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Table 3 Countries where renunciation was considered de facto impossible for March 2014 by Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway

From: Bridging the citizenship law implementation gap: a typology for comparative analysis

 

Germany

Netherlands

Norway

Afghanistan

De facto impossible

Possible

De facto impossible

Algeria

De facto impossible

De iure impossible

De facto impossible

Angola

De facto impossible

Possible

De iure impossible

Cambodia

Possible

Possible

De facto impossible

Cuba

De facto impossible

De facto impossible

De iure impossible

Eritrea

De facto impossible

Possible

De facto impossible

Iran

De facto impossible

De facto impossible

De facto impossible

Iraq

De facto impossible

Possible

De facto impossible

Jordan

Possible

Possible

De facto impossible

Lebanon

De facto impossible

Possible

De facto impossible

Libya

Possible

De iure impossible

De facto impossible

Morocco

De facto impossible

De facto impossible

De facto impossible

Nigeria

De facto impossible

Possible

Possible

North Korea

Possible

Possible

De facto impossible

Syria

De facto impossible

De iure impossible

De facto impossible

Thailand

De facto impossible

Possible

De iure impossible

Tunisia

De facto impossible

De iure impossible

De facto impossible

  1. Sources: See Additional file 1 (Country lists (exemptions from renunciation requirement due to impossibility to renounce original citizenship))