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Citizenship by Descent

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

A person born to a Gambian parent who, at the time of the birth, was ordinarily resident outside The Gambia is a citizen by descent.

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    What the above constitutional provision defined is that, a person born to a Gambian parent who at the time of his or her birth, his or her parent(s) is/are ordinarily residence outside the Gambia is a citizen by descent.

How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

Citizenship by descent applies to a person born outside The Gambia when, at birth, either parent is a Gambian citizen otherwise than by descent. The cited rule therefore does not extend the same descent rule through a parent who is a citizen only by descent.

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  • Citizenship by descent
    The 1997 Constitution of the Gambia provides “ a person born outside the Gambia after the coming into the force of this constitution shall be a citizen of the Gambia by de s cent if at the time of his or her birth either of his or her parents is a citizen of the Gambia otherwise than by virtue of this section or any comparable provision of any earlier constitution ” .

What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the records needed to prove the lineage or historical connection.

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  • Searched the citizenship page for records proving descent (birth certificates, parent's citizenship proof); none listed for this route.

Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

The route leads to Gambian citizenship by descent.

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    What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

    The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what follows after the status is granted, including progression, residence obligations and family effects.

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    • Searched for application progression, residence obligations or family consequences of citizenship by descent; none stated for this route.

    These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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