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ACTS SUPPLEMENT No. 4 21st August, 2009. ACTS SUPPLEMENT to The Uganda Gazette No. 41 Volume CII dated 21st August, 2009. Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government. |
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THE UGANDA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CONTROL |
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. |
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Amendment of Cap. 66. |
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Amendment of section 3 of principal Act. |
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Insertion of section 8A to the principal Act. |
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Amendment of section 14 of principal Act. |
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Amendment of section 15 of principal Act. |
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Amendment of section 16 of principal Act. |
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Replacement of section 17 of principal Act. |
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Replacement of section 18 of principal Act. |
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Replacement of section 19 of principal Act. |
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Insertion of sections 19A to 19G of principal Act. |
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Insertion of Fifth Schedule to principal Act. |
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THE UGANDA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009. An Act to amend the Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act, to provide for dual citizenship; to provide for the board to have a vote of its own; to amend the provisions of the Act relating to the loss of Uganda citizenship by registration or naturalization; to provide for the offices of state which a person holding dual citizenship is not qualified to hold; to provide for former Ugandans who wish to re-acquire Ugandan citizenship and for related matters. Date of Assent: 15th July, 2009. Date of Commencement: 21st August, 2009. Be it enacted by Parliament as follows—
The Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act in this Act referred to as the principal Act, is amended in section 2 by inserting immediately after paragraph (j) the following— “(ja) “dual citizenship” means the simultaneous possession of two citizenships one of which is Ugandan;”
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“(1) The National Citizenship and Immigration Board established by article 16 of the Constitution shall consist of a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and not more than five other persons appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament.”;
“(3) A member of the board may be removed from office by the President only for—
Part II of the Principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 8 the following— “8A.Vote of the board.
Section 14 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (2) (b) the following— “(b) every person who has legally and voluntarily migrated to and has been living in Uganda for at least ten years;” |
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Section 15 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (3) (a) the following— “(a) where a person has more than one citizenship, he or she has made a declaration in writing in the Form specified in Form B of the Third Schedule to this Act, renouncing one of the nationalities or citizenships he or she may possess;’’
Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (6) the following— “(6) A person shall not be granted citizenship of Uganda under this section unless—
one citizenship, he or she has made a declaration in writing in the prescribed form, renouncing any other nationality or citizenship he or she possesses; and
For section 17 of the principal Act there is substituted the following— “17. Loss of citizenship by registration.
of a country hostile to or at war with Uganda; |
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For section 18 of the principal Act there is substituted the following— “18. Loss of citizenship by naturalisation
of a country hostile to or at war with Uganda;
Uganda; |
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naturalisation as a citizen of Uganda, sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to imprisonment for a term of five years or more;
of the state;
For section 19 of the principal Act, there is substituted the following— “19. Dual citizenship
The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 19 the following— “19A. Acquisition by a citizen of Uganda of the citizenship of another country while retaining the citizenship of Uganda.
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of Uganda only;
country, a declaration of renunciation of the citizenship of the third country;
of age;
country;
19B.Acquisition by a non citizen of Uganda of Uganda citizenship while retaining the citizenship of another country.
origin permit him or her to hold dual citizenship;
territory or any other country;
exceeding nine months imposed by a competent court, without the option of a fine;
Uganda for not less than ten years; |
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of any prescribed vernacular language in Uganda or of English or Swahili;
as a refugee or as a diplomat;
19C. General conditions for dual citizenship A person applying for dual citizenship shall, before being registered, satisfy the board that—
armed forces or security forces of a country hostile to or at war with Uganda;
citizenship;
eighteen years of age;
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19D. Persons with dual citizenship not to hold certain offices of State.
19E.Termination of citizenship of Uganda. For the avoidance of doubt, where by virtue of the holding of dual nationality granted under section 19A or 19B, a person holds the citizenship of Uganda in addition to the citizenship of another country, the board may by order deprive that person of the citizenship of Uganda—
19F. Consequences of loss of Ugandan citizenship.
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19G. Re-acquisition of Ugandan citizenship by a Ugandan.
The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after the Fourth Schedule the following— |
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Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control Act 5 (Amendment) Act 2009 “FIFTH SCHEDULE Section 19D OFFICES OF STATE WHICH A PERSON HOLDING DUAL CITIZENSHIP IS NOT QUALIFIED TO HOLD
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