Article 8 — Acquisition by Descent

1. 1.

   A child born to at least one parent who is a Kaharagian national at the time of the child’s birth acquires Kaharagian nationality at birth, by operation of law.

2. 2.

   Acquisition by descent takes effect from the moment of live birth and is confirmed by sovereign decree and entry in the National Register.

3. 3.

   Where parentage is established or determined after birth, nationality by descent is deemed to have been acquired from birth, upon confirmation by sovereign decree.

4. 4.

   A child whose parentage is unknown but who is found to have been born to a Kaharagian national, as established by any admissible evidence, may be recognised as a national by descent upon sovereign decree.

5. 5.

   A child of unknown parentage found within the Kaharagian community is presumed to be a Kaharagian national until the contrary is proved. The presumption is confirmed by sovereign decree and entry in the National Register.

6. 6.

   Nationality by descent is transmissible without limit of generation, provided that the chain of descent from a Kaharagian national is established. However, where a person born outside any Kaharagian community has had no effective link to the State for two successive generations, the Royal Chancellery may require that person to demonstrate a continuing connection to the Kaharagian community before confirming nationality by descent. Such connection may be demonstrated by:

   1. Registration of births in the civil status registers of the State, maintained within each generation.
   2. Active participation in the institutions, cultural life, or civic affairs of the State.
   3. Correspondence, visits, or other communication with the organs or community of the State.

   The Chancellery may accept other evidence it considers probative.

7. 7.

   A person claiming nationality by descent shall apply to the Royal Chancellery, which may require such documents and evidence as are necessary to establish the line of descent, including birth certificates, parentage records, and evidence of the nationality of the ancestor from whom descent is claimed.