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Syria: 1. Are men born to Lebanese fathers entitled to Lebanese citizenship? 2. If yes, do they have a right to enter and reside in Lebanon without restriction? 3. Is there evidence that Syrian forces have managed to return anti-government critics to Syria and/or Lebanese forces would return anti-government critics to Syria? 4. Is there any evidence that the Syrian secret service is active in Australia? Or that any actions/views expressed in Australia would come to the attention of such services in Lebanon or Syria? 5. What are the chances of the Assad regime being toppled in the foreseeable future and if this happened what would be the risk for Shia Alawites?

26 April 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: Can you please obtain a translated version of the legislation passed by the Indonesian parliament in April 2011 allowing permanent residence to foreigners married to Indonesian citizens, as well as a translated version of the associated regulations? If the associated regulations are not available because they have not been published, can you seek advice on the usual timeframe it takes for the regulations to be introduced?

12 July 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

China: 1. If the children of Chinese nationals are born overseas, do the children automatically have Chinese nationality, or is it necessary for them to be registered in order to obtain nationality? 2. CX252081 indicates that there is currently an amnesty on household registration for children born out of wedlock. What treatment would such children now face if they returned to China? 3. Would a second child also born in Australia be exempt from the family planning laws if both parents were students?

27 April 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

South Africa: 1. Would someone who gave up his Cameroon citizenship and became a national of South Africa be able to return to Cameroon and resurrect his original citizenship? Does he have a right to reside there temporarily or permanently?

25 February 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Jordan: 1. Please advise whether there are any impediments in the law of Jordan or Israel to being a dual national of Jordan and Israel. 2. Please confirm that in Jordan if a person's father is a Jordanian national, and the person is born in Jordan, that person would have a right to Jordanian nationality

20 January 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Hong Kong: 1. Please provide information on whether Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is a "country" for the purposes of considering nationality. Please provide a brief discussion on this to distinguish the situation that applied to the British Overseas Territory of Hong Kong and that which applies to HKSAR. In particular, please provide information on whether HKSAR can be considered a country of nationality now that it is a "special administrative region" of the PRC.

26 March 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Jordan: 1. Please provide detailed information on the status of Palestinians from Gaza in Jordan, their socio-economic circumstances; the discrimination they encounter with respect to employment, access to services and property rights; and the degree of hardship faced by members this group in their day to day lives. 2. Country information suggests that Palestinians from Gaza are allowed to work in the private sector in Jordan. Please provide a realistic assessment of this proposition in the context of Jordan's official and unofficial employment rates; the level of Palestinians' participation in the private (unskilled) work force; their rate of success in finding employment, and information suggesting that between 30% and 60% of Palestinians live below poverty levels in Jordan. 3. What is the extent of assistance provided by UNRWA to Palestinians from Gaza living in Jordan? 4. Are Palestinians from Gaza prevented from obtaining driver's licenses in Jordan? 5. Are Palestinians from Gaza at risk of temporary detention or other forms of mistreatment by the Jordanian authorities due to circumstances arising out of their status, e.g. lack of access to a national ID number? 6. Is there information to suggest that the Jordanian Embassy in Australia has refused to renew temporary Jordanian passports held by Palestinians from Gaza? 7. Has the UAE passed new laws preventing Palestinians and Iraqis, particularly those holding temporary travel documents, from being able to enter the country on work visas?

1 December 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Jordan: 1. The SHRC Annual Report for 2005 indicates that Jordan tries to "respect the affairs" of exiled Syrians. Are you aware of any people of Syrian background, either born in Jordan or having resided there for many years, who have been refused Jordanian citizenship? If so, why might they be denied citizenship? 2. Are you aware of any recent widespread official pressure on people of Syrian background, who have resided in Jordan for many years, to leave Jordan? If so, in your view what is the reason for that pressure?

29 October 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq/Iran: 1. Do the children born in Iran have Iraqi nationality? 2. Do the children born in Iran have Iranian nationality?

7 April 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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