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== Conferment of nationality == [[File:Women conferring nationality.png|thumb|upright=1.35|By state:{{legend|black|Unmarried fathers are unable to confer nationality on their children}} {{legend|#ED1C24|Mothers are unable to confer nationality on their children and spouses}} {{legend|#3F48CC|Women are unable to confer nationality on spouses and/or acquire, change, and retain their nationality}}]] The following list includes states in which parents are able to confer nationality on their children or spouses.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://equalnationalityrights.org/the-issue/the-problem|title=Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws|publisher=Equal Nationality Rights|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907121155/http://equalnationalityrights.org/the-issue/the-problem|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/58aff4d94.pdf|title=Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness|date=8 March 2017|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622125305/http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/58aff4d94.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> {{clear}} === Africa === {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in Africa |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Country: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Benin}} [[Beninese nationality law|Benin]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Burundi}} [[Burundian nationality law|Burundi]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Burundi|group="note"|In [[Burundi]], women nationals can confer their nationality on their children if their children are born out of wedlock to unknown fathers or their fathers disown them.}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroonian nationality law|Cameroon]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Central African Republic}} [[Central African nationality law|Central African Republic]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Comoros}} [[Comorian nationality law|Comoros]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Congo}} [[Congolese nationality law|Congo]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egyptian nationality law|Egypt]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Eswatini}} [[Swazi nationality law|Eswatini]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Guinean nationality law|Guinea]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesothan nationality law|Lesotho]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Liberian nationality law|Liberia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=abroad|group="note"|Women only can confer their nationality on their children who are born in the nation; children born abroad can not acquire citizenship.}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}} |- |{{flagicon|Libya}} [[Libyan nationality law|Libya]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Unknown or Stateless|group="note"|Women nationals can confer their nationality on their children whose fathers are stateless, whose fathers' identities or nationalities are unknown, or whose fathers do not establish filiation with such children.}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Madagascar}} [[Malagasy nationality law|Madagascar]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}}{{Refn|name=Madagascar|group="note"|In [[Madagascar]], mothers can confer nationality on children born in wedlock if the father is stateless or of unknown nationality. Children born out of wedlock or to Madagascan mothers and foreign fathers can apply to the nationality until they reach majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2014/07/Citizenship_CodedText.pdf|title=Citizenship|website=Pew Research Center|date=5 August 2014|access-date=3 October 2019|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003230627/https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2014/07/Citizenship_CodedText.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawian nationality law|Malawi]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Mauritania}} [[Mauritanian nationality law|Mauritania]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Unknown or Stateless|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Mauritian nationality law|Mauritius]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Moroccan nationality law|Morocco]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigerian nationality law|Nigeria]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leonean nationality law|Sierra Leone]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Somalia}} [[Somali nationality law|Somalia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Sudanese nationality law|Sudan]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Tanzanian nationality law|Tanzania]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Togolese nationality law|Togo]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Unknown or Stateless|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisian nationality law|Tunisia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |} === America === {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in North America |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Nation: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canadian nationality law|Canada]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}}<ref name=":0">''Citizenship Act'', R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29, ¶¶3(1)(b), (g)–(h), §5.1.</ref> |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}}<ref name=":0" /> |<!--Women-->{{ya}}{{Efn|Irrespective of gender, Canadian citizens (nationals) can sponsor their spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner, for permanent residency in Canada. Permanent residents then can apply for citizenship by naturalization after living in Canada for three years.<ref>''Immigration & Refugee Protection Act'', S.C. 2001, c. 27, sub§12(1); ''Immigration & Refugee Protection Regulations'', SOR/2002‑227, pt. 7, div. 1–2.</ref>|name=|group=note}} |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexican nationality law|Mexico]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}}<ref name="Téllez Carvajal 177–198">{{Cite journal|last=Téllez Carvajal|first=Evelyn|date=December 2013|title=The Political Rights of Mexican Migrants: Nationality and Citizenship in Mexico|journal=Mexican Law Review|language=en|volume=6|issue=1|pages=177–198|doi=10.1016/S1870-0578(16)30023-3|issn=1870-0578|doi-access=free}}</ref> |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}}<ref name="Téllez Carvajal 177–198"/> |<!--Women-->{{na}}<ref name="Téllez Carvajal 177–198"/> |- |{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States nationality law|United States]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}}<ref name="auto">United States Code, Title 8 (Aliens and Nationality), Chapter 12 (Immigration and Nationality), Part I (Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization), §1401 (Nationals and Citizens of United States at Birth)</ref> |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}}<ref name="auto"/> |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref name=":0" /> |} {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in the Caribbean |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Country: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Bahamian nationality law|Bahamas]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{na}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=abroad|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Barbados}} [[Barbadian nationality law|Barbados]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{na}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{refn|name=abroad|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucian nationality law|Saint Lucia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincentian nationality law|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- <!-- probably more --> |} {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in Central America |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Country: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Belize}} [[Belize nationality law|Belize]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=How To Become A Citizen Of Belize|url=https://belize.com/residency-and-citizenship-in-belize/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=belize.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220234422/https://belize.com/residency-and-citizenship-in-belize/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rican nationality law|Costa Rica]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica Citizenship / Naturalization|url=https://outlierlegal.com/services/immigration/naturalization/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Outlier Legal Services|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412194230/https://outlierlegal.com/services/immigration/naturalization/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[El Salvadoran nationality law|El Salvador]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Legal Atlas for Street Children|url=https://www.streetchildren.org/legal-atlas/map/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Consortium for Street Children|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412194231/https://www.streetchildren.org/legal-atlas/map/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Guatemalan nationality law|Guatemala]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Honduran nationality law|Honduras]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Constitución Politica De La Republica De Honduras De 1982 |url=https://honduras.justia.com/federales/constitucion-politica-de-la-republica-de-honduras-de-1982/titulo-ii/capitulo-i/ |website=Justia Honduras |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[Nicaraguan nationality law|Nicaragua]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Panama}} [[Panamanian nationality law|Panama]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in South America |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Country: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentine nationality law|Argentina]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Bolivian nationality law|Bolivia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil nationality law|Brazil]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}} |- |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chile nationality law|Chile]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Colombia nationality law|Colombia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}} |- |{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ecuadorian nationality law|Ecuador]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyanese nationality law|Guyana]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Paraguayan nationality law|Paraguay]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Peru nationality law|Peru]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Surinamese nationality law|Suriname]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |- |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Uruguayan nationality law|Uruguay]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}} |- |{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Venezuelan nationality law|Venezuela]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Mothers-->{{unknown}} |<!--Women-->{{unknown}} |} === Asia === {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in Asia |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Country: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Armenian nationality law|Armenia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Armenian citizenship by marriage|url=https://www.ilex.am/en/2-ilex/248-armenian-citizenship-by-marriage.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-24|archive-date=2021-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630193135/https://www.ilex.am/en/2-ilex/248-armenian-citizenship-by-marriage.html}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Bahraini nationality law|Bahrain]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Unknown or Stateless|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladeshi nationality law|Bangladesh]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Bruneian nationality law|Brunei]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|India}} [[Indian nationality law|India]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Section 5 (1) (c) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 if the spouse has resided in India for a continuous period of Seven Years|url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1522/1/a1955-57.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-10|archive-date=2021-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617093102/https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1522/1/a1955-57.pdf}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iranian nationality law|Iran]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}}{{Refn|name=Iran|group="note"|On 14 May 2019, the Iranian [[Islamic Consultative Assembly]] approved an amendment to their nationality law, in which women married to men with a foreign nationality should request to confer nationality on children under age 18, while children and spouses of Iranian men are granted nationality automatically. However, the [[Guardian Council]] should approve the amendment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/14/iran-parliament-oks-nationality-law-reform|title=Iran: Parliament OKs Nationality Law Reform|work=Human Rights Watch|date=14 May 2019|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=5 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005172716/https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/14/iran-parliament-oks-nationality-law-reform|url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 October 2019, the Guardian Council agreed to sign the bill into a law,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/victory-for-iran-s-women-as-breakthrough-citizenship-law-passed|title=Victory for Iran's Women as Breakthrough Citizenship Law Is Passed|website=Bloomberg|date=2 October 2019|access-date=2019-10-03|archive-date=2019-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207135336/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/victory-for-iran-s-women-as-breakthrough-citizenship-law-passed|url-status=live}}</ref> taking into account the background checks on foreign fathers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/iran-women-married-foreigners-pass-citizenship-children-191002145229455.html|title=Iran women married to foreigners can pass citizenship to children|website=Al Jazeera|date=2 October 2019|access-date=3 October 2019|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003222428/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/iran-women-married-foreigners-pass-citizenship-children-191002145229455.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Iraqi nationality law|Iraq]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Iraq|group="note"|In [[Iraq]], nationality law limits the ability of Iraqi women to confer nationality on children who are born without the nation.}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Jordanian nationality law|Jordan]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Unknown or Stateless|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwaiti nationality law|Kuwait]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Kuwait|group="note"|In [[Kuwait]], a person whose father is unknown or whose paternity has not been established may apply for Kuwaiti citizenship upon the age of majority.}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanon]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Lebanon|group="note"|In [[Lebanon]], women only can confer their citizenship on their children who are born out of wedlock and whose Lebanese mother recognizes them as her children during such children's minority.}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysian nationality law|Malaysia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{na}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=abroad|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepali nationality law|Nepal]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Oman}} [[Omani nationality law|Oman]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistani nationality law|Pakistan]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |- |{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippine nationality law|Philippines]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Qatari nationality law|Qatar]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian nationality law|Russia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=How to get Russian citizenship by marriage|url=https://www.vorotagoroda.com/en/russian-citizenship/russian-citizenship-by-marriage|access-date=2021-03-25|website=www.vorotagoroda.com|date=22 February 2018 |archive-date=2021-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222194334/https://www.vorotagoroda.com/en/russian-citizenship/russian-citizenship-by-marriage|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Saudi Arabian nationality law|Saudi Arabia]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Unknown or Stateless|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singaporean nationality law|Singapore]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |-INDIA |{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Syrian nationality law|Syria]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=Syria|group="note"|In [[Syria]], mothers only can confer nationality on their children who are born in Syria and whose fathers do not establish filiation of such children.}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thai nationality law|Thailand]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[Emirati nationality law|United Arab Emirates]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}}{{Refn|name=UAE|group="note"|In [[United Arab Emirates]], mothers only can confer nationality on their children who have lived in the UAE for at least six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/this-will-change-our-lives-emirati-mothers-rejoice-as-children-granted-citizenship-1.867176|title='This will change our lives': Emirati mothers rejoice as children granted citizenship|website=The National|date=28 May 2019|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=2 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702152237/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/this-will-change-our-lives-emirati-mothers-rejoice-as-children-granted-citizenship-1.867176|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Yemen}} [[Yemeni nationality law|Yemen]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |} === Europe === {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in Europe |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Country: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[German nationality law|Germany]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Becoming a German citizen by birth |url=https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/EN/topics/migration/staatsang/Erwerb_der_deutschen_Staatsangehoerigkeit_durch_Geburt_en.html |website=Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community |url=https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/EN/topics/migration/staatsang/Erwerb_der_deutschen_Staatsbuergerschaft_durch_Eingbuergerung_en.html;jsessionid=F4C13F8D6A3E1282A0282BC076066762.1_cid364#doc9400756bodyText3 |website=Becoming a German citizen by naturalization |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Monégasque nationality law|Monaco]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukrainian nationality law|Ukraine]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{ya}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=immigrationukraine|title=Ukrainian citizenship by marriage – Ukrainian immigration bureau|url=https://immigrationukraine.com/ukrainian-citizenship-by-marriage/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Immigration Ukraine|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415082439/https://immigrationukraine.com/ukrainian-citizenship-by-marriage/|url-status=live}}</ref> |} ===Oceania=== {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;" |+Nationality law in Oceania |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width: 13em;"|Country: ! scope="col"|Unmarried fathers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Mothers able to confer nationality on children ! scope="col"|Women able to confer nationality on spouses |- |{{flagicon|Kiribati}} [[I-Kiribati nationality law|Kiribati]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{na}}{{Refn|name=abroad|group="note"}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Nauru}} [[Nauruan nationality law|Nauru]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |- |{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Solomon Islands nationality law|Solomon Islands]] |<!--Unmarried fathers-->{{ya}} |<!--Mothers-->{{ya}} |<!--Women-->{{na}} |}
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