Seychelles: Proposed Law Will Upend the Calculus On Gaining Seychellois Citizenship

Proposed amendments to the Seychelles' Citizenship Act will make it easier for former Seychellois citizens to regain citizenship but more difficult for a foreigner who married an islander, said a top government official on Wednesday.

The proposal, which has already been approved by the Seychelles' Cabinet of Ministers, will go to the National Assembly for a vote.

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