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National laws extending military obligation to citizens living abroad
E17 · Europe/NATO · checked 2026-11-09 · reviewed Every run
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Latent capacity — baseline 1, now 1 of 3
Baseline: obligation tied to domestic permanent residence and ending with it; registry fields for citizens abroad already exist in some states (latent capacity). Watch for amendments removing that link. Sources: national legal gazettes.
- Escalation signal
- Any European state tabling or passing legislation that extends the military service obligation to citizens without domestic permanent residence, or that restricts men of service age from leaving. Tracked across Slovakia, Germany, Poland, the Baltics and others.
- Baseline (21 Sep 2026)
- Most European states tie the obligation to domestic permanent residence and end it when that residence ends (e.g. Slovakia's Act 150/2025, sections 45 and 47(1)(c)). Several states already record the foreign addresses of citizens living abroad, the administrative precondition for any extension.
- Where to check
- National Council of Slovakia (NR SR)Slov-LexDenník N
Check log
- 2026-09-221Baseline: obligation tied to domestic permanent residence and ending with it; registry fields for citizens abroad already exist in some states (latent capacity). Watch for amendments removing that link. Sources: national legal gazettes.