Descent
this Constitution shall be a citizen of The Gambia by descent if at
the time of his or her birth either of his or her parents is a citizen of
The Gambia otherwise than by virtue of this section or any
comparable provision of any earlier Constitution.
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To a citizen
any person who(a)
(b)
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as a Citizen
is married to a citizen of The Gambia and, since the
marriage, has been ordinarily resident in The
Gambia for a period of not less than seven years; or
has been married to another person who was, during
the subsistence of the marriage a citizen of The
Gambia and, since the end of the marriage (whether
by annulment, divorce or death), has been ordinarily
resident in The Gambia for a period of not less than
seven years, shall be entitled, upon making
application in such manner as may be prescribed by
or under an Act or the National Assembly, to be
registered as a citizen of The Gambia.
(2)
The annulment of a marriage of a person who has been
registered as a citizen of The Gambia under this section, or
under the provisions of any earlier law for the registration
as a citizen of The Gambia of a person on account of
marriage, shall not affect that person’s status as a citizen of
The Gambia.
(1)
Any person who has been ordinarily resident in The
Gambia for a continuous period of not less than fifteen
years and who satisfies the conditions set out in subsection
(2) may apply, in such manner as may be prescribed by or
under an Act of the National Assembly, to be naturalised as
a citizen of The Gambia.
(2)
The conditions referred to in subsection (1) are that the
applicant(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
is of full age and capacity;
is of good character
has clearly shown that, if naturalised, he or she
intends to continue permanently to reside in The
Gambia;
is capable of supporting himself or herself and his
or her dependents.