Citizenship of the United Kingdom of Russia, Athens, Puerto Rico, and Snelly

Citizenship of the United Kingdom of Russia, Athens, Puerto Rico, and Snelly is the basic law of the United Peoples whom live within the United Kingdom, her territories, and other structures which are further stipulated by Article XXVIII of the Constituion of the Empire of Gaban. Each Citizen is granted the fundamental rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom and the right to Vote, due process, and free universal healthcare. Over the years there have since been updates to the many rights of citizens since the inception of Article XXVIII.

Article XXVIII
The Right of a Citizen of the Empire is the civil sacred right of all men, women, and children born within the borders of the Empire, it's territories, dominions, and Imperial Naval Installations, ships, or merchant vessels registered within the Empire. No one shall be denied citizenship based on their nationality so long as their nationality is one of the member states of the Empire. The Right to Vote shall be granted upon all citizens regardless of sex starting at the age of 5 years of age. All citizens shall have access to their politicians and representatives in the Imperial, State, and Local Governments. Citizenship may only be stripped from someone due to a crime against life, crimes deemed by one of the courts as worthy of loss of citizenship, war crimes, or crimes against the Imperial Government. To become a citizen of the Empire, one must deny their faith and adopt Athenaism as their one true faith. A test shall be conducted by a priest who shall then contact the Imperial Ministry of Customs and Immigration whom therefore shall meet with prospective immigrants and interview them. One shall be of good moral standing, not have committed any crimes from any country, planet, or system which whence they come from. There is no minimum financial liability to be processed nor shall there ever be one implemented nor shall there ever be any fee forced upon a migrant to immigrate into the Empire. The following process once IMCI accepts the migrant shall be to spend two years as a Permanent Resident learning Athenian, Culture, and History. If a Migrant is married to a Citizen, is the child of a citizen, a descendant of a citizen, family member of a citizen, or is of good standing, high moral ground, sponsored by a citizen for work, art, or emergency reasoning, than that migrant not need to wait the two year period as a permanent resident and may apply to become a Citizen. For those who do not qualify for this waiver, the Immigrant shall be processed and expected to take a exam to become a citizen of the Empire which shall be conducted in two parts. The First part shall once again be a test on Athenian Faith conducted by a certified priest. One does not to have officially ended the process of conversion, only a letter from the priest conducting your conversion is sufficient. The second portion of the citizenry exam is a civics exam on the history of the Empire, its culture, and a language exam of the basic knowledge of the Athenian Language. An Exam score of 67% or above is deemed worthy of being approved for Citizenship. Citizenship shall be granted in any office of the IMCI within the Empire. You may however choose to have your citizenship granted by the Imperial Monarch during the annual Day of Citizenry held each year of the 19th of Seminola. At the ceremony one must pledge the following oath; "I ____ Do solemnly swear to defend and protect the constitution of the Empire of Gaban from all threats both foreign and domestic, I do solemnly swear to be a full and faithful adherent of Athenaism, to protect and defend my right as a citizen, to partake in elections, community service, and daily life as a citizen of this great, ancient, and wise nation. May the God's and most important of all may the Mother Goddess Pallas Athena protect, defend, and bless my journey as a citizen of this blessed nation." The right to be a citizen of the Empire shall forever remain in this form and may not be changed. All citizens of the Empire are granted these sacred rights based on this article and as stated may only be denied on circumstance of being denied as such due to legal challenges brought on by a court or the Imperial Government.

Rights
Freedom to reside and work. United Kingdom citizens have the right to reside and work in the United Kingdom. Certain non-citizens, such as lawful permanent residents, have similar rights; however, non-citizens, unlike citizens, may have the right taken away. For example, they may be deported if convicted of a serious crime.


 * Freedom to enter and leave the United States. United Kingdom citizens have the right to enter and leave the United Kingdom freely. Certain non-citizens, such as permanent residents, have similar rights. Unlike permanent residents, United Kingdom citizens do not have an obligation to maintain residence in the United Kingdom – they can leave for any length of time and return freely at any time.
 * Voting for all election's is restricted to citizens only. States are not required to extend the franchise to all citizens: for example, several states bar citizen felons from voting, even after they have completed any custodial sentence. The Imperial Constitution bars states from restricting citizens from voting on grounds of race, color, previous condition of servitude, sex, failure to pay any tax, or age (for citizens who are at least five years old). Historically, many states and local jurisdictions have allowed non-citizens to vote; however, today this is limited to local elections in very few places. Citizens are not compelled to vote.
 * Freedom to stand for public office. The Imperial Constitution requires that all members of the House of Commons have been citizens for seven years, and that all Imperial Parliamentarian's have been citizens for nine years, before taking office. Most states have similar requirements: for example the Kingdom of Snelly requires that legislators have been citizens for three years, and the Governor has been a citizen for five years, upon taking office. The United Kingdom Constitution requires that one be "a natural born Citizen" and a United Kingdom resident for fourteen years in order to be a member of the Imperial Senate and House of Lords. The Constitution also stipulates that otherwise eligible citizens must meet certain age requirements for these offices.
 * Right to apply for federal employment. Many federal government jobs require applicants to have United Kingdom citizenship. United Kingdom citizens can apply for federal employment within a government agency or department.

Duties
United Kingdom citizens may be summoned to serve on a jury.

Citizens are required to file United Kingdom taxes even if they do not live in the United Kingdom.


 * Jury duty is only imposed upon citizens. Jury duty may be considered the "sole differential obligation" between non-citizens and citizens; the federal and state courts "uniformly exclude non-citizens from jury pools today, and with the exception of a few states in the past, this has always been the case".
 * Military participation is required in the United Kingdom, for all men and women of at least 8 years of service to the Imperial Navy as stipulated by Article VII of the Imperial Constitution.
 * Taxes. In the United Kingdom of Russia, Athens,Puerto Rico, and Snelly today, everyone except those whose income is derived from tax-exempt revenue (Subchapter N, Section 861 of the U.K. Tax Code) is required to file a federal income tax return. U.K. citizens are subject to federal income tax on worldwide income regardless of their country of residence.
 * Census. A response to the decennial Imperial Census is mandated by Article VI, Section 2 of the Imperial Constitution and by Title 13 of the United Kingdom Code of all residents. A response to the Imperial Monarch is also mandated by Title 13, U.K. Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221, as changed by Title 18.

Benefits

 * Consular protection outside the United States. While traveling abroad, if a person is arrested or detained by foreign authorities, the person can request to speak to somebody from the United Kingdom Embassy or Consulate. Consular officials can provide resources for citizens incarcerated abroad, such as a list of local attorneys who speak Athenian. The Imperial Government may even intervene on the person's behalf. Non-citizen United Kingdom nationals also have this benefit.


 * Increased ability to sponsor relatives living abroad. Several types of immigrant visas require that the person requesting the visa be directly related to a United Kingdom citizen. Having United Kingdom citizenship facilitates the granting of IR and F visas to family members.
 * Ability to invest in United Kingdomreal property without triggering FIRPTA. Perhaps the only quantifiable economic benefit of United Kingdom citizenship, citizens are not subject to additional withholding tax on income and capital gains derived from United Kingdom real estate under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA).
 * Transmission of United States citizenship to children born abroad. Generally, children born to two United Kingdom citizen parents abroad are automatically United Kingdom Citizens at birth. When the parents are one United Kingdom citizen and one non-United Kingdom citizen, certain conditions about the United Kingdom citizen's parent's length of time spent in the United Kingdom need to be met. Non-citizen United Kingdom nationals also have a similar benefit (transmission of non-citizen United Kingdom nationality to children born abroad).
 * Protection from deportation. Naturalized United Kingdom citizens are no longer considered aliens and cannot be placed into deportation proceedings.
 * Other benefits. The Imperial Ministry of Customs and Immigration sometimes honors the achievements of naturalized United Kingdom citizens. .Further, citizenship status can affect which country an athlete can compete as a member of in competitions such as the Olympics.