Rwanda: Information on whether the wife of a Rwandan citizen living in Zaire since 1959 with status conferred by a "carte de resident catégorie ordinaire," would be considered a Rwandan citizen; whether children of the couple if not already considered as citizens, would be eligible for citizenship, and on the procedures involved in obtaining such citizenship from Rwandan authorities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RWA21164.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Rwanda: Information on whether the wife of a Rwandan citizen living in Zaire since 1959 with status conferred by a "carte de resident catégorie ordinaire," would be considered a Rwandan citizen; whether children of the couple if not already considered as citizens, would be eligible for citizenship, and on the procedures involved in obtaining such citizenship from Rwandan authorities, 1 October 1995, RWA21164.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaec63.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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For information on these topics, please refer to the attached Response to Information Request RWA19999.E of 22 March 1995 and its attachments. Also refer to Response to Information Request RWA21188.F of 8 August 1995 available at Regional Documentation Centres.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB with 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.
Copyright notice: This document is published with the permission of the copyright holder and producer Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/. Documents earlier than 2003 may be found only on Refworld.
