Monika Nowicka
Zoon Politikon, Special Issue 2018, 2018, pp. 112-132
https://doi.org/10.4467/2543408XZOP.18.006.10062The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the reasons why Polish immigrants in Iceland want to apply for Icelandic citizenship. As a result of the analysis, four main motivations for adopting Icelandic citizenship were distinguished: 1) the possibility of visa-free travel to the USA; 2) applying for citizenship "just in case"; 3) obtaining rights that only the Icelanders have and 4) the ability to decide about the fate of the community in which immigrants live. The analysis is based on semi-structured in-depth interviews carried out in Iceland in 2014.
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This article is a translated and modified version of the text that was published in the previous issue of “Zoon Politikon”. See:
Monika Nowicka, Naturalizacja a poakcesyjne migracje: motywy ubiegania się o status obywatela państwa przyjmującego na przykładzie Polaków w Islandii
"Zoon Politikon" (8) 2017, DOI: 10.4467/2543408XZOP.17.003.9269.
Monika Nowicka
Zoon Politikon, 8/2017, 2017, pp. 251-273
https://doi.org/10.4467/2543408XZOP.17.010.9269The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the reasons why Polish immigrants in Iceland want to apply for Icelandic citizenship. As a result of the analysis, four main motivations for adopting Icelandic citizenship were distinguished: 1) the possibility of visa-free travel to the USA; 2) applying for citizenship "just in case"; 3) obtaining rights that only the Icelanders have and 4) the ability to decide about the fate of the community in which immigrants live. The analysis is based on semi-structured in-depth interviews carried out in Iceland in 2014.