Batswana nationality law

Batswana Citizenship Act
Parliament of Botswana
Enacted byGovernment of Botswana
Status: Current legislation

Batswana nationality law is regulated by the 1966 Constitution of Botswana, as amended; the Citizenship Act 1998, and its revisions; and international agreements entered into by the government of Botswana.[1] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Botswana.[2] The legal means to acquire nationality, formal legal membership in a nation, differ from the domestic relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation, known as citizenship.[3][4] The Botswana nationality is typically obtained on the principle of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth to parents with Botswana nationality.[5] It can be granted to persons who have lived in the country for a specific period of time, who have performed distinguished service to the nation or who have an affiliation to the country through naturalisation.[6]

  1. ^ Manby 2010, pp. 92, 96.
  2. ^ Manby 2010, p. 96.
  3. ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.
  4. ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
  5. ^ Manby 2010, p. 40.
  6. ^ Manby 2010, p. 68.