01What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?
Gambian citizenship by birth: a person born in The Gambia after the 1997 Constitution came into force is presumed a citizen by birth if at the time of birth one parent is a Gambian citizen. It does not arise from accumulated residence.
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Limits of the record- This route is not a residence-accumulation route; the target-status question applies only in that it names the status.
- https://gid.gov.gm/citizenship/
Every person born in the Gambia after the coming into force of the 1997
constitution shall presumed to be a citizen of the Gambia by birth if at the
time of his/her birth one of his or her parents is a citizen of the Gambia.
What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?
Answer not available
See recorded sources
- https://gid.gov.gm/citizenship/
Under the 1997 constitution and laws governing citizenship, no matter how long
a person lives and reside in the Gambia, citizenship can only be attained if
at the time of birth of a person one of his or her parents is a citizen of the
Gambia either by birth, descent, naturalization, marriage and or registration.
Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.
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Limits of the record- No residence types count; searched for any rule on types of residence for citizenship by birth. Only the parentage rule (R1/R2) exists.
What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.
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Limits of the record- No absence/continuity rules apply or are stated for citizenship by birth.
What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?
Every person born in The Gambia is registered and issued a birth certificate, but that birth registration must not be taken to mean citizenship.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The source does not describe how citizenship by birth is formally confirmed or documented.
- No loss or retention rules specific to citizenship by birth are stated.
- https://gid.gov.gm/citizenship/
It is instructive to understand that because of the Gambia’s commitment under
her international obligations, in particular the Convention on Statelessness,
which provides among other things for state parties to adopt all legal and
affirmative steps not to render person stateless, in the Gambia, any person
born in the Gambia is registered and issued a birth certificate. However, such
registration must not be misconstrued to mean citizenship of such person.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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