Moldova: Whether the term "Roma" could have been included under "nationality of parent" in a Moldovan birth certificate issued in the 1970s
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 29 October 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MDA39929.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Moldova: Whether the term "Roma" could have been included under "nationality of parent" in a Moldovan birth certificate issued in the 1970s, 29 October 2002, MDA39929.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dc938.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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The information that follows was provided by consular staff at the Embassy of Moldova in the United States during a 28 October 2002 telephone interview.
A birth certificate issued in Moldova in the 1970s, whether it was issued in Russian or in Moldovan, would not have included the word "Roma." If a term would have been used to describe a parent of a newborn child as being a Roma or gypsy, the word used would have been "tsigan" (gypsy) written in the Moldovan alphabet; if the certificate had been issued in Russian, the word would not have been "Roma" either, but the Russian term for gypsy.
Additional and/or corroborating information 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Moldova. Embassy of Moldova, Washington, DC. 28 October 2002. Telephone interview with consular staff.
Additional Sources Consulted
Consulate of Moldova, Toronto.
Country Reports 1972-1979. 1973-1980.
European Roma Rights Center, Budapest.
IRB Databases.
Internet sites and search engines, including:
Amnesty International.
Human Rights Watch.
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague. Searchable archives.
United States Department of State. Foreign Affairs Manual.
UNHCR Refworld.
