El Salvador and Guatemala: The procedures required for a citizen of the former "Federal Republic of Central America" (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras) to obtain Salvadoran and Guatemalan citizenships as an absolute right and what is required for "domicile" as mentioned in the constitutions of El Salvador [Art. 90(3)] and Guatemala [Art. 145]
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ30639.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador and Guatemala: The procedures required for a citizen of the former "Federal Republic of Central America" (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras) to obtain Salvadoran and Guatemalan citizenships as an absolute right and what is required for "domicile" as mentioned in the constitutions of El Salvador [Art. 90(3)] and Guatemala [Art. 145], 1 December 1998, ZZZ30639.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6b64.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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No information on the procedures required for a citizen of the former "Federal Republic of Central America" (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras) to obtain Salvadoran and Guatemalan citizenships as an absolute right and what is required for "domicile" as mentioned in the constitutions of El Salvador [Art. 90(3)] and Guatemala [Art. 145] could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Constitutions of the Countries of the World. January 1997. "Guatemala". New York: Oceana Publications.
_____. June 1997. "El Salvador". New York: Oceana Publications.
Human Rights Law Journal [Arlington, VA]. 1997-1998.
Human Rights Quarterly: A Comparative and International Journal of the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Law. [Baltimore, MD]. 1997-1998.
International Journal of Refugee Law [Oxford]. 1997-1998.
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs [Coral Gables, FL]. 1997-1998.
Journal of Refugee Studies [Oxford]. 1997-1998.
Tolley's Immigration and Nationality Law and Practice. 1997-1998.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).