Cuba 1976 Constitution (reviewed 2002) - Page 3 of 17

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CHAPTER II. CITIZENSHIP

Cuban citizenship is acquired by birth or through naturalization.

Cuban citizens by birth are:

those born in the national territory, with the exception of the children of foreigners who are in the service of their government or of international agencies. The law establishes the requirements and formalities governing the case of children of foreigners who are not permanent residents of the country;
those born abroad of a Cuban father or mother who is carrying out an official mission;
those born abroad of a Cuban father or mother, with prior compliance with the formalities that the law specifies;
those born outside the national territory, of a father or mother who is a native of the Republic of Cuba, who has lost Cuban citizenship, provided that they claim it in the manner specified by law;
foreigners who, through exceptional merit achieved in the struggle for the liberation of Cuba, were considered Cuban citizens by birth.

Cuban citizens by naturalization are:

those foreigners who acquire Cuban citizenship in accordance with the regulations established by law;
those who contributed to the armed struggle against the tyranny overthrown on January 1, 1959, provided they show proof of this in the legal established form; and
those who, having been arbitrarily deprived of their citizenship of origin, obtain Cuban citizenship by virtue of an express agreement of the Council of State.