Myanmar: Information on the right of citizenship for persons born in Burma in the mid-1960s who left Burma before 1970 without travel documents and since then have not obtained citizenship of any other country
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BUR16008.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Myanmar: Information on the right of citizenship for persons born in Burma in the mid-1960s who left Burma before 1970 without travel documents and since then have not obtained citizenship of any other country, 1 February 1994, BUR16008.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acde4c.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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A representative of the embassy of Myanmar indicated that there are two types of travel documents issued by the authorities: certificates of identity and passports (3 Feb. 1994). These are the required documents for Myanmar citizens to leave the country (ibid.). If citizens leave the country without authorized travel documents, they leave the country illegally and, thus, lose their Myanmar citizenship (ibid.).
Please find attached chapter II of the Constitution of Myanmar, which outlines the fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
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.
References
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar, Ottawa. 3 February 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachment
Flanz, Gisbert H. June 1991. "Myanmar," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Blaustein and Gilbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications.
