Exploring the Interface Between Birth Registration and Citizenship Determination: A Scoping Study in Seven Countries in Southern Africa Annex 1: Questionnaire for Country Interviews Desk Review Response 1. Completeness rate for birth registration and ID registration for those under one. Birth registration: ID registration: 2. Completeness rate for birth registration and ID registration for the entire population. Birth registration: ID registration: 3. Status of the civil registration system: New laws, digitalization, interoperable with the ID systems, etc. 4. Ongoing initiatives to improve birth registration. 5. Key challenges on birth registration. Interview Response 6. What measures are in place to address common barriers to birth registration (e.g., language, literacy, distance, costs, proof of paternity)? 7. Please list any specific initiatives to ensure inclusivity. 8. Which act(s) determine citizenship by birth (constitution, civil registration acts, social protection acts, and ID registration acts)? 9. Is the country signatory to the Statelessness Conventions? 10. In law, are there referral mechanisms to other agencies, departments or ministries in cases where citizenship cannot be determined? 11. Are there clear procedures in law for challenging a determination of citizenship in this context? 12. Do the act/regulations lay out the procedures and documentary requirements? Any references regarding citizenship determination? 13. Who does the act delegate the power to in terms of citizenship determination? 14. Which data is collected during civil registration? Do they collect data on citizenship of child or/and parents (registry and form)? 15. What information is shown on the birth certificate? 16. Is the UIN linked to citizenship status? 17. What are the provisions for registration of persons in vulnerable situations (abandoned children, orphaned children, ethnic minorities, refugees, stateless people)? 18. Citizenship by birth/descent How is citizenship by birth determined for births in the country? Is it part of the birth registration process/part of the ID registration process/separate process? How is citizenship of children born outside of the country determined? Is it part of the birth registration process/ part of the ID registration process/separate process? 27