Samoan Nationality Law
Samoa has been an independent sovereign State since 1962. Prior to that, it was administered by New Zealand.
The most recent Samoan law pertaining to citizenship is the Citizenship Act 2004. One of its aims was to prevent obtention of citizenship through "marriages of convenience", by specifying that the spouse of a Samoan citizen must reside in Samoa with his or her spouse for at least five years before being granted citizenship. It also barred persons born in Samoa from automatically obtaining citizenship, if neither of their parents is Samoan.
Read more about Samoan Nationality Law: Obtention of Citizenship, Samoans and Commonwealth Citizenship, Samoans and New Zealand Citizenship
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