Eritrea: Information on whether a person born in Eritrea in 1958, living in Gondar, Ethiopia since 1960, who left Ethiopia with an Ethiopian passport in 1989, has a right to Eritrean citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ERT20232.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Eritrea: Information on whether a person born in Eritrea in 1958, living in Gondar, Ethiopia since 1960, who left Ethiopia with an Ethiopian passport in 1989, has a right to Eritrean citizenship, 1 April 1995, ERT20232.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac4053.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned subject, attached please find the Decree on Citizenship, which was issued by the Eritrean Provisional Government in April 1992 as published by the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts.
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.
Attachment
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 10 April 1992. "Eritrean Provisional Government Issues Decree on Citizenship." (NEXIS)
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