For three and a half years with the State Citizenship Act in effect (June 17, 2010-February 4, 2014), it has deprived a total of 722 people of their Slovak citizenship, according to the statistics of the Interior Ministry.
Out of the total, there were 310 men and 412 women. Most of them (289 people) lost their citizenships by attaining Czech nationality. The Slovak Citizenship Act was passed by the first government of Robert Fico (2006-10) in response to the controversial Hungarian Dual Citizenship Act, which gave an unprecedented opportunity for Hungarians living in neighbouring countries like Slovakia and Romania to enjoy the benefits of Hungarian citizenship while living abroad; although only 47 took that option. According to the Slovak legislation, all people who become citizens of a foreign country lose their Slovak citizenship. In addition, the legislation is being looked into by the Interior Ministry, which has been engaged in drafting a milder version of the law. The Slovak legislation is being looked into by the Constitutional Court. This process was initiated by Gabor Gal (Most-Hid MP), according to whom the law is unconstitutional.
