US Senate · Thai Examiner
Naturalised citizenship scrutinised as PM scraps Israeli’s Thai status over ongoing home passport use
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Seven years after becoming Thai, Israeli-born Ariel Blustein loses his citizenship as Anutin cites Israeli passport use and an undisclosed Uruguayan nationality. The case lands amid a broader government review of naturalisations and foreign nominees.
Key facts
- Section 19 puts passport use and undisclosed foreign citizenship at the heart of the Blustein case
- Older naturalisations remain exposed to Section 19 despite government’s one-year retrospective review
- It comes as the government reviews citizenship approvals, considers changes to the 1965 Nationality Act and intensifies investigations into foreign nominee firms, land holdings and Israeli-linked businesses
- Crucially, existing Section 19 powers allow citizenship withdrawal where naturalised Thais continue using their former nationality despite decades of this being quitely ignored.
- Seven years after becoming Thai, Israeli-born Ariel Blustein loses his citizenship as Anutin cites Israeli passport use and an undisclosed Uruguayan nationality
- Israeli passport journeys and undisclosed Uruguayan citizenship underpin Anutin’s revocation order
Summary
Thailand has dramatically revoked the citizenship of Israeli-born businessman Ariel Blustein, seven years after he became Thai. Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul acted after officials cited his Israeli passport use and undisclosed Uruguayan citizenship. The move puts Thailand’s long-standing approach to naturalised dual nationals under fresh scrutiny.
Thailand has revoked an Israeli-born businessman’s citizenship, putting naturalised Thais holding other nationalities under fresh scrutiny. Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the order against Ariel Blustein on Thursday, October 1.