Special provisions applicable to this Act

(1) No person shall be entitled under the provisions of this Act to be a citizen of Belize or be granted citizenship of Belize if such person shows any allegiance to or is a citizen of a country which does not recognise the independence, sovereignty or territorial integrity of Belize, Provided that the Minister may in his discretion grant Belizean citizenship to persons falling under this subsection who would otherwise be entitled to such citizenship under the provisions of sections 4 and 5 (2). (2) Where a person born outside Belize is entitled to be a citizen of Belize under the provisions of this Act, the right to Belizean citizenship shall not be deemed to accrue upon the conditions giving rise to such entitlement arising, but the citizenship shall be sought for by the person entitled to or on his behalf and obtained by the grant by the Minister of proper certification affirming his citizenship. (3) Where a person claiming citizenship by birth, descent or registration makes an application or request for the grant of 23 citizenship the stay of such person in Belize shall not be considered illegal under the provisions of any law for so long and only for so long as such stay is necessary for the disposal of his application. His right of abode or that of his wife or dependants, if any, under the age of eighteen years, shall not be affected pending the disposal of his application.