| Swaziland Citizenship Act | |
|---|---|
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| Parliament of Eswatini | |
| Enacted by | Government of Eswatini |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Eswatini nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Eswatini, as amended; the Swaziland Citizenship Act, and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory.[1][2] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Eswatini.[3] 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. Nationality describes the relationship of an individual to the state under international law, whereas citizenship is the domestic relationship of an individual within the nation.[4][5] Eswatini nationality is typically obtained under the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Eswatini, or jus sanguinis, born to parents with Eswatini nationality.[6] It can be granted to persons with an affiliation to the country, or to a permanent resident who has lived in the country for a given period of time through naturalisation or the traditional khonta system.[7][8]
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 36, 136.
- ^ Gumedze 2021, pp. 1–2.
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 4–6.
- ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
- ^ Manby 2016, p. 48.
- ^ Manby 2016, p. 6.
- ^ Gumedze 2021, p. 7.