Anna Dziedzic Table 5 Voluntary loss of citizenship: Procedure and conditions Procedure FSM Fiji Kiribati Marshall Is Nauru Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Is Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Declaration Declaration, registered Declaration Declaration Declaration, registered Declaration Declaration, registered Application to commission Declaration Declaration Must hold another citizenship Yes Must be obtaining another citizenship - Consent required in time of war - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes In most states, the procedure for voluntary loss of citizenship requires the person to make a declaration in the prescribed form, which is then registered with the government agency responsible for citizenship. In Solomon Islands, an application for renunciation of citizenship is submitted to the Citizenship Commission for approval or refusal.94 3.3.2 Involuntary loss of citizenship Broadly speaking, grounds for involuntary loss of citizenship arise from actions that demonstrate allegiance to a foreign state; a lack of allegiance to one’s own state; fraud in the acquisition of citizenship; or failure to meet the conditions of naturalisation. The most common specific grounds for involuntary loss of citizenship in Oceania are set out in Table 6. Table 6 Involuntary loss of citizenship: grounds FSM Fiji Kiribati Marshall Is Nauru Palau PNG Samoa Solomon Is Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Acquire or retain foreign citizenship Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Military services to foreign state Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Allegiance or service to foreign state Yes Yes Yes Yes Disloyalty or treason Yes Yes Yes Yes - Commits certain offences Yes Yes Yes Acquires citizenship by fraud Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Residence abroad Yes Yes Yes - * Exceptions: in FSM for military service in United States; in PNG for military service by dual nationals. 94 18 Citizenship Act 2018 (Solomon Is) ss 22-23. RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-Comp 2020/1- © 2020 Author