Uganda: Information on whether children born in Uganda of foreign nationals are entitled to citizenship, and whether such children would be entitled to citizenship if one of the parents was a Ugandan
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | UGA24893.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Uganda: Information on whether children born in Uganda of foreign nationals are entitled to citizenship, and whether such children would be entitled to citizenship if one of the parents was a Ugandan, 1 September 1996, UGA24893.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac4d6c.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned subject, please refer to the attached excerpts from the Law on Citizenship received from the High Commission for the Republic of Uganda in Ottawa on 3 September 1996.
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.
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Ugand. Citizenship Law. 3 September 1996. Received by fax.
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