Ghana: Information on whether a Togolese can acquire Ghanaian citizenship through either birth, marriage in 1991, or residence between January 1984 and June 1988 and December 1991 and August 1995
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA24553.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on whether a Togolese can acquire Ghanaian citizenship through either birth, marriage in 1991, or residence between January 1984 and June 1988 and December 1991 and August 1995, 1 July 1996, GHA24553.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acb34c.html [accessed 11 October 2017] |
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Information on the acquisition of Ghanaian citizenship through birth, marriage or residence can be found in Response to Information Request SLE17030.E of 10 May 1994 as well as in the DIRB's April 1996 Contextual Information Package: Ghana, both of which are located in your Regional Documentation Centre.
As indicated in Response to Information Request SLE17030.E, provisions for the acquisition of citizenship through birth can be found in Article 2 of the 1992 Ghanaian constitution (Kludze May 1993, 32). Article 7 of the same constitution contains information on residency conditions, and Article 8, information on dual citizenship (ibid., 32-34).
The Nationality Act of 1971, included in the April 1996 Contextual Package: Ghana, also contains information on provisions for the acquisition of citizenship through birth, marriage and residency (Ghana 1971).
A representative of the High Commission for the Republic of Ghana in Ottawa stated during a telephone interview on 11 July 1996 that no applicable amendments to the 1992 Ghanaian constitution have been made and that to their knowledge the 1971 Nationality Act is still in effect, although the 1992 constitution should be considered as the most up-to-date source.
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.
References
Ghana. Nationality Act. 3 July 1971. (UNHCR REFLEG)
High Commission for the Republic of Ghana, Ottawa. 11 July 1996. Telephone interview with representative.
Kludze, A.K.P. May 1993. "Ghana," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Blaustein and Gisbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications.
Attachments
Ghana. Nationality Act. 3 July 1971. (UNHCR REFLEG)
Kludze, A.K.P. May 1993. "Ghana," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Blaustein and Gisbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, pp. 32-35.
