Solomon Islands committee examines proposed new citizenship-revocation ground
Published inquiry papers and hearing arrangements concern citizenship acquired by application. They do not establish that the proposed power is in force.
The Solomon Islands Parliament’s Bills and Legislation Committee announced on 26 October that hearings on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026, No. 3 of 2026, were scheduled to start on 28 October. Its terms of reference, adopted on 13 October and posted on 14 October, require a report by 13 November, with an extension available by parliamentary permission.[1][2]
The committee’s issues paper explains that the bill would add a ground for revoking citizenship acquired by application under Part 3 of the Citizenship Act 2018. The Citizenship Commission would need reasonable grounds to find conduct seriously prejudicial to national stability, security, defence, public safety or public order.[3]
As described in the paper, the proposed ground excludes citizens by birth and people who resumed birth citizenship under section 14(4). Lawful political expression, government criticism, parliamentary participation, protest or other democratic activity alone would not justify revocation. The documents verified here concern committee scrutiny and hearing arrangements; passage and commencement of the proposed provisions have not been established.[3]
Official sources
This article provides general information. Individual applications are subject to the applicable rules and the competent authority’s assessment.