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Belgium is also home to a large number of Pakistanis 19,247 (2012 official estimate). [5] [6] In 2007, 666 Pakistani citizens were granted Belgian citizenship, [7] [8] making them the highest Asian recipients of Belgian citizenship in 2007.
Pakistani nationals with dual nationality must ONLY apply on their Pakistani passport. People of Pakistani origin, Spouses of Pakistanis or whose parents or grandparents have held a Pakistani passport in the past must submit a copy of a Pakistan Overseas Card (NICOP) or a Citizenship Renunciation Letter issued by the Ministry of Interior of ...
The primary legal text is the Belgian nationality code (Code de la nationalité belge (C.N.B.) / Wetboek van de Belgische nationaliteit (W.B.N.)). [2]The code is supplemented by various royal decrees (arrêtés royaux / koninklijke besluiten) that govern the execution of the code.
Visa requirements for Belgian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Belgium. As of January 2025, Belgian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 190 countries and territories, ranking the Belgian passport 5th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Pakistani nationality law details the conditions by which a person is a national of Pakistan. The primary law governing these requirements is the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951, which came into force on 13 April 1951. With few exceptions, all individuals born in the country are automatically citizens at birth.
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. [1] The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired by declaration.
Once a naturalisation bill is signed and promulgated by the King, it is published in the Belgian Official Journal. The applicant has the Belgian nationality from the date of publication in the Official Journal. The Naturalisations Committee consists of 17 Representatives. [1]
Since the relaxation of the Belgian nationality law more than 1.3 million migrants have acquired Belgian citizenship and are now considered new Belgians. 89.2% of inhabitants of Turkish origin have been naturalized, as have 88.4% of people of Moroccan background, 75.4% of Italians, 56.2% of the French and 47.8% of Dutch people.