Iraq: Does the child of an Iraqi father and a non-Iraqi mother, born outside Iraq, have the right to Iraqi citizenship?
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRQ1172 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Does the child of an Iraqi father and a non-Iraqi mother, born outside Iraq, have the right to Iraqi citizenship?, 1 June 1989, IRQ1172, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aacf70.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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According to External Affairs, Iraqi citizenship is obtained through birth inside Iraqi territory or through parentage. Thus, children born to an Iraqi father should be able to obtain Iraqi citizenship.
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