Ethiopia: 1. Document request. 2. Information regarding the Ethiopian government's view of dual citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH5170 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: 1. Document request. 2. Information regarding the Ethiopian government's view of dual citizenship, 1 April 1990, ETH5170, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acbe3c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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1. Attached please find a copy of the requested excerpt on citizenship in the Ethiopian Constitution:
Albert P. Blaustein & Gisbert H. Flanz, eds., "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia", Constitutions of the Countries of the World, Dobbs Ferry, New York: Oceana Publications, Inc., April 1988, p. 24.
2. According to information obtained from the Ethiopian Embassy in Ottawa, the government of Ethiopia does not automatically grant citizenship to persons born within Ethiopian boundaries. A Somali citizen wishing to acquire Ethiopian citizenship, will have to present himself\herself to an immigration officer. One of the requirements is proof of residency in Ethiopia for no less than a year. The applicant is also expected to renounce his Somali citizenship, as Ethiopia does not accept dual citizenship. The Embassy stated that upon determining the identity and history of the applicant, the immigration officer will make a decision.
In corroboration, a source at the Catholic Immigration Centre in Ottawa states that Ethiopia does not accept dual citizenship, and will require a prospective applicant to first renounce their citizenship.
There is no corroborating information from published sources regarding this topic currently available to the IRBDC.