Editing Vatican City (section)

=== Citizenship ===
Unlike citizenship of other states, which is based either on ''[[jus sanguinis]]'' (birth from a citizen, even outside the state's territory) or on ''[[jus soli]]'' (birth within the territory of the state), citizenship of Vatican City is granted on ''jus officii'', namely on the grounds of appointment to work in a certain capacity in the service of the Holy See. It usually ceases upon the cessation of the appointment. Citizenship is extended to the spouse and children of a citizen, provided that they are living together in the city.<ref name="citizenship">{{Cite web |date=22 February 2011 |title=Law on citizenship, residence and access |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/phocadownload/leggi-decreti/Leggesullacittadinanzalaresidenzaelaccesso.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717184754/https://www.vaticanstate.va/phocadownload/leggi-decreti/Leggesullacittadinanzalaresidenzaelaccesso.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2022 |access-date=31 July 2022 |publisher=Vatican City State |language=it}}</ref> Some individuals are authorized to reside in the city but do not qualify or choose not to request citizenship.<ref name="citizenship" /> Anyone who loses Vatican citizenship and does not possess other citizenship automatically becomes an [[Italian citizenship|Italian citizen]], as provided in the Lateran Treaty.<ref name=Statute/>

The Holy See, not being a country, issues only [[diplomatic passport|diplomatic]] and [[service passport|service]] passports, whereas Vatican City issues [[ordinary passport|ordinary]] [[Vatican and Holy See passports|passports]] for its citizens.