Posted on 12/17/2013 9:30:39 AM PST by the scotsman
'Not a single foreigner has yet been naturalised in Belgium under a law that came into force on 1 January 2013, it appears.
The new rules require applicants to "have shown, or be able to show, outstanding services to Belgium" in fields such as science, sport or culture. "The effects of the new nationality law are significant," says the daily La Libre Belgique. In 2013, apparently not a single one of the 508 requests put to the lower house of parliament by 30 November is expected to be granted.
The change in the law seems to have stopped many from applying in the first place - thousands of applicants were successful under the old rules in 2012 alone.'
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Making citizenship actually mean something = racist.
LOL! Maybe the “lyin’ king” could get some notes from his selfie buddy from mandibles funeral.
There are actually four paths to Begian citizenship. This article covers one.
This is something where I can get behind doing as Europe does.
It’s too late. The muslim population of Belgium is high enough that it will be a caliphate in my lifetime.
Guess they aren’t interested in all those rich people fleeing 80% tax rates in France...
Those people don’t need citizenship - any citizen of an EU country can move to anywhere else in the EU at will.
Of course, mostly it’s welfare scammers doing the moving...
Looking for a Muslim who has ever contributed anything to society. There’s a chore.
Isn’t Brussels the capital of the European Union? How can they stop eurotrash from claiming citizenship, when other members of the EU are powerless to stop them?
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