<P> Equally, the child of a person who thus loses Swiss nationality equally loses Swiss nationality . Exceptionally, a person who has been prevented, against their will, from taking the necessary actions to retain Swiss citizenship may undertake the required actions within a delay of 1 year following the cessation of such delays . </P> <P> Each municipality in Switzerland maintains its own registry of citizens, which is separate from the registry of people living in the municipality . Most Swiss citizens do not live in their municipality of origin; therefore, they are often required by the municipality in which they live to get a certificate of citizenship (acte d'origine / Heimatschein / atto d'origine) from their place of origin . In practice, there is no difference in rights or obligations between citizens of different municipalities, except for the extra paperwork that may be involved . </P> <P> According to the Federal Office for Migration, there has been no restriction on multiple citizenship in Switzerland since 1 January 1992 . Thus, foreigners who acquire Swiss citizenship and Swiss citizens who voluntarily acquire another citizenship keep their previous citizenship (subject to the laws of the other country), as was the case before this date . An estimated 60% of Swiss nationals living abroad in 1998 were multiple citizens . </P> <P> Since many nationality laws now allow both parents to transmit their nationality to their common child (and not only the father, as used to be often the case), many children automatically acquire multiple citizenship at birth . This is especially frequent in Switzerland, since a relatively high proportion of the population holds a foreign passport (up to 54% in Geneva and 20% nationally). However, the Federal Office for Migration specially notes that this has not resulted in any practical problems worth mentioning . Military service, the most likely problem to arise, is usually done in the country where the applicant resides at the time of conscription . </P>

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