of beneficiaries can also fall within the program. The table below highlights the relevant provisions of the legal framework on the acquisition of nationality by declaration program. Acquisition of Nationality by Declaration Program (2014 – 2016) Date Title of Law or Summary of Relevant Provisions Regulation 13.09.2013 Law No. 2013-653 Beneficiaries “Article 2 – Benefitting from the provisions of the of 13 September present law are the persons who fall within one of the 2013 establishing following categories: specific provisions - Persons born in Côte d’Ivoire to foreign parents and for acquisition of aged less than 21 years of age on the date of 20 nationality by December 1961; declaration - Persons having had their habitual residence without interruption in Côte d’Ivoire prior to 7 August 1960 and their children born in Côte d’Ivoire; - Persons born in Côte d’Ivoire to foreign parents between 20 December 1961 and 25 January 1973 and their children.” Procedures Articles 3 – 7 establish the basic procedures:  A specific application form must be deposited before the public prosecutor’s office of an individual’s local jurisdiction to be registered with the Ministry of Justice, who will have six months to rule on the request;  Favorable decisions will result in the issuance by the Ministry of Justice of an administrative nationality certificate (distinct from a nationality certificate issued by court, which serves as authoritative proof of nationality);  In the case of rejected applications, the applicant can appeal to the Ministry of Justice within two months and ultimately to the President, who exercises final discretionary power over the matter. 19.12.2013 Decree No. 2013Beneficiaries “Article 1 – Are beneficiaries of the provisions of Law 848 of 19 No. 2013-653 of 13 September 2013 as follows: December 2013 - Persons born in Côte d’Ivoire to foreign parents and establishing aged less than 21 years old at the date of 20 implementing December 1961; measures for Law - Persons having had habitual residence without No. 2013-653 interruption in Côte d’Ivoire prior to 7 August 1960; - Persons born in Côte d’Ivoire to foreign parents between 20 December 1961 and 25 January 1973. Also benefitting from the provisions of the aforementioned law are descendants of the persons mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.” Procedures  Expands the number of public officials who are qualified to receive requests for acquisition of nationality by declaration to include the following: regional public prosecutors, their sub-regional substitutes, prefectures and sub-prefectures.  Concerned individuals must also provide two identification photos, two certified copies of their birth certificate or jugement supplétif; all documents proving habitual residence of the 71