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74 | Citizenship by registration

Kariba Draft Constitution
  1. Anyone who has been voluntarily and ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for at least ten years, or for a shorter period fixed in an Act of Parliament, may apply to become a Zimbabwean citizen by registration.
  2. If a Zimbabwean citizen legally adopts someone who is not a Zimbabwean citizen, the adopted person becomes a Zimbabwean citizen on the date of the adoption order and must be regarded as a citizen by registration.
  3. A minor child of a person who has become a Zimbabwean citizen by registration is entitled, on application, to become a Zimbabwean citizen by registration.
  4. A person who is married to a Zimbabwean citizen and who has been ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for at least five years since the marriage, is entitled, on application, to become a Zimbabwean citizen by registration.
  5. An Act of Parliament may provide for–
    1. the acquisition of citizenship by registration by persons other than those mentioned in subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4); and
    2. the procedure for acquiring citizenship by registration.
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