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China: Update to CHN22386.E of 23 November 1995; Whether the children of Tibetans who fled Tibet are recognized as Chinese citizens, even if they were born outside China; if so, what measures must be taken to obtain citizenship

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 December 1998
Citation / Document Symbol CHN30748.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, China: Update to CHN22386.E of 23 November 1995; Whether the children of Tibetans who fled Tibet are recognized as Chinese citizens, even if they were born outside China; if so, what measures must be taken to obtain citizenship, 1 December 1998, CHN30748.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab8984.html [accessed 21 May 2023]
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Information additional to that found in CHN22386 of 23 November 1995 regarding whether the children of Tibetans who fled Tibet are recognized as Chinese citizens, even if they were born outside China could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

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. Please find below the list of sources consulted.

Sources Consulted

Journal of Refugee Studies [Oxford]. Quarterly. 1995-1998.

International Journal of Refugee Law [Geneva]. 1995-1998.

Electronic Sources: IRB Databases, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).

Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.

Copyright notice: This document is published with the permission of the copyright holder and producer Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/. Documents earlier than 2003 may be found only on Refworld.

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