Dual nationality?

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=271031

As far as difference between nationality and citizenship, here is the answer:
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscel … tizenship/

Hi Nalmay,

I think much of the information online about Mauritius is wrong.

I don't think the Mauritius Citizenship Act mentions anything about having to renounce your citizenship, although it does mention that you can renounce it if you want to:

http://dha.pmo.gov.mu/English/Documents/mca.doc

Some anecdotal evidence: I've met several Mauritian who have dual nationality and they intend to keep it that way.

Make sure, by phoning up the relevant authorities.  Contact details on the link provided by External: http://dha.pmo.gov.mu/English/Mandate/P … NSHIP.aspx

Cheers,

Dan.

wjwoodward wrote:

As I understand the legislation she would no longer be considered a Mauritius citizen, by virtue of having renounced that citizenship in the process of naturalization in the UK.

FWIW: i know quite a few people who have Mauritian nationality and citizenships from Canada and an EU country ( UK or France or Germany). They are still considered Mauritian   as far as the mru govt is concerned ( since they  were given the  ID card which is more important than the mauritian passport as far as the laws are concerned, especially acquiring land).

wjwoodward wrote:

Mauritius is on every list that I've ever seen of countries that DO NOT allow dual/multiple citizenship. Nationality is completely a different story, you will always have "nationality" of the country where you were born, regardless of your citizenship. You do not have British "nationality" since you were not born there, you have British citizenship.

Obtaining a passport, depends on CITIZENSHIP not on nationality, so it is unlikely that you would be eligible for a Mauritius passport if you are a British citizen.

Those who are fortunate enough to be born in and to reside in countries that recognize dual citizenship are the ones who can hold multiple passports.

My aunt, uncle, cousin, all have both Mauritian and British passports, thank you. And their friends too, all born in Mauritius, after emigrating and obtaining UK citizenship.

nalmay wrote:

I was born in Mauritius and I am currently residing in the UK and have acquired British nationality a few years ago. In a couple of years my Mauritian passport is expiring and I would like to renew it but unsure if I will have to renounce one of these nationalities. I tried a search online but I am still confused.
I know that those born before 1968 in Mauritius were able to keep dual nationalities but how about those born after?
Does anyone know for sure if I will be able to keep both nationalities?

No you do not have to renounce anything. Just renew your passport and that's it.

The Citizenship Act was revised in 1995 and it is on the govt site .
This is why I included my first link in post #2. Someone else on Expat.com made the same assumption, everyone going on the act as per 1968.

The link I gave in post # 2 is an Expat.com link from June 2013, in which I mentioned the amendment of 1995 . Even the law teacher.net site,  which I gave, mentions the amendment for different cases.

I did say in that post circa June 2013:
It is from an old section of the Citizenship Act  ( revised afterwards in 1995) which went like this: