Azerbaijan: Update to Response to Information Request AZE28994.E of 23 March 1998 on whether a new citizenship law has been passed and, if so, a copy of the law; information pertaining to an ethnic Azeri who was born in Azerbaijan, resided in Azerbaijan and was a citizen of Azerbaijan until the mid-1990s when he left Azerbaijan and subsequently acquired another citizenship, and who did not apply to renounce his Azerbaijani citizenship: whether the government of Azerbaijan still considers this person to be a citizen of Azerbaijan; whether there are provisions for dual citizenship in Azerbaijani legislation and, if so, the article(s) and law(s) that indicate them; whether the government of Azerbaijan recognizes this person as a foreign citizen, and whether there are any foreign citizenships that the government of Azerbaijan would not recognize with regard to this person; the determining article of the Citizenship Law if the government of Azerbaijan determines that this person has lost his Azerbaijani citizenship; the likelihood of his application for restoration of Azerbaijani citizenship succeeding if the government of Azerbaijan determines that this person is no longer a citizen of Azerbaijan; whether there are any foreign citizenships that would influence the decision to grant or deny restoration of citizenship if the government of Azerbaijan determines that this person is no longer a citizen of Azerbaijan; the length of time for the application process for citizenship restoration (from date of application to date of notification); the fee associated with the application of citizenship restoration and a copy of the application form
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AZE29185.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Azerbaijan: Update to Response to Information Request AZE28994.E of 23 March 1998 on whether a new citizenship law has been passed and, if so, a copy of the law; information pertaining to an ethnic Azeri who was born in Azerbaijan, resided in Azerbaijan and was a citizen of Azerbaijan until the mid-1990s when he left Azerbaijan and subsequently acquired another citizenship, and who did not apply to renounce his Azerbaijani citizenship: whether the government of Azerbaijan still considers this person to be a citizen of Azerbaijan; whether there are provisions for dual citizenship in Azerbaijani legislation and, if so, the article(s) and law(s) that indicate them; whether the government of Azerbaijan recognizes this person as a foreign citizen, and whether there are any foreign citizenships that the government of Azerbaijan would not recognize with regard to this person; the determining article of the Citizenship Law if the government of Azerbaijan determines that this person has lost his Azerbaijani citizenship; the likelihood of his application for restoration of Azerbaijani citizenship succeeding if the government of Azerbaijan determines that this person is no longer a citizen of Azerbaijan; whether there are any foreign citizenships that would influence the decision to grant or deny restoration of citizenship if the government of Azerbaijan determines that this person is no longer a citizen of Azerbaijan; the length of time for the application process for citizenship restoration (from date of application to date of notification); the fee associated with the application of citizenship restoration and a copy of the application form, 1 March 1998, AZE29185.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac2394.html [accessed 24 May 2023] |
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The attached 31 March 1998 letter sent by the First Secretary and Consul (the same person) of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Washington, DC states that a "decree on citizenship for the Republic of Azerbaijan is being drafted and will be submitted to the Parliament of the Republic," and that Azerbaijan does not recognize dual citizenship. That attached letter also contains information on the methods of acquisition and loss of Azerbaijani citizenship, and answers several of the above-mentioned questions pertaining to Azerbaijani citizenship sent to the Embassy by the Research Directorate. For a copy of all the questions sent to the Embassy, please consult the 19 March 1998 Research Directorate attachment.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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.
Reference
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Washington, DC. 31 March 1998. Letter sent to the Research Directorate by the First Secretary and Consul.
Attachments
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Washington, DC. 31 March 1998. Letter sent to the Research Directorate by the First Secretary and Consul.
Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. 19 March 1998. Letter sent to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Washington, DC.
