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Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA person who was a citizen of Zambia, immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, shall continue to be a citizen of Zambia and shall retain the same citizenship category from the date the citizenship was acquired. (Art. 33)
Citizenship and Nationality
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The law establishes the rules concerning:
- citizenship, ...
- nationality,
... (Art. 101) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant :
- la citoyenneté, …
- la nationalité,
… (Art. 101)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. A foreign person who has been married to a Mozambican citizen for at least five years acquires Mozambican nationality, except in cases of statelessness, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
a. that he or she declares that he or she wishes to acquire Mozambican nationality;
b. that he or she meets the requirements and offers the guarantees prescribed by law.
2. The nationality acquired by the spouse shall not be prejudiced by the declaration of annulment or dissolution of the marriage. (Art. 26) - Portuguese1. Adquire a nacionalidade moçambicana o estrangeiro ou a estrangeira que tenha contraído casamento com moçambicana ou moçambicano há pelo menos cinco anos, salvo nos casos de apátrida, desde que, cumulativamente:
a) declare querer adquirir a nacionalidade moçambicana;
b) preencha os requisitos e ofereça as garantias fixadas por lei.
2. A declaração de nulidade ou a dissolução do casamento não prejudica a nacionalidade adquirida pelo cônjuge. (Art. 26)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) A person born in or outside Eswatini before the commencement of this Constitution shall be a citizen of Eswatini by operation of law if at the birth of that person one of the parents was a citizen of Eswatini.… (Sec. 42)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishParliament shall enact legislation—
(a) prescribing procedures by which a person may become a citizen;
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(e) prescribing procedures for revocation of citizenship;
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(g) generally giving effect to the provisions of this Chapter.
… (Art. 18) - SwahiliBunge litatunga sheria—
(a) ikielezea taratibu ambazo kwazo mtu anaweza kuwa raia;
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(e) ikielezea taratibu za kufuta uraia;
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(g) kwa ujumla itakayotekeleza vifungu vya Sura hii.
… (Kifungu cha 18)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
- citizenship, ...
- nationality, … (Art. 99) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
- la citoyenneté, ...
- la nationalité, … (Art. 99)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English
Outside of the cases expressly provided for by the Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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- the nationality,
... (Art. 47) - French
En dehors des cas expressément prévus par la Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- la nationalité,
... (Art. 47)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishCongolese nationality is one and exclusive. It may not be held concurrently with any other.
The Congolese nationality is either of origin, or by individual acquisition.
Any person belonging to an ethnic group of which the members [personnes] and the territory are constituent to that which became the Congo (presently the Democratic Republic of the Congo) at independence, is Congolese of origin. (Art. 10)4 - FrenchLa nationalité congolaise est une et exclusive. Elle ne peut être détenue concurremment avec aucune autre.
La nationalité congolaise est soit d’origine, soit d’acquisition individuelle.
Est Congolais d’origine, toute personne appartenant aux groupes ethniques don’t les personnes et le territoire constituaient ce qui est devenu le Congo (présentement la République Démocratique du Congo) à l’indépendance.
Une loi organique détermine les conditions de reconnaissance, d’acquisition, de perte et de recouvrement de la nationalité congolaise. (Art. 10)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) A citizen of Ghana may hold the citizenship of any other country in addition to his citizenship of Ghana.
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(3) Where the law of a country requires a person who marries a citizen of that country to renounce the citizenship of his own country by virtue of that marriage, a citizen of Ghana who is deprived of his citizenship of Ghana by virtue of that marriage shall, on the dissolution of that marriage, become a citizen of Ghana. (Art. 8)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishA child who is not a citizen and who is adopted by a citizen shall be a citizen on the date of the adoption. (Art. 38)