Citizenship rights of East Germans who enter West Germany
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | DEU1800 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Citizenship rights of East Germans who enter West Germany, 1 August 1989, DEU1800, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6accc84.html [accessed 10 October 2022] |
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Germans who arrive in the Federal Republic from the German Democratic Republic are treated as German citizens and therefore may take up residence without restrictions. [U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1988, (Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989), p. 1071.]
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