Estonia Opens a Path to Citizenship
For some children born in Estonia, acquiring a nationality has depended on how long both parents have lived there. Parliament has voted to change that.
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Estonia’s parliament, the Riigikogu, voted 60–15 to broaden access to citizenship for children born in the country to stateless parents. For a child with two parents, the measure will require one parent to have lived legally in Estonia for at least five years by the time of the birth. The other parent must live there on a
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