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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
'''Apply In-Person'''<br><br />
#Submit application requirements to the Migration and Visa Unit of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.<br />
#Pay the application fee.<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.<br />
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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
'''Department of Immigration and Citizenship'''<br><br />
'''Migration and Visa Unit'''<br><br />
Tel: +267 361 1300/27/44<br><br />
Toll free Number: 0800 600 777<br><br />
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'''Ministry of Labour & Home Affairs (MLHA)'''<br />
Block 8, Government Enclave, Khama Crescent<br><br />
Private Bag 002<br><br />
Gaborone, Botswana<br><br />
Tel: (+267)3611100<br><br />
Fax: (+267) 3907426<br><br />
Email: mlha-pro@.gov.bw<br><br />
*[http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/Ministry-of-Labour--Home-Affairs-MLHA/ Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs (MLHA) Website]<br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
*For foreigners who have resided in Botswana for a period of ten (10) years in aggregate or more.<br />
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==Fees==<br />
*Application Fee: '''P1,000.00'''<br />
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==Validity==<br />
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever<br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure. <br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure. <br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. <br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, <br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". <br />
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==Instructions==<br />
*It is the mandate of the Ministry of labour and Home Affairs to promote gender equality, provide labour, occupational health and safety, civil registration, migration, citizenship and coordinate graduate internship and vocational training. They are in charge of issuing work and resident permits.<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.<br />
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1. Date of Birth.<br />
2. City or County of Birth.<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
*Citizenship represents the link between a person and a state or an association of states. Possession of citizenship is normally associated with the right to work and live in a country and to participate in political life.<br />
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Ways to acquire citizenship in Botswana:<br />
*Citizenship by settlement<br />
*Dual citizenship<br />
*Citizenship by descent<br />
*Naturalisation<br />
*Naturalisation of foreign spouse<br />
*Registration of adopted child over three (3) years old<br />
*Registration of minor child of a citizen<br />
*President's power to register citizens<br />
*Declaration of intent<br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*Citizenship Requirements and Processes:<br />
:[http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/Ministry-of-Labour--Home-Affairs-MLHA/Tools--Services/Services--Forms/Citizenship-Requirements-and-Processes/ link]<br />
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==Others==<br />
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[[Category:Botswana]]<br />
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