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(1)A citizen of Uganda of eighteen years and above, who voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a country other than Uganda may retain the citizenship of Uganda subject to this Constitution and any law enacted by Parliament.
(2)A person who is not a citizen of Uganda may, on acquiring the citizenship of Uganda, subject to this Constitution and any law enacted by Parliament, retain the citizenship of another country.
(3)A person who—
(a)becomes a citizen of Uganda by registration; and
(b)upon becoming a citizen of Uganda, is also a citizen of another country,
shall cease to be a citizen of Uganda unless he or she has—
(c)renounced his or her citizenship of that other country;
(d)taken the oath of allegiance specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Constitution;
(e)made and registered such declaration of his or her intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by law; or
(f)obtained an extension of time for taking those steps and the extended period has not expired.
(4)A Uganda citizen who loses his or her Uganda citizenship as a result of the acquisition or possession of the citizenship of another country shall, on the renunciation of his or her citizenship of that other country, become a citizen of Uganda.
(5)Where the law of a country, other than Uganda, requires a person who marries a citizen of that country to renounce the citizenship of his or her own country by virtue of that marriage, a citizen of Uganda who is deprived of his or her citizenship by virtue of that marriage shall, on the dissolution of that marriage, if he or she thereby loses his or her citizenship acquired by that marriage, become a citizen of Uganda.
(6)Parliament shall by law prescribe the circumstances under which—
(a)a citizen of Uganda who acquires the citizenship of another country, may retain the citizenship of Uganda;
(b)a citizen of Uganda whose citizenship of origin is of another country and who holds the citizenship of another country, may cease to be a citizen of Uganda;
(c)a person who is not a citizen of Uganda may, on acquiring Uganda citizenship, retain the citizenship of another country.
(7)Parliament shall, by law, prescribe the offices of State which a person who holds the citizenship of another country in addition to the citizenship of Uganda is not qualified to hold.
You have the right to hold dual citizenship if you are a Ugandan citizen aged 18 or older. You can voluntarily become a citizen of another country and...
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