The department of Immigration and citizenship has disclosed that 85 Malawians have so far been given their dual citizenship.
This comes six months after the department of immigration and citizenship stated processing documentation for the applicants.
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Speaking to MIJ Online, Wellington Chiponde, Spokesperson for the department of immigration and citizenship says the department is receiving many applications from interested Malawians who want to have the dual citizenship.
In the said period, according to Chiponde has received over 130 dual citizenship applications.
Chiponde further added that, since the implementation of the project commenced, the department has not experienced substantial challenges.
The Malawi National Assembly passed the Malawi Citizenship Amendment Bill to amend the 1966 Citizenship Act, allowing persons of full age and capacity to hold citizenship of another country in addition to their Malawi citizenship.
The dual citizenship bill was assented into law in March 2019 and dual citizenship regulations were gazetted in November 2021.