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Belgium shut to new citizens in 2013
BBC News ^ | 17th September 2013 | BBC News

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 ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: belgium; nationalitylaw; nonewcitizens

1 posted on 12/17/2013 9:30:39 AM PST by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

Making citizenship actually mean something = racist.


2 posted on 12/17/2013 9:33:53 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: the scotsman

LOL! Maybe the “lyin’ king” could get some notes from his selfie buddy from mandibles funeral.


3 posted on 12/17/2013 9:36:01 AM PST by rktman (Under my plan(scheme), the price of EVERYTHING will necessarily skyrocket! Period.)
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To: the scotsman

There are actually four paths to Begian citizenship. This article covers one.


4 posted on 12/17/2013 9:50:18 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (I grew up in America. I now live in the United States..)
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To: the scotsman

This is something where I can get behind doing as Europe does.


5 posted on 12/17/2013 10:11:13 AM PST by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: the scotsman

It’s too late. The muslim population of Belgium is high enough that it will be a caliphate in my lifetime.


6 posted on 12/17/2013 10:11:27 AM PST by RadiationRomeo (Step into my mind and glimpse the madness that is me)
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To: the scotsman

Guess they aren’t interested in all those rich people fleeing 80% tax rates in France...


7 posted on 12/17/2013 10:18:33 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

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...


8 posted on 12/17/2013 10:28:29 AM PST by Moltke (Sapere aude!)
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To: the scotsman

Looking for a Muslim who has ever contributed anything to society. There’s a chore.


9 posted on 12/17/2013 1:10:37 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Vigilanteman

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?


10 posted on 12/17/2013 1:44:27 PM PST by yuleeyahoo (Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty. - Calvin Coolidge)
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