Georgia: Information on whether a person of Armenian nationality born in the former USSR who moved to Georgia and stayed there until January 1991 is entitled to Georgian citizenship, and on the criteria and the application process for Georgian citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GGA21896.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Georgia: Information on whether a person of Armenian nationality born in the former USSR who moved to Georgia and stayed there until January 1991 is entitled to Georgian citizenship, and on the criteria and the application process for Georgian citizenship, 1 September 1995, GGA21896.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acba34.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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An official of the Georgian embassy in Washington, DC was unable to provide information on the above-mentioned subjects (25 Sept. 1995).
For information on these subjects, please consult the attached copy of the Georgian citizenship law, which provides information on the eligibility criteria and the application process for acquiring Georgian citizenship.
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
Embassy of the Republic of Georgia, Washington, DC. 25 September 1995. Telephone interview with official.
Attachment
Georgia. Law of the Republic of Georgia on Citizenship of Georgia. 25 March 1993. (unofficial translation)
