Guideline C: Foreign Preference
Acting in ways that indicate a preference for another country, such as exercising foreign citizenship or accepting foreign benefits.
1,463
decided hearing cases
51%
granted
The specific issues, and how they fared
Foreign passport possession / use
49% granted · 1,013Foreign citizenship acquisition / application
47% granted · 672Failure to renounce / surrender foreign status
46% granted · 564Foreign preference — unspecified
57% granted · 486Foreign benefits / education
45% granted · 165Foreign voting
48% granted · 157Mitigations judges credited most
Willingness to renounce foreign citizenship
25
Surrender of foreign passport
18
Willingness to renounce dual citizenship
8
Passport surrendered
3
Individual has expressed a willingness to renounce dual citizenship
2
Counted only where the judge expressly credited the mitigation, not merely where it was claimed.
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Descriptive statistics from decided public DOHA cases. Not legal advice or a prediction. † marks samples under 20 cases.