Sierra Leone: Information on whether a Lebanese who resides in Sierra Leone and who has never been to Lebanon can obtain Lebanese nationality and/or travel documents
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLE14515 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sierra Leone: Information on whether a Lebanese who resides in Sierra Leone and who has never been to Lebanon can obtain Lebanese nationality and/or travel documents, 1 July 1993, SLE14515, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc020.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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According to a representative of the Consulate General of Lebanon in Ottawa, the guiding principle in these cases is that all children of Lebanese parents have a right to Lebanese nationality upon completion of the appropriate administrative procedures (8 July 1993). The representative added that if people want to become Lebanese nationals, they have to provide their birth certificates and their parents' identity papers (i.e., to provide proof of their Lebanese nationality) (Ibid.). If people in the situation outlined above were to go to a local Lebanese Embassy, the Embassy would contact the Lebanese Embassy in Sierra Leone to verify if the applicants are from that country and if they are registered with the Embassy (Ibid.). Then the Embassy of Lebanon in Sierra Leone would send a request to the Ministry of the Interior in Lebanon to verify whether the parents of these persons have Lebanese nationality (Ibid.). During that verification process in Lebanon, the claimants would be allowed to receive a travel document to go to Lebanon (Ibid.). Once the verification has been completed and the nationality request approved, the Ministry of Interior in Beirut would send a document to the claimants certifying that the holder had been granted Lebanese nationality (Ibid.). The representative reported that it is difficult to establish, for the case above, how long the procedures would take or whether the outcome would be positive (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborating information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
Reference
Consulate of Lebanon, Ottawa. 8 July 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
