ˈæftɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ðə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp ɐfˈɛɹz wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp ænd kˈʌltʃɚ wɛn ɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
After 1972 the responsibility of Citizenship affairs was transferred to the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture when it was formed in 1982.