Zaire: Information on the rights of a person born in Zaire in 1968 to parents of Rwandan ethnicity but with Zairois citizenship at the time (parents lived in Zaire 1960-70); and on whether this person's citizenship is affected if the parents returned to Rwanda with the child in 1970 and re-assumed their Rwandan citizenship; on whether the child remains entitled to Zairois citizenship at the time; and on whether this is affected by the fact that the child was educated in Zaire up until 1993
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZAR20398.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Zaire: Information on the rights of a person born in Zaire in 1968 to parents of Rwandan ethnicity but with Zairois citizenship at the time (parents lived in Zaire 1960-70); and on whether this person's citizenship is affected if the parents returned to Rwanda with the child in 1970 and re-assumed their Rwandan citizenship; on whether the child remains entitled to Zairois citizenship at the time; and on whether this is affected by the fact that the child was educated in Zaire up until 1993, 1 May 1995, ZAR20398.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe54b.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned topics, please refer to the attached Information Request ZAR17723.E of 4 July 1994 on a related topic.
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.
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Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. 4 July 1996. Response to Information Request ZAR17723.E.
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