{"id":25037,"date":"1972-01-01T12:29:32","date_gmt":"1972-01-01T12:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/?p=25037"},"modified":"2022-03-02T10:06:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T10:06:51","slug":"malawi-citizenship-act-1966-as-amended-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/fr\/malawi-citizenship-act-1966-as-amended-1971\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawi Citizenship Act 1966 as amended 1971"},"content":{"rendered":"

As amended by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No.5 of 1971 to provide citizenship to those born in Malawi only if one parent was a citizen of Malawi (text in bold in section 4), as well as a person of African race (introduced in 1966).<\/p>\n

3. Citizens on 5th July, 1966
\nEvery person who on the 5th day of July, 1966, was under any existing law a citizen of Malawi, shall continue to be a citizen of Malawi after that date.<\/p>\n

4. Citizenship by birth
\nEvery person born in Malawi after the 5th day of July, 1966 shall become a citizen of Malawi on the date of his birth if one of his parents is a citizen of Malawi<\/strong> and is a person of African race:
\nProvided that this subsection shall not apply to a person whose father is a citizen of a country with which Malawi is at war and the birth occurs at a place then under occupation by the enemy.<\/p>\n

5. Citizenship by descent
\nA person born outside Malawi after the 5th day of Jul 1966, shall become a citizen of Malawi on the date of his birth if his father or mother is a citizen of Malawi by birth and is a person of African race.<\/p>\n

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