Eritrea: Information on procedures for obtaining Eritrean citizenship for persons born in Eritrea, including children of a mother of Eritrean descent born abroad and a father holding Sudanese citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ERT23802.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Eritrea: Information on procedures for obtaining Eritrean citizenship for persons born in Eritrea, including children of a mother of Eritrean descent born abroad and a father holding Sudanese citizenship, 1 April 1996, ERT23802.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acbc0.html [accessed 22 December 2015] |
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According to an official source at the Eritrean Embassy the procedures for obtaining citizenship require that individuals prove that they are «registered Eritreans». (Apr. 12, 1996). Such proof is obtained by producing a birth certificate which can help to identify that the region of the individual's birth is within Eritrean territory (Apr. 12 1996).
Children of a mother of Eritrean descent, born abroad, may obtain citizenship if the procedures outlined above are followed (Apr. 12 1996). Children of either parent providing such proof are entitled to Eritrean citizenship (Apr. 12 1996). The children of a woman who has obtained Eritrean citizenship and who is married to a Sudanese citizen are entitled to Eritrean citizenship (Apr. 12 1996).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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
Office of the Embassy of Eritrea, Ottawa. 12 April 1996. Telephone interview with official.
