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The primary law governing nationality requirements is the South African Citizenship Act, 1995, which came into force on 6 October 1995. Any person born to at least one South African parent receives citizenship at birth. Children born to a legal resident of the country are permitted to South African citizenship only when they reach the age of ...
The Restoration and Extension of South African Citizenship Act (Act No. 196 of 1993) was a naturalisation law passed during the at the end of apartheid era of South Africa in 1993 and prior to first election in 1994. It restored South African citizenship rights to black South African's lost with the creation of four independent "homelands" or ...
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. [1] The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired by declaration.
Batswana nationality law is regulated by the 1966 Constitution of Botswana, as amended; the Citizenship Act 1998, and its revisions; and international agreements entered into by the government of Botswana. [1] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Botswana. [2] The legal means to acquire nationality, formal legal ...
Basotho nationality law. Basotho nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Lesotho, as amended; the Lesotho Citizenship Order, and its revisions; the 1983 Refugees Act; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. [1] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Lesotho. [2]
Status: Current legislation. Zambian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Zambia, as amended; the Citizenship of Zambia Act; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. [ 1][ 2] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Zambia. [ 2][ 3] The legal means to acquire nationality ...
Identity cleansing. Right of return. v. t. e. Renunciation of citizenship is the voluntary loss of citizenship. It is the opposite of naturalization, whereby a person voluntarily obtains citizenship. It is distinct from denaturalization, where citizenship is revoked by the state .
Liberian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Liberia, as amended; the Aliens and Nationality Law, and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. [ 1][ 2] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Liberia. [ 3] The legal means to acquire nationality, formal ...