Belgium: Information on citizenship rights for persons born in 1954 to Angolan parents in the Belgian Congo, and who continued to live in the country following independence
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BEL24619.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Belgium: Information on citizenship rights for persons born in 1954 to Angolan parents in the Belgian Congo, and who continued to live in the country following independence, 1 July 1996, BEL24619.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7224.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned subject, please consult the attached excerpts of the 28 June 1984 Belgian Nationality Code which was sent to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) by the Embassy of Belgium in Ottawa. For information on the current status of Belgian nationality legislation, please consult the attached excerpts of the Council of Europe's European Bulletin on Nationality (Mar. 1996, 13-17).
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.
Attachments
Belgium. Nationality Code. 28 June 1984. Received from the Embassy of Belgium in Ottawa on 2 February 1993, pp. 20-23.
Council of Europe. March 1996. European Bulletin on Nationality. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, pp. 13-17.
