1) Would someone born in Ghana of two Ghanaian parents automatically receive Ghanaian citizenship? 2) Under what circumstances could someone lose Ghanaian citizenship? 3) If a Ghanaian becomes a naturalized citizen of another country, would they automatically lose their Ghanaian citizenship?
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA9468 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 1) Would someone born in Ghana of two Ghanaian parents automatically receive Ghanaian citizenship? 2) Under what circumstances could someone lose Ghanaian citizenship? 3) If a Ghanaian becomes a naturalized citizen of another country, would they automatically lose their Ghanaian citizenship?, 1 October 1991, GHA9468, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab3420.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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1) According to an official of the Ghanaian embassy in Ottawa, who cited PNDC Proclamation Law 42 (30 December 1982), Section 51, someone born in Ghana of two Ghanaian parents would automatically receive Ghanaian citizenship.
2) According to PNDC Law 42, there are two ways by which someone can lose Ghanaian citizenship. The first is to leave the country in order to avoid judicial proceedings. The second is to take the citizenship of another country.
3) According to PNDC Law 42, Ghanaians who take the citizenship of another country automatically lose their Ghanaian citizenship.
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