Israel: Information on whether a child who was legally adopted by a Jewish man and subsequently granted Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return can have his or her citizenship revoked if the adoptive father (intentionally of mistakenly) did not disclose that he is not the biological father
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ISR17446.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Israel: Information on whether a child who was legally adopted by a Jewish man and subsequently granted Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return can have his or her citizenship revoked if the adoptive father (intentionally of mistakenly) did not disclose that he is not the biological father, 1 May 1994, ISR17446.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab2652.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB. However, according to the head of the consular division of the Consulate General of Israel in New York, legally adopted children who immigrate to the country with their adoptive parents receive the same citizenship status as their parents (27 May 1994). The official added that persons can have their Israeli citizenship revoked if the courts determine that their claim was based on fraudulent information (ibid.). She also stated that children who are adopted abroad by individuals who are already Israeli citizens are not granted citizenship automatically (ibid.).
For additional information that may be useful, please refer to the attached copies of Response to Information Request ISR15538.F of 8 October 1993 and Israel's Law of Return.
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.
Reference
Consulate General of Israel, New York. 27 May 1994. Telephone interview with official.
Attachments
Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. 8 October 1993. Response to Information Request ISR15538.F.
Mallison, W. Thomas and Sally V. Mallison. 1986. The Palestinian Problem in International Law and World Order. Harlo Essex, UK: Longman Group, pp. 430-41.