Awaiting Assent P.B. 03-003 | Streamlined Immigration Act

Capt11543 · Oct 29, 2025

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Amend the Immigration and Citizenship Act to remove the residency period and reduce other barriers to citizenship for new players

1 - About this Act
(1) This Act

(a) may be cited as the Streamlined Immigration Act.

(b) may be numbered as P.B.03-003.

(c) shall be enacted immediately upon receiving assent from Her Majesty the Queen.

(d) has been authored by Prime Minister Capt11543.

(e) has been co-sponsored by Minister of Foreign Affairs Talion77.

2 - Amendments to the Immigration and Citizenship Act
(1) §3(3) shall be struck, and all subsequent subsections shall be renumbered appropriately.

(2) §5 - Residents shall be struck, and replaced with the following section:

“5 - Tutorial Area
(1) All players who join StateCraft for the first time shall spawn in a tutorial area.

(2) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible for designing the tutorial area of New Hamilton.

(3) The Ministry shall ensure that the tutorial area conveys information necessary for new players to integrate into Alexandrian society. This includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Employment, career, and entrepreneurial paths.

(b) Custom items and gameplay features.

(c) Voting and the system of government in the Kingdom of Alexandria.

(d) The Constitution of Alexandria, including the rights and freedoms guaranteed therein.

(e) Navigating, renting, and acquiring property in New Hamilton.

(f) Participating in Alexandrian life on Discord and the forums.

(g) Minecraft Cities Network rules.

(4) The Ministry shall collaborate with Staff and relevant government entities regarding the design, construction, and information displayed in the tutorial area.

(5) The Ministry shall review the tutorial area at least once every three months to ensure that the information displayed therein is accurate and up to date.”

(3) §6 - Citizens shall be amended in the following manner:

“6 - Citizens Naturalization
(1) After remaining as a Resident for one week, a player may opt to take the ‘Citizenship Exam’.
(a) This exam shall consist of no more than 10 questions relating to Alexandrian civics, law, history, and server rules, as determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(i) At least two questions must be relating to server rules.
(b) A score of 80% or higher is required in order to pass.
(i) There shall be no time limit as to when a player may retake this exam.
(1) Any player may become a citizen of the Kingdom of Alexandria by passing a Citizenship Exam.

(a) A score of 80% or higher is required to pass the Citizenship Exam.

(b) A player may attempt the citizenship exam whenever they wish. There shall be no limit as to the number of times a player may retake the Citizenship Exam, nor shall there be a required waiting period between attempts.

(2) Citizens are granted Upon passing the citizenship exam, a player shall be granted the ‘Citizen’ role in-game and have full rights and abilities within the Kingdom of Alexandria.

(3) The sign for the citizenship exam shall be located near the tutorial area.

(4) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible for administering the Citizenship Exam.

(a) The Citizenship Exam shall contain no more than 15 questions.

(b) The Citizenship Exam shall contain no less than 2 questions related to Minecraft Cities Network rules.

(c) The Ministry shall ensure that the answer of each question on the Citizenship Exam can be found in the tutorial area.

(d) The Ministry shall review the Citizenship Exam concurrently with its review of the tutorial area at least once every three months to ensure the questions and answers contained therein are accurate, up-to-date, and compliant with this subsection.

(5) The government may only revoke the citizenship of a player pursuant to applicable law.”

(4) §7 - Enforcement shall be struck, and all subsequent sections shall be renumbered appropriately.

(5) §8(2) shall be struck.

Capt11543 · Oct 29, 2025

The Redwood Coalition
Through Their Prime Minister Capt11543
Moves to Pass
The Streamlined Immigration Act

Parliament notes:
(1) Becoming a citizen of the Kingdom of Alexandria requires a week-long Residency period which serves no discernible purpose.
(2) New players may find it difficult to get informed on how to participate in Alexandrian life.

Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) To remove the residency period from the immigration process.
(2) To establish requirements for collaboration with Staff regarding the design of the tutorial area.
(3) To repurpose the Citizenship Exam and redefine its contents.

To fulfil this, Parliament projects the following expenses:
(1) Payroll expenses related to designing the tutorial area and the Citizenship Exam.
(2) Materials and construction costs for building the tutorial area.

Further, Parliament projects the following administrative efforts:
(1) Collaboration between various entities within the government to determine the design of the tutorial area.
(2) Collaboration with Staff regarding the design of the tutorial area, and the technical implementation of the provisions herein.

To implement the above, Parliament passes: