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Posted August 04, 2015 08:43 · last edited August 04, 2015 08:46

Bullion wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

I'm not your Bro... wrote:

Here's one for an "Eligibility Expert" ....

Player born in UK (2000)

Parents born in NZ : NO

Grandparents born in NZ : NO

Can player get NZ Citizenship / Passport  before  residing in NZ ?

If Yes ..Eligible ?

As I understand it, no.

if he/she is eligible for citizenship at birth then surely eligible.

Is it eligibility at birth, or is it whether you actually get the citizenship at birth? If you're eligible for citizenship by descent at birth but don't apply for it until you're say, 10, then I would expect that Art. 7 would apply and you wouldn't be eligible. If you held it from birth though then Art 5 applies and you are eligible. It's tough though, how many days/weeks/months after birth would FIFA give you before you considered to be applying for a new nationality? 

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ConanTroutman edited August 04, 2015 08:46
Bullion wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:
I'm not your Bro... wrote:

Here's one for an "Eligibility Expert" ....

Player born in UK (2000)

Parents born in NZ : NO

Grandparents born in NZ : NO

Can player get NZ Citizenship / Passport  before  residing in NZ ?

If Yes ..Eligible ?

As I understand it, no.
if he/she is eligible for citizenship at birth then surely eligible.
Is it eligibilty at birth, or is it whether you actually get the citizenship at birth? If you're eligible for citizenship by descent at birth but don't apply for it until you're say, 10, then I would expect that Art. 7 would apply and you wouldn't be eligible. If you held it from birth though then Art 5 applies and you are eligible. It's tough though, how many days/weeks/months after birth would FIFA give you before you considered to be applying for a new nationality?