MALDIVES 

CITIZENSHIP: Information on the basis of Maldivian citizenship law was not provided. (UKC-Commonwealth Nation)

• BY BIRTH: Birth within the territory of the Maldives does not automatically confer citizenship.
• BY DESCENT:
• Child born of a Maldivian father, regardless of the child’s country of birth.
• Child born of a Maldivian mother and an unknown or stateless father, regardless of the child’s country of birth.
• MARRIAGE: Foreign spouses of Maldivian citizens are not automatically granted citizenship, and are not required to obtain Maldivian citizenship.
• BY NATURALIZATION: Maldivian citizenship may be acquired. The final granting of citizenship is at the discretion of the President of the Republic. The child of a Maldivian mother and a foreign father is eligible to claim Maldivian citizenship upon fulfilling the requirements of the law. Other specifics not provided.

DUAL CITIZENSHIP:  RECOGNIZED.

LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP:

• VOLUNTARY: Voluntary renunciation of Maldivian citizenship is permitted by law. Final permission must be granted by the President of the Republic. Contact the Maldivian Embassy for details and proper paperwork.
• INVOLUNTARY: There are no provisions for the involuntary loss of Maldivian citizenship. Persons who acquire a new citizenship should not assume that they have lost their Maldivian citizenship by default.