Citizenship in the Arab Union

In the Arab Union, citizenship (Arabic: المواطنة al-muwāṭanah) is governed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the Arab Union. According to nationality law governed by the Second Amendment, citizenship is unitary in nature and independent of the republic of origin or residence, with citizens free to move from one republic to another or to/from the federal capital of Nasser City, the only jurisdiction independent of any republic. Citizenship is automatically granted to all persons born in the sovereign territory of the Arab Union (including its embassies and foreign military bases but excluding consulates), and can be claimed by the child of at least one living citizen regardless of sex/gender or any other identity distinction; such claims are granted automatically, except in the case of the applicant having a criminal record in at least one country where s/he holds citizenship or currently or formerly serving voluntarily (ie. absent a military draft) in the armed forces of a country currently or formerly at war with the Arab Union. The Minister of Customs and Immigration may refuse applicants who meet all required criteria at their discretion, although this is very rare and occurs only for reasons related to national security (such as the applicant being a suspected spy). Citizens of the Arab Union are not limited by number of foreign citizenships held simultaneously; if an Arab Union citizen is required to formally renounce his/her citizenship in order to obtain citizenship abroad, it is not legally recognised by the Arab Union, which thus continues to allow the renouncing party to return at any time as a citizen indefinitely.