You are a dual citizen if you are recognized by more than one country as a citizen. Dual, or multiple, citizenship may occur by choice or default and result from: an application for foreign citizenship; your place of birth family connections, including place of birth of one of your parents or even grandparents; marriage to a foreign national; extended residency in a foreign country

There are many advantages to both the individual as well as the country when a person become citizen of another country: employment opportunities; entitlement to social programs, such as education, health care, and pension; property ownership; unrestricted residency; a sense of belonging through personal ties to more than one country; countries have realized that dual citizenship has the advantages of broadening a country's economic base, fostering trade and investment between the dual citizen's two respective countries. This view is shared by Africa’s Brain Drain, an NGO dedicated to turning the brain drain into a brain gain.

We (Tanzanians in the Diaspora) believe that it is our right and beneficial to the country to make provision for dual citizenship and the new Constitution should reflect that.

We call upon all Tanzanians to sign up to this petition in order to bring about these vital changes for the good of our country.