Caroline Nalule and Anna Nambooze A woman who has been a citizen of another country before marriage, will only be naturalised if she renounces her other citizenship, takes the oath of allegiance and declares her intention to continue residing in Tanzania107. The Commissioner General of Immigration has the power subject to the consent of the Minister to extend the period within which renunciation must take place for any person who has shown sufficient reasons for his delay to renounce his citizenship of the country other than the United Republic. The extension will only afford that person an opportunity of doing any or all such acts remaining undone108. 3.3 Loss of citizenship in Tanzania As mentioned above, one of the ways in which citizenship may be lost on Tanzania is by cessation where a person, in addition to the Tanzanian citizenship, holds another citizenship which they fail to renounce upon attaining majority age. There are two other prescribed ways in which citizenship may be lost. 1. By renunciation A citizen of full age and capacity may renounce his or her citizenship by making a declaration to that effect. If the Minister causes the declaration to be registered, the person’s citizenship ceases109. The procedure for renunciation of Tanzania citizenship is as follows110. The applicant fills in prescribed forms and submits them to the Immigration Office, Embassies/High Commission where an applicant resides. The forms are then submitted to the Principal Commissioner of Immigration Services who in turn forwards it to the Minister to register the declaration. The application for renunciation of Tanzania citizenship must be accompanied by an approval of the grant of citizenship from the other country, return of the Tanzania passport, passport photographs, and a renunciation fee111. The Minister may refuse to register a declaration of renunciation if it is made during a war in which Tanzania is engaged or if it is contrary to public policy112. A female Tanzanian citizen by birth who renounces her citizenship upon getting married to a citizen of another country may, where the marriage breaks down, revert to her citizenship by birth subject to any conditions the Minister may impose113. 2. By deprivation This provision on deprivation of citizenship does not apply to citizens by birth. The Minister has the power to order that a person be deprived of his or her citizenship upon satisfaction that the person is of full age and capacity; and has voluntarily claimed and exercised in a foreign 107 TCA, section 7(5). TCA, section 7 (8). 109 TCA, section 13(1). 110 Tanzania Immigration website, supra note 94. 111 The renunciation fee is currently sixty US Dollars, ibid. 112 TCA, section 13(2). 113 TCA, section 13(3). 108 RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-CR 2020/6 - © 2020 Author(s) 15