Rwanda: Whether the Rwandan government has passed legislation permitting dual citizenship in accordance with the Arusha peace accord
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 16 February 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RWA33842.E |
| Reference | 2 |
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On 10 February 2000 an official at the Rwandan embassy in Ottawa stated thatin view of the fact that the Fundamental Law of Rwanda (i.e. the constitution), has supremacy over other laws, dual citizenship is recognized in practice today in Rwanda. Although the old laws regarding citizenship have not yet been changed in accordance with the constitution in that regard, in practice they are now considered obsolete. The official added that the amendment of citizenship laws to accord with the new constitutional norms is on the Rwandan legislative agenda, but Rwandan legislators have more urgent immediate matters to deal with.
Information on dual nationality in Rwanda can also be found in RWA19999.E of 21 March 1995 and RWA33406.F of 13 December 1999.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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
Embassy of Rwanda, Ottawa. 10 February 2000. Correspondence.
