Cuba: Information on whether a Cuban by birth who obtains Grenadian citizenship through marriage to a Grenadian would retain his or her Cuban citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CUB21081.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Cuba: Information on whether a Cuban by birth who obtains Grenadian citizenship through marriage to a Grenadian would retain his or her Cuban citizenship, 1 August 1995, CUB21081.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac002c.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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The information that follows was provided by an official at the Consulate of Cuba in Montreal during an 18 August 1995 telephone interview with the DIRB.
Cuba enacted a new Constitution in 1992, and constitutional amendments concerning citizenship were enacted in 1994. The new constitutional provisions allow dual citizenship. Only in extreme and unusual cases would Cuban authorities deprive a Cuban citizen of his or her Cuban citizenship, and this would not occur simply because of the acquisition of a foreign citizenship through marriage with a foreign national. Many people who are Cuban by birth who have acquired foreign citizenship, as is the case of many Cubans who have become Canadian citizens and reside in Canada, continue to hold Cuban citizenship. Although Cubans who acquire a foreign citizenship do not lose their Cuban citizenship, they require a valid passport and a valid return or entry permit to enter or return to Cuba, like any other Cuban.
The authority that ultimately decides on questions of citizenship loss or acquisition is the Dirección Nacional de Inmigración y Extranjería, in Havana.
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.
Reference
Consulate of Cuba, Montreal. 18 August 1995. Telephone interview with official.
