CITIZENSHIP AND STATELESSNESS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY 2020 Table 2: Nationality transmitted by parents BORN IN COUNTRY COUNTRY BOTSWANA LEGAL PROVISION In wedlock Out of wedlock In wedlock Out of wedlock + Father (F) &/or + Father (F) &/or + Father (F) &/or + Father (F) &/or Mother (M) is citizen Mother (M) is Mother (M) is Mother (M) is citizen citizen citizen F ANGOLA BORN ABROAD M F M F M F (DATE OF LATEST AMENDMENT IN PARENTHESES) M R R R R R R R R L2016ART9 R R R R R R R R L1998(2004)ARTS4 &5 COMOROS DRC~ R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R L1979ARTS10-13 C2005ART10 L2004ARTS4,6,7 ESWATINI !! R - R C* Rx1(C) - Rx1(C) C* C2005ART43 L1992ART7 LESOTHO R R R R Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 C1993(2018)ART38 &39 MADAGASCAR MALAWI R R R R R R R R L1960(2017)ART9 R R R R Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 L1966(2019)ARTS4 R R R R Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 C1968(1995)ARTS2 &5 MAURITIUS 2-23 MOZAMBIQUE R R R R C C C C C2004ART23 L1975(1987)ARTS1& 8 NAMIBIA R R R R R R R R C1990(2010)ART4(1) (C)&(2) L1990ART2 SEYCHELLES SOUTH AFRICA TANZANIA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE !! R R R R R R R R C1993(2011)ART11 R R R R R R R R L1995(2010)ART2 R R R R Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 Rx1 L1995ARTS5-6 R R R R R R R R C2016ARTS35&36 R^ R^ R^ R^ R^ R^ R^ R^ C2013ARTS36&37 L1984(2003)ART5 R: child is attributed citizenship at birth C: can claim citizenship following an administrative process (including to establish parentage but excluding birth registration) Rx1: child is attributed citizenship at birth only if parents born in country ~ racial / ethnic discrimination in citizenship law: specified groups listed for preferential treatment * mother (or father) passes citizenship only if father (or mother) of unknown nationality or stateless or if father does not claim ^ Rights to citizenship if one grandparent is a citizen !! Constitution and the legislation conflict—the constitutional provisions are noted here unless they provide only general principles and the detailed rules are established by legislation 31 UNHCR / December, 2020