Dominican Republic: Information on whether a person born in Dominican Republic who subsequently obtained another citizenship, can automatically apply for and receive Dominican citizenship and on what circumstances citizenship could be denied
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | DOM20019.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Dominican Republic: Information on whether a person born in Dominican Republic who subsequently obtained another citizenship, can automatically apply for and receive Dominican citizenship and on what circumstances citizenship could be denied, 1 March 1995, DOM20019.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8178.html [accessed 15 October 2022] |
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According to the director of the Carrefour interculturel pour l'amitié Québec-République Dominicaine, a Montreal-based non-governmental organization, "there are no particular conditions or circumstances in which a Dominican person by birth or naturalization can be denied Dominican citizenship" (17 March 1995).
The director stated that as long as a Dominican person who has obtained another citizenship can show proof of Dominican citizenship by producing his/her passport and/or personal identification card (cedula de identidad personal), Dominican citizenship cannot be denied (ibid.).
"You can be denied a passport as a Dominican citizen if you have committed a crime under Dominican law. But the government cannot deny you your citizenship for that reason," stated the director (ibid.).
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
Carrefour interculturel de l'amitié Québec-République Dominicaine, Montréal. 17 March 1995. Telephone interview with the director.
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Central America Update [Toronto]. 1990-1995.
Latin American Regional Reports: Caribbean and Central America Report [London]. 1990-1995.
Passport Handbook (with current amendments). 1987. Croydon, Surray. Utrecht: Kluwerpers.
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