Venezuela: Information on residence permits and acquisition of citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | VEN18058.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Venezuela: Information on residence permits and acquisition of citizenship, 1 July 1994, VEN18058.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8f84.html [accessed 9 October 2022] |
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Information on resident permits and acquisition of Venezuelan citizenship can be found in the attached documents and in Responses to Information Requests VEN12882 of 17 February 1993, VEN11837 of 15 October 1992 and VEN11839 of 15 October 1992, which are available through the Refinfo database.
As per your specific request, the only information found among the available sources on the likelihood or difficulty of obtaining citizenship for an individual under a particular set of circumstances is contained in the Venezuelan constitution. Article 36 states that "foreigners who by birth have the nationality of Spain or of a Latin American State shall be entitled to special facilities in obtaining a certificate of naturalization" (Flanz Apr. 1983, 7).
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
Flanz, Gisbert H. April 1983. "Venezuela," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Blaustein and Gisbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications.
Attachments
Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. 14 April 1992. Response to Information Request VEN10697.
Flanz, Gisbert H. April 1983. "Venezuela," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Blaustein and Gisbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, pp. 7-8.
