Ukraine: Information on a law which would restore citizenship to individuals deprived thereof by a USSR decree of 1967 which revoked the citizenship of those emigrating to Israel
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | UKR17042.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ukraine: Information on a law which would restore citizenship to individuals deprived thereof by a USSR decree of 1967 which revoked the citizenship of those emigrating to Israel, 1 April 1994, UKR17042.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab21f.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The May 1991 Law On Regulations Governing Entry of and Exit From the USSR rescinded the above-mentioned 1967 decree. For more information on this law please see a DIRB Question and Answer report of February 1993 entitled Israel: Jews From the Former Soviet Union. Information confirming whether Ukraine adopted the May 1991 law, or the provisions of the law relevant to the above-mentioned subject, is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
For information on the application of the Ukrainian law on citizenship with respect to the issue of dual citizenship, please refer to a DIRB Response to Information Request UKR13371 of 11 February 1993.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Sources consulted
Embassies of Ukraine, Ottawa and Washington, D.C. Officials in consular sections unavailable.
Helsinki Commission, Washington, D.C. Telephone interview with representative.
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, Washington, D.C. Telephone interview with representative.