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Citizenship Act, 2000 🇬🇭


Coat of Arms
Republic of Ghana


The five hundred and ninety-first

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Citizenship Act, 2000

  • Published by Government Gazette on 5 January 2001
  • Assented to on 29 December 2000
  • Commenced on 5 January 2001
AN ACT to consolidate with amendments the law relating to citizenship of Ghana; to state in respect of citizenship by birth the legal conditions applicable at the given points in time; to bring the law in conformity with the Constitution as amended and to provide for related matters.BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows—

Part I – EXISTING CITIZENSHIP; CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH

1. Continuation of Existing Citizenship

Every person who on the coming into force of the Constitution was a citizen of Ghana by law shall continue to be a citizen of Ghana.

2. Ascertainment of the Law Applicable to Citizenship by Birth

For ease of ascertaining the law on Ghanaian citizenship by birth, the applicable provisions are in this Part restated.

3. Persons Born before 6/3/57

(1)A person …

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