018 and 2019, the figures did not recover due to (…)

• Hassan II Foundation Opens Reception Center for Moroccan Diaspora During Marhaba 2021
  25 June 2021, by Jonas

  A reception center dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will open from June 25 to September 15, at the headquarters of the Hassan II Foundation, in Rabat, as part of the Marhaba 2021 operation, it was announced on Thursday.
  This special device made available to the Moroccan diaspora will make it possible to meet their needs and requests in different areas, particularly legal and economic, informs the Foundation, which specifies that the center will operate continuously from (…)

• Spain Moves to Revoke Citizenship of 78 Babies in Birth Tourism Scheme
  23 April 2022, by Prince

  Spain has initiated administrative procedures to withdraw nationality from 78 Moroccan babies born in Melilla and registered in the civil registry as Spanish.
  The Moroccan mothers of these babies entered Melilla to give birth at the regional hospital, where a very active criminal network offered them to register the newborns in the Spanish civil registry in exchange for a large sum of money. The organization "put these young mothers in contact with men of Spanish nationality, mostly of (…)

• Belgian Lawmaker Urges Right to Renounce Dual Citizenship Amid Detention Concerns
  15 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Deputy Nahima Lanjri, from the Christen Democratisch en Vlaams (Christian Democrats and Flemish, CD&V) party, wished that Belgium would plead for its citizens, holding dual nationality, to be able to renounce one of them so as not to be bound by obligations in one of the two countries.
  This deputy of Moroccan origin addressed a written question to the Belgian Parliament to this effect. In her request, she invited Belgium to contact countries such as Turkey, Morocco, Greece or Canada, (…)

• Moroccans Lead in Acquiring Belgian Citizenship, New Data Shows
  15 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  Moroccans living abroad (MREs) top the ranking of citizens who have obtained Belgian nationality.
  In total, nearly 70,000 citizens have acquired Belgian nationality since the beginning of 2018. In detail, Belgium has nearly 34,000 new Belgians in the first 10 months of 2019, 36,215 in 2018, according to statistics provided by Statbel and the National Register of the Institutions and Populations Service of the FPS Interior.
  These new Belgians come from Europe (38.8%), Africa (32.9%) and (…)

• Moroccans Lead in Acquiring Spanish Citizenship, Outpacing Other Nationalities
  18 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  Once again this year, Moroccans are far ahead of all nationalities when it comes to obtaining Spanish citizenship.
  Among the countries whose citizens have most acquired Spanish nationality, Morocco is in the lead with 25,315 people out of the 90,774 foreigners. This is followed by countries such as Bolivia (8,157), Ecuador (7,988), Colombia (6,826), the Dominican Republic (4,933), Peru (3,273), Cuba (2,684), Paraguay (2,504), Brazil (2,152) and Pakistan (2,058). The percentage of foreign (…)

• Franco-Moroccan Group Urges France to Recognize Morocco’s Sahara Claim
  16 March 2021, by Prince

  These Franco-Moroccans, who consider themselves "the children of an addition, the fruit of human, geographical and historical mixing," have asked France to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara "because it is just, legitimate and the direction of the future." "We are an opportunity, we are an asset, we are a bridge: rich in a dual culture, in positive diversity, in tributaries from both sides of the Mediterranean, we are the bearers of mixed values, innovative perspectives, hope... (…)

• Children of Immigrants Discover Ancestral Roots in North African Homelands
  11 June 2021, by Armel

  With "Greetings from the homeland", Linda Bendali, an investigative journalist, gives a voice to immigrant families on their vacations in their countries of origin. Whether in Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia, it would be a "return to the roots" for the parents, and an "unknown world" for the children who are experiencing their first trip to a country they have imagined through their parents’ stories and the reality on the ground. A journey that would express the expression of a love for their (…)

• Morocco Bars Dual Nationals Without Moroccan Passports from Repatriation Effort
  14 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Moroccan authorities have made a decision that dashes the hopes of some Moroccan expatriates stranded abroad of returning home. They will not be affected by the possible repatriation operation that the Moroccan government intends to launch.
  Bad news for many Moroccan expatriates stranded abroad. While they were hoping for a possible repatriation operation planned before January 31, they learned that the Moroccan authorities have made a rather unfortunate decision. Dual nationals who (…)

• Moroccans Lead in Acquiring Belgian Citizenship, New Migration Report Shows
  4 August 2022, by Prince

  Moroccans are at the top of the list of foreigners who obtained Belgian nationality in 2021, according to the latest report from the Federal Migration Center, Myria.
  Out of the nearly 40,000 foreigners (38,342 to be exact) who obtained Belgian nationality in 2021, 9% are Moroccans, ahead of Syria and Romania. "Moroccans in Belgium have entered an irreversible stabilization process, as evidenced by their propensity to acquire Belgian nationality...," Hassan Bousetta and Marco Martiniello, (…)