Up to 117 Malawians have this far managed to acquire dual citizenship since the commencement of the process in January this year, the department of immigration and citizenship has said.
In an interview with MIJ Online, Wellington Chiponde, the spokesperson for the department has noted that there has been a huge response from Malawians living abroad, who are applying for the dual Citizenship.
In Chiponde’s observation, Malawians are realizing the importance of having the dual citizenship, hence the increase in the numbers of people who are applying for the same.
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.