My father was born in Mauritius in 1940 and in 1957 his family moved to South Africa.
In April 1969 he was naturalised as a South African citizen but he never renounced his Mauritian Citizenship. He holds a valid Mauritian passport which shows his place of birth as "Mauritius" and his nationality as "Citizen of Mauritius".
I was born in South Africa in Nov 1969 and am a South African citizen. I am wanting to claim Mauritian Citizenship by Descent and have been trying (for ages now) to piece together the process, document requirements etc.
From what I have gathered I first need to get proof that I am a Mauritian Citizen and that I need to attend an interview at PMO per the process described in Fact Sheet 8 at the bottom of this page:
http://dha.pmo.govmu.org/English/Mandat … NSHIP.aspx
After the certificate is issued I can apply for a passport.
My question relates to the NIC. This page provides details of a process and documents needed when applying for a NIC where a Mauritian by Descent. The process and documents seems similar to the Citizenship Certificate route and after 2 days a Clearance letter is issued thereafter a NIC can be applied for.
http://dha.pmo.govmu.org/English/Mandat … BROAD.aspx
If I have the NIC card will that be sufficient to then apply for my passport or do I also need the Certificate of Citizenship?
If I need both the Certificate of Citizenship and NIC then what is recommended steps to follow?
1. Apply for Certificate of Citizenship
2. Apply for NIC
3. Apply for Passport
Many thanks