Guinea: Information on whether a person born in Guinea to Lebanese parents in 1969 has a right to Guinean citizenship today, if the parents did not live in Guinea
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GIN17707.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Guinea: Information on whether a person born in Guinea to Lebanese parents in 1969 has a right to Guinean citizenship today, if the parents did not live in Guinea, 1 June 1994, GIN17707.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe9b.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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According to the Code Civil of Guinea, "all persons born in Guinea to foreign parents acquire Guinean nationality at the age of majority if on this date the person has her or his residence in Guinea, and if since the age of 16 the usual home has been in Guinea" (Guinea 29 Mar. 1983, 29). Please note that this is an unofficial translation of article 56 of the Guinean Civil Code provided by the DIRB for your information. For further details on the citizenship law of Guinea, please refer to page 29 of the attachment.
A representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Guinea in Washington, DC, corroborated the above information and stated that the law on nationality as stated in the Civil Code of Guinea has not been amended since 1983 (23 June 1994). According to the representative, the person must have a birth certificate or some other proof that she or he was born in Guinea, as well as proof of residence in Guinea. Since the parents of the person in question are foreigners, the person must write to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Conakry stating her or his date and place of birth in Guinea (ibid.). In the letter to the foreign ministry, the person also has to state the circumstances that caused the parents to leave Guinea (ibid.). According to the representative, the ministry's reply will clearly state the person's status in Guinea, as well as the conditions and procedures to follow in order to have his or her Guinean nationality officially acknowledged. The DIRB is unable to corroborate this information at the present time. The representative was unable to provide further information concerning the person born in Guinea who has not lived in the country, as well as the conditions or procedures to follow concerning the person's Guinean nationality (24 June 1994).
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.
References
Guinea. 29 March 1983. Code Civil. Conakry: Ministry of Justice.
Embassy of the Republic of Guinea, Washington, DC. 24 June 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
. 23 June 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachment
Guinea. 29 March 1983. Code Civil. Conakry: Ministry of Justice.
