Lebanon: Whether religion is indicated on birth certificates (follow-up to LBN36448.E of 15 June 2001)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 22 August 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBN37746.E |
| Reference | 7 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Lebanon: Whether religion is indicated on birth certificates (follow-up to LBN36448.E of 15 June 2001), 22 August 2001, LBN37746.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be5b2d.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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On 31 July 2001 an official at a Canadian diplomatic mission in Lebanon stated that as a rule, the religion of the child and that of both of the child's parents is indicated on all Lebanese birth certificates, and that this was also the case in 1991. The official added, however, that "sometimes the mayor who fills out these birth certificates may forget to mention the religion, but this is seldom done and in case you have such a document then it is preferable that it be sent to the [local] Lebanese Civil Registry of the person involved."
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.
Reference
Canadian mission in Beirut. 31 July 2001. Correspondence.