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Registration
Cap. 4, s. 26 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The following persons may, upon making application at any time after 21st day of September, 1981, be registered as citizens of Belize,
(a) any person who is married to a citizen of
(b) any who has been resident continuously in Belize for a period of five years immediately before the date of his application.
(2) The National Assembly shall prescribe by law the procedure for making and determining applications, and the conditions to be fulfilled by persons making applications, for registration under this section.
(3) A person registered as a citizen of Belize under this section shall become a citizen of Belize on the date on which he is so registered.
Amended by: 14 of 1985
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