service within Namibia by the Government of another country; or
(dd) who are illegal immigrants:
provided further that Sub-Articles (aa), (bb), (cc) and (dd) hereof will not
apply to children who would otherwise be stateless.
(2)
(3)
The following persons shall be citizens of Namibia by descent:
(a)
those who are not Namibian citizens under Sub-Article (1) hereof and
whose fathers or mothers at the time of the birth of such persons are
citizens of Namibia or whose fathers or mothers would have qualified for
Namibian citizenship by birth under Sub-Article (1) hereof, if this
Constitution had been in force at that time; and
(b)
who comply with such requirements as to registration of citizenship as may
be required by Act of Parliament: provided that nothing in this Constitution
shall preclude Parliament from enacting legislation which requires the birth
of such persons born after the date of Independence to be registered within
a specific time either in Namibia or at an embassy, consulate or office of a
trade representative of the Government of Namibia.
The following persons shall be citizens of Namibia by marriage:
(a)
those who are not Namibian citizens under Sub-Article (1) or (2) hereof and
who:
(aa) in good faith marry a Namibian citizen or, prior to the coming into
force of this Constitution, in good faith married a person who would
have qualified for Namibian citizenship if this Constitution had been
in force; and
(bb) subs equent to such marriage have ordinarily resided in Namibia as
the spouse of such person for a period of not less than two (2) years;
and
(cc) apply to become citizens of Namibia;
(b)
for the purposes of this Sub-Article (and without derogating from any effect
that it may have for any other purposes) a marriage by customary law shall
be deemed to be a marriage: provided that nothing in this Constitution shall
preclude Parliament from enacting legislation which defines the
requirements which need to be satisfied for a marriage by customary law
to be recognised as such for the purposes of this Sub-Article.
(4)
Citizenship by registration may be claimed by persons who are not Namibian
citizens under Sub-Articles (1), (2) or (3) hereof and who were ordinarily resident
in Namibia at the date of Independence, and had been so resident for a
continuous period of not less than five (5) years prior to such date: provided that
application for Namibian citizenship under this Sub-Article is made within a period
of twelve (12) months from the date of Independence, and prior to making such
application, such persons renounce the citizenship of any other country of which
they are citizens.
(5)
Citizenship by naturalisation may be applied for by persons who are not Namibian
citizens under Sub-Articles(1), (2), (3) or (4) hereof and who:
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