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

74%

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: 2025-03-31

Days

Status: Ongoing

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

Risk: Financial Risk, Resource Risk, Schedule Risk

57%

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: 2025-03-31

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

66%

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: Ongoing

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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