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Burma (Myanmar): Current information on the rights of ethnic Chinese in Burma

1 May 1992 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Myanmar: 1) Definition of three categories of citizens as designated by the 1982 citizenship law: (a) the true Burmese or members of native ethnic groups or those already registered under the 1948 legislation; (b) associate citizens and (c) naturalized citizens. 2) Requirement for children to confirm nationality at age of majority if both parents are nationals of Myanmar and leave Myanmar with their children. 3) Loss of citizenship by child born in Myanmar of foreign-born parents if s/he goes abroad and does not report to an Embassy of Myanmar and state his/her willingness to be a citizen. 4) Conditions under which Burmese citizenship can be lost or taken away

1 December 1991 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

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