Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>
<p>9. Citizenship _ _ _ _ _</p>
<div class="i1">If of Mauritian nationality, write:<br /><br />[] MB - Mauritian born<br />[] MD - Mauritian by descent<br />[] MR - Mauritian by registration<br />[] MN - Mauritian by naturalization<br /><br />If not Mauritian, specify the country of citizenship.<br />(Stop here for non-Mauritians usually residing outside Mauritius)</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Column 9 - Citizenship</span>
<br />Write as appropriate: </p>
<div class="i1">MB- Mauritian born: for persons who are citizens of Mauritius by reason of being born in the Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega, St. Brandon and Diego Garcia;<br />MD- Mauritian by descent: for persons who are born outside Mauritius by Mauritian parents;<br />MR- Mauritian by registration: for any Commonwealth citizen who has been registered as a citizen of Mauritius;<br />MN- Mauritian by naturalisation: for any person, other than a Commonwealth citizen, who has become a citizen of Mauritius by naturalisation.</div><p>If a person is not a Mauritian citizen, specify the country of which he or she is a citizen.