Zimbabwe: The right of return of Zimbabwe citizens in the country after a period of seven years outside the country
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZWE7635 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Zimbabwe: The right of return of Zimbabwe citizens in the country after a period of seven years outside the country, 1 February 1991, ZWE7635, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd254.html [accessed 4 November 2017] |
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A representative of the Zimbabwe Consulate in Washington, contacted on 26 February 1991, made a distinction between a citizen by birth and a citizen by registration. According to the representative, a citizen by birth will loose its citizenship only when acquiring another one from a foreign country or if this person travel with a foreign passport. For citizen by registration, the person will loose it and the only way to acquire it again is to travel to Harare (the capital of Zimbabwe) and make a formal demand in person to the proper governmental instance.
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