The Reviewer on Dual Nationality
Every page here weighs two legal systems at once, and one named lawyer checks how both sides are described.
Vanuatu Dual Citizenship deals with the question most readers arrive with: can a Vanuatu passport be held alongside the one they already have? Vanuatu's answer is only half of it. The law of the reader's current country decides whether that nationality survives the acquisition of another, and the site sets out both halves rather than just the easier one.
Christina Abdel Ahad reviews this material. The site is independent and purely informational. It acts for no government and cannot say how a particular state will treat a particular person without a lawyer looking at the facts.
Christina Abdel Ahad
Senior Associate
Christina Abdel Ahad is a Senior Associate. Her work on international legal cooperation and the protection of clients' fundamental rights is backed by an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from Indiana University; her corporate and commercial practice by an LL.M. in International Business Law from the Lebanese American University. Her first law degree, a Bachelor of Laws, is from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik.
In commercial matters she has worked on share purchase agreements, arbitration agreements, corporate transactions and wealth-management instruments. She is a native speaker of Arabic and works in English and French, which matters on a site where readers come from many legal systems.
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What Ahad checks on this site
- That Vanuatu's position on holding another nationality is described with reference to the Citizenship Act [CAP 112] as amended.
- That notes on a reader's existing nationality say whether that country permits, restricts or prohibits dual nationality, and as of what date.
- That pages warn where the other country requires notice, permission or renunciation, instead of assuming dual nationality is tolerated everywhere.
- That statements on tax or military obligations linked to a second nationality are framed as general information, not personal advice.
- That nothing implies a second passport changes the Vanuatu due diligence checks or the Commission's decision.
What the reviewer does not do
Christina does not apply on anyone's behalf and has no vote in any outcome. Applications go in through a designated agent on the register of designated agents, and the Citizenship Commission decides them. Neither this page nor the site gives legal advice on whether your own country will let you keep your nationality.
Reporting an error
Nationality laws change, and some countries revise their position on dual citizenship. If our note on a country is out of date or wrong, tell us through the form on this page and name the country concerned.
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