Persons who become citizens after independence.

91.- The following persons born on or after 19th September 1983 shall become citizens at the date of their birth-

a) every person born in Saint Christopher and Nevis:

Provided that a person shall not become a citizen by virtue of this paragraph if at the time of his birth-

i) neither of his parents is a citizen and either of them passed such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to the envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Saint Christopher and Nevis; or

ii) either of his parents is a citizen of a country with which Her Majesty is at war and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by that country;

b) every person born outside Saint Christopher and Nevis if at the date of his birth either of his parents is, or but for death would have become, a citizen employed in service under the Government or under an authority of the Government that requires him to reside outside Saint Christopher and Nevis for the proper discharge of his functions.

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