TOPIC 05-RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP
Meaning of Citizen and Citizenship
Citizen is a person who belongs to a certain country and has the full rights as a member of that country.
Citizenship is the condition that gives a person the legal right to belong to a particular country with all rights and duties in the country.
TYPES OF CITIZENSHIP IN TANZANIA
There are three types of citizenship available in Tanzania.
Citizenship by birth. This is a type of citizenship whereby a person gains citizenship by being born in Tanzania, where both of his or her parents reside in Tanzania. This is natural citizenship.
Citizenship by descent. This is the type of citizenship whereby a person gains citizenship in Tanzania because oneโs father is a natural citizen of Tanzania. For example, if you have been born in the USA and your father is a natural citizen of Tanzania, you will gain citizenship of Tanzania by descent.
Citizenship by registration or naturalization
By Registration. This type of citizenship appeared only to an applicant from commonwealth countries (those countries which were colonized by Britain, like Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia,Zimbabwe etc)
Also it is granted to any female who is married to Tanzania even if she came from non- commonwealth countries; this also sometimes is known as citizenship by marriage
By Naturalization.
This appeared only to an applicant who came from non- commonwealth countries.
A person who is not a citizen of Tanzania can apply for citizenship to the Ministry for Home Affairs.
The Conditions for Applying Citizenship of Tanzania
He or she must be a person of good behavior