If Trump snatches this unrestricted jus soli, Indians will have no scope of getting a green card ever in their lives & must leave the US once they retire, much like in gulf countries.

Here’s what to know about Trump’s proposal to add new restrictions in the U.S.—and how that compares to other countries.

Unrestricted birthright citizenship is increasingly rare, and with only a few exceptions, it persists only in countries with ...

What are the two principles followed around the world for granting citizenship? What is the law in India, and in the neighbourhood?

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

In a world where people are more mobile than ever, nations are struggling to recalibrate who can be a citizen.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the definition of birthright citizenship. Do other countries grant ...

Attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging US President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. Central to the lawsuit is the Fourteenth ...

Where countries don’t follow jus soli, they generally rely on jus sanguinis, meaning “right of blood.” Countries like Singapore and China require at least one parent to be a citizen in order for their ...