Mozambicans are persons to whom the President has previously granted original nationality in recognition of relevant
services to the cause of national liberation.
SECTION II. NATURALIZATION
Article 21
A foreign woman who has married a Mozambican citizen acquires Mozambican nationality if she meets all of the
following conditions:
a) she renounces her previous nationality;
b) she declares that she wishes to acquire Mozambican nationality;
c) she establishes domicile in Mozambique; and
d) she meets the other requirements set by law.
Article 22
Mozambican nationality may be granted by naturalization to foreigners who, at the time of their request, meet all the
following conditions:
a) they renounce their previous nationality;
b) they have resided habitually and regularly in Mozambique for at least ten years;
c) they are over 18 years old; and
d) they meet the other requirements set by law.
Article 23
Mozambican nationality may be granted by naturalization to the unmarried children, under 18 years of age, of a
naturalized citizen.
SECTION III. LOSS OF NATIONALITY
Article 24
Mozambican nationality shall be lost by any person who:
a) voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality;
b) without authorization from the Government, agrees to provide services to a foreign State which may prejudice the
higher interests of the nation or the sovereignty of the State;
c) being also a citizen of another State, duly declares, that he or she does not wish to be Mozambican, or having
attained the age of majority, behaves in fact as a foreign national;
d) having as a minor obtained Mozambican nationality by virtue of a parent's or guardian's declaration, renounces, in
accordance with the requisite procedures and within one year of reaching the age of majority, his or her Mozambican
nationality, provided he or she can demonstrate possession of another nationality; or
e) expressly renounces Mozambican nationality.
SECTION IV. REACQUISITION OF NATIONALITY
Article 25
1. Mozambican nationality may be granted to persons who have first lost and now wish to reclaim such nationality,
provided that they meet all the following conditions:
a) that they renounce their previous nationality;
b) that they establish domicile in Mozambique; and
c) that they meet the other requirements set by law.
2. Such reacquisition of nationality shall restore the legal status held prior to the loss of nationality.
Article 26
1. A Mozambican woman who has lost her nationality through marriage may reclaim it:
a) if she has not acquired any other nationality, by furnishing ordinary proof of this; or
b) if she has acquired another nationality, by the express renunciation thereof.
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