Activity 3: Regularise status of specified categories of undocumented & stateless persons

The issuance of national documents has not been possible, for individuals who do not meet the requirements for the acquisition of Namibian citizenship set out in Article 4 of the Namibian Constitution and the Namibian Citizenship Act, 1990. The 2016 Namibia Intercensal Demographic Survey (NIDS) Report indicates that approximately 13% of Namibia’s total population was not in possession of birth certificates. The Report also indicates that, 1.5% of the population had non-Namibian birth certificates. A portion of the latter group, although documented, could be stateless.

Work Breakdown Structure

Activity Progress

Enact relevant time-bound legislation to regularise the status of stateless and undocumented persons, with relaxed requirements for the acquisition of citizenship by 2022.

Sub Activity Description:

Drafting of the Bill Inclusive of stakeholders consultation 1 April - 10 June 2022 Submission to Cabinet & Cabinet Committee on Legislation (“CCL”)10 June - 5 Aug 2022 Legislative Drafting 5 Aug - 30 Sep 2022 Bill Certification and submission to Attorney General (“AG”)30 Sep - 18 Nov 2022 National Assembly / National Council & Promulgation8 Nov - 17 Feb 2023 Drafting of Regulations, if any17 Feb -31 March 2023

Start Date: 2022-04-01

End Date: 2023-03-31

Days

Status: Not Started

Responsible Entity: Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS)

Risk: Financial Risk, Resource Risk, Schedule Risk

Activity Progress

In collaboration with local, regional and national structures, register undocumented (including stateless) persons in a functional register to the Population Register throughout the HPPII period.

Sub Activity Description:

Registration of stateless and undocumented persons in the Regions Development and testing of functional register on National Population Registration System Validation of registered individuals Applications for citizenship & birth registration process Enrolment of validated individuals in the functional register Regularization in accordance with the new legislation on stateless and undocumented persons

Start Date: 2021-10-01

End Date: 2022-12-31

Duration: 13

Months

Status: Ongoing

Responsible Entity: Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security

Quality: -

Cost: -

Risk: Covid-19 Associated Risk, Financial Risk, Resource Risk, Schedule Risk, Quality Risk

Activity Progress

Intensify mobile birth and ID registration outreach programme to remote areas in order to regularize the status of at least 50% of undocumented and stateless persons (according to nearest Census data point), by the end of HPPII.

Sub Activity Description:

Design Mobile Registration Schedule based on the outcome of WBS 3B - 1 May 2022 Conduct the Outreach Programmes (mobile registrations)2022-25 Update Functional Register and Regularise the stateless persons1 April 2022

Start Date: 2022-05-02

End Date: 2025-03-31

Duration: 48

Months

Status: Not Started

Responsible Entity: Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS)

Quality: -

Cost: -

Risk: Covid-19 Associated Risk, Financial Risk, Resource Risk, Schedule Risk

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