| Malawian Citizenship Act | |
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| National Assembly of Malawi | |
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| Enacted by | Government of Malawi |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Malawian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Malawi, as amended; the Malawian 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 Malawi.[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 and the nation.[4][5] Malawian nationality is typically obtained under the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Malawi, or jus sanguinis, born to a father with Malawian 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.[7]
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 36, 135.
- ^ Masengu 2021, pp. 6, 14.
- ^ Manby 2016, pp. 6–7.
- ^ Fransman 2011, p. 4.
- ^ Rosas 1994, p. 34.
- ^ Manby 2016, p. 48.
- ^ Manby 2016, p. 6.