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When does a person loose his citizenship in Tanzania?



A person can loose citizenship in Tanzania under the Tanzania citizen Act, act no. 6 of 1995 in the following cases: 

(a). When a Tanzanian citizen by birth of full age and capacity renounces a Tanzanian citizenship under section 13(1) of the Act. 

(b). When the Minister responsible for Citizenship matters deprives any person other than citizen by birth of his citizenship after exercising certain rights in other foreign country. i.e.exclusive rights exercised only by citizen of that foreign country. See section 14 of the Tanzania citizen Act. 

(c). When Minister responsible for citizenship deprives a citizenship by naturalization of his citizenship after obtaining certificate of naturalization by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of any material fact; or that citizen becomes disloyal to the country, or when in any war involving the country such a citizen sides in any way with an enemy etc. as per section 15 of the Tanzania citizen Act. 

(d). When a citizen of Tanzania by naturalization is deprive of his/her citizenship elsewhere i.e his home country on the ground which in the opinion of a Minister for Home Affairs are similar to those specified under section 15(1) and (2) of the Tanzania citizen Act.

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