Sudan: Information on whether the Sudanese Nationality Act No. 22 of 1957 is still in effect, and on whether the Eritrean-born wife of a Sudanese national loses her Sudanese nationality upon divorce
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SDN24276.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sudan: Information on whether the Sudanese Nationality Act No. 22 of 1957 is still in effect, and on whether the Eritrean-born wife of a Sudanese national loses her Sudanese nationality upon divorce, 1 June 1996, SDN24276.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abab88.html [accessed 24 January 2017] |
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An official at the Embassy of the Sudan in Ottawa told the DIRB that the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1957 has been rewritten, with only minor changes made to the original. The Embassy does not currently have a copy of the new Act.
According to the same representative, the foreign-born wife of a Sudanese national, who acquired Sudanese nationality after marriage, would not lose her Sudanese nationality upon divorce. This information could not be corroborated by the other sources consulted by the DIRB.
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
Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan, Ottawa. 14 June 1996. Telephone interview with an official.
Attachment
Al-Shira' [Beirut, in Arabic]. 31 January 1994. "Country's Nationality, Citizenship Law Examined." (FBIS-NES-94-023 3 February 1994, p. 12.
Other Sources Consulted
Constitutiones Africae. Vol. 4. 1992.
Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Blaustein and G. H. Flanz. Oceana Publications.
Immigration and Nationality: Law and Practice [London]. Quarterly. Tolley Publishing Company.
Sudan: A Country Study. 1992. Washington, DC: Department of the Army.
UNHCR and DIRB databases.
