Despite the lapse of the Registrar-General\u2019s appeal of the judgment in Tsvangirai v The Registrar General and Ors HH-29-2002 and the consequent extension of the period for renunciation of foreign citizenship in terms of the amended Citizenship Act to 6 August 2002, we continue to receive information from individuals around the country who indicate that the Passport Offices and the various foreign embassies are refusing to accept and\/or process their renunciation documentation.<\/p>\n
The various Passport Offices are also maintaining the incorrect stance that people who have failed to renounce their entitlement to foreign citizenship have ceased to be Zimbabwean citizens from 7 January 2002 and have to pay $25,000.00, re-apply to have their Zimbabwean citizenship restored and wait a period of up to 18 months before receiving their new Zimbabwean passports.<\/p>\n