Source document
Citizenship Act 1984 (43 MIRC Ch. 4), consolidated text with legislative history notes
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Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Consolidated Citizenship Act 1984 (43 MIRC Ch. 4) with amendment history: commencement 14 Mar 1984; s. 403 ordinary naturalisation (10 years residence, cap 10 per year incl. dependants: not an investment route, out of scope); s. 404 public-benefit naturalisation (cap 5 per year), history note on the 1989 passport-sale subsection and fee cut from $200,000 to $100,000, repealed 18 Oct 2001 (already in the data); loss, renunciation, registration. No statistics.
What it supports
8 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (3)
- Price of economic citizenshipper passportUSD 100,0001989 – 18 Oct 2001 · Marshall Islands AG 2015Marshall Islands · Passport sales (1987–2001)
- Price of economic citizenshipper passportUSD 200,0001989 – 1989 · Marshall Islands AG 2015Marshall Islands · Passport sales (1987–2001)
- Yearly cap on public-interest naturalisationsnaturalisations under s. 404 (distinguished service or public interest, domicile required); after the 2001 repeal of the passport-sale subsection5 persons per calendar yearDate not stated · Marshall Islands AG 2015Marshall Islands · Passport sales (1987–2001)
Timeline (4)
- Marshall Islands repeals passport sales18 Oct 2001ClosureMarshall Islands · Passport sales (1987–2001)
- Marshall Islands writes passport sales into law1989LaunchMarshall Islands · Passport sales (1987–2001)
- Marshall Islands halves the price of a passport1989Price changeMarshall Islands · Passport sales (1987–2001)
- Citizenship Act 1984 in force, with s. 404 public-interest naturalisation14 Mar 1984Legal basisMarshall Islands · Passport sales (1987–2001)
About the document
What it covers Current s. 404 (naturalisation for distinguished service or 'in the public interest', max 5 a year) and the history note on the repealed s. 404(4) on the sale of passports: added by P.L. 1989-37, fee lowered from $200,000 to $100,000 by P.L. 1989-68, repealed by P.L. 2001-30 on 18 Oct 2001.
Notes Not stored: the site's terms say legislation 'can be downloaded and printed for private use' and commercial reuse needs the Attorney General's permission. The amending acts themselves (P.L. 1989-37, 1989-68, 1991-119, 1991-120, 1995-137, 2001-30) are not on the site; only the consolidation's notes were read. The '