This ad hoc query examines whether EMN Member and Observer Countries apply mechanisms that regulate or limit the number of citizenship or naturalisation applications that may be submitted or processed within a given period. It also looks at possible future changes and at any legal or practical concerns regarding compatibility with the European Convention on Nationality.

The Belgian Council of State has suspended the decision of the Minister of Asylum and Migration to limit material reception conditions for applicants for international protection who have already obtained protection in another EU Member State. In its judgment No. 267.364 of 8 July 2026, the Council of State suspended the measure following an urgent appeal introduced by several organisations active in the field of asylum and migration. The decision concerns a measure adopted following the entry into application of the European Pact on Migration and Asylum on 12 June 2026.