Fijian nationality law is regulated by the Fijian Constitution of 2013, as amended; the 2009 Citizenship of Fiji Act, and its revisions; and various British Nationality laws. These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Fiji. Fijian nationality is typically obtained either on the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Fiji or under the rules of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth abroad to parents with Fijian nationality. It can be granted to persons with an affiliation to the country, or to a permanent resident who has lived in the country for a given period of time through naturalisation. Nationality establishes one's international identity as a member of a sovereign nation. Though it is not synonymous with citizenship, for rights granted under domestic law for domestic pur