Liberia: Information on the procedure to obtain citizenship for a child born outside Liberia, who moves to Liberia as a minor with a Liberian mother
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBR20449.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Liberia: Information on the procedure to obtain citizenship for a child born outside Liberia, who moves to Liberia as a minor with a Liberian mother, 1 April 1995, LBR20449.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab0873.html [accessed 17 October 2022] |
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Information on the requested subject, beyond that provided in Responses to Information Requests LBR8293 of 12 April 1991 and LBR9773 of 25 November 1991, could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. These previous responses deal with the procedures for claiming Liberian citizenship for a foreign-born child of a Liberian mother. However, the DIRB was unable to obtain information on whether there have been recent amendments to the law or the procedures to claim Liberian citizenship described in these responses.
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.
Sources consulted
Immigration and Nationality: Law and Practice [London]. Quarterly. Tolley Publishing Company.
Juris-Classeur Nationalité. Paris: Editions Techniques.
Relevant laws on citizenship.
UNHCR, US INS and IRB databases (HCRVIEWS, INSVIEWS, DOCVIEWS)
Honorary Consulate of Liberia, Montreal.
Consulate of Liberia, New York.
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