CITIZENSHIP AND STATELESSNESS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY 2020 Table 6: Naturalisation or registration/declaration162 LANGUAGE / COUNTRY MINOR RES. REN. ASSIMILATION HEALTH / CHARACTER PERIOD OTHER OTHER1 INCOME PROVISION REQUIREMENTS ANGOLA 10 yrs LEGAL CHILDREN INCLUDED? Civic and moral guarantees Not sentenced to prison Capacity to Regulation provides that Yes, on C2010ARTS110, of integration into Angolan more than 3 years; can make decisions ten years starts from when application L2016ARTS7,11,14,1 society; sufficient be opposed on grounds (reger a sua granted permanent 6,19,20,30 knowledge of Portuguese no effective connection; pessoa); means residence REG2017ART9 language; effective conviction for crime of subsistence Nat. Ass. can authorise connection to national punishable by 3 years naturalisation if relevant community; knowledge of imprisonment, or crime services or exceptional rights and duties under against security of state; qualifications. constitution exercise sovereign No powers for another state; military service for another state BOTSWANA 11 yrs Sufficient knowledge of (10+1) Good character No - Any person may be Yes, at C1966(2002)ARTS Setswana or any language registered if signal honour discretion of 33&39 spoken by any “tribal or distinguished service, or minister L1998(2002&04)A community” in Botswana special circumstances; RTS9-14 language requirement may be waived COMOROS 10 yrs / Assimilation with the Good conduct and 5 yrs for Comorian community morals husband 162 No Sound mind; Period reduced to 5 yrs if Yes, automatic L1979ARTS28-35, physical health born in Comoros or in case if father 48-50 means will not of “important services”; no acquires (or become a residence period in some mother if Most countries require the person to be habitually resident and to intend to remain so if they wish to naturalise; this provision is not included here. 43 UNHCR / December, 2020