Revocation of Belgian citizenship for children born in Belgium to Palestinian parents. This is the instruction that the Belgian government’s Aliens Office has sent to various municipalities in the country in recent months. It is a practice that started in August but accelerated with the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip in October. This was reported by lawyer Julien Wolsey, president of the Aliens Law Association.
Most of these letters were sent by the Aliens Office to the municipalities of Antwerp, as well as to Liège, the Brussels Region and East Flanders. Many municipalities followed the recommendations of the Immigration Department. The government confirmed that these letters were sent, but denied any connection with the resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Belgian newspaper wrote. Le Soir. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs regularly observes that Palestinians from the European Union travel to Belgium to have children in order to gain Belgian citizenship and therefore benefit from family reunification,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. said. In fact, it is also in force in Belgium. exactly: Foreigners automatically acquire citizenship if they were born on national territory but have reached the age of 18, or have reached the age of 12 if their parents have resided in the country for at least ten years.
“Beyond the timing, which is absolutely disgusting and adds fuel to the fire, this is a legally scandalous practice because the Immigration Office has no authority in citizenship matters and cannot give orders to municipalities,” says lawyer Wolsey.
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