SCG Civics

The Sol Central Government has many tiers of civic status that an individual can possess, dependent on varying circumstances. This page will help outline the guidelines and categories as they are described in law.

Categories of Civic Status

Citizenship

Citizens of Sol are those born within the SCG or on a SCG Flagged Station or Vessel, Naturalized Citizens, or the children of Citizens.

Citizens are afforded all rights and privileges of the SCG under the law, as well as free ability to serve within the SCG’s uniformed services, elected terms as positions within both civil and administrative governmental administrations such as the SFP (other than trackers), Judiciary, Presidency, and other unelected appointments.

Unlike other Human states, both former and present where Service guaranteed Citizenship, In the SCG Citizenship permits Service.

Residency

Residents of Sol are those who reside within the SCG for an extended period, either during the Naturalization process, are ineligible for citizenship, or do not feel the need to obtain citizenship. They are sometimes viewed as ‘freeloaders who don't want to commit’ by some political parties, as they are afforded almost all the same rights as citizens.

Residents are afforded the same rights as citizens with the exceptions of the ability to serve within the State Service or Government

Visitor

Visitors are Persons who do not reside in the SCG, and are temporarily in the State for various reasons, usually under a visa.

Visitors are afforded the rights that apply to them under their visa, as well as the standard legal rights afforded to all those in SCG space.

Who Can Be What

The SCG, for varying reasons, bars some individuals from the ability to obtain Residency or Citizenship.

To be able to be a Naturalized Citizen, one must have resided within the SCG beginning prior to their 13th birthday and be a Human. Otherwise, Citizenship can only be obtained on birth within the SCG, or through conditions surrounding a colony joining the SCG. The SCG also withholds the right to deny citizenship to persons who would otherwise be permitted for political reasons, almost always in relation to the ongoing Cold War with the GCC

To be able to be a Resident, one must be a Human or Positronic. Unthai, Skrell, Dionea, GAS, and Adherent are all barred from Residency, and can only be within the SCG as a Visitor under a Visa.

New Colony Citizens/Residents

Upon the integration of a New Colony into the SCG, all those who younger than 13 would instantly become citizens of the SCG, while all other members of the Colony would become Residents with extra privileges. Specifically, the ability to take part in the Government of that Colony up to the System level, represent the Colony if elected to the Federal Assembly or Senate, and serve within the Planet's PDF/SDF. They however would still be unable to serve within the Federal Armed Forces, or any Appointments to The Federal Government.

Tables of Examples

General Examples

	Citizen	Resident	Visitor
Human	Yes	Yes	Yes
IPC	No	Yes	Yes
Other Non-Human	No	No	Yes
Uniformed Service	Yes	No	No
SFP Tracker	Yes	Yes	No
SFP Agent	Yes	No	No
Federal Government	Yes	No	No
Work on the Torch	Yes	Yes	Yes

System of Origin Specific Examples

	Citizen	Resident	Visitor
All SCG	Default	Yes	N/A
All GCC	Naturalization Only	Yes	Yes
Gaia	No	Yes	Yes
Other Human	Naturalization Only	Yes	Yes
Other Non-Human	No	No	Yes