Ethiopia: The citizenship of an Ethiopian woman married to a Somali man before or after 1974: the status of her son born in Somalia in 1981, but who has been living with the mother in Ethiopia since 1986; the retention or loss of her citizenship in accordance with the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995; and the point at which the loss of citizenship would have taken effect
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH29631.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: The citizenship of an Ethiopian woman married to a Somali man before or after 1974: the status of her son born in Somalia in 1981, but who has been living with the mother in Ethiopia since 1986; the retention or loss of her citizenship in accordance with the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995; and the point at which the loss of citizenship would have taken effect, 1 July 1998, ETH29631.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6e90.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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Information specific to the citizenship of an Ethiopian woman married to a Somali man before or after 1974, on the status of her son born in Somalia in 1981 but who has been living with the mother in Ethiopia since 1986, on the retention or loss of her citizenship in accordance with the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995, and on the point at which the loss of citizenship would have taken effect, could not be found among the sources currently 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.
Sources Consulted
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Ottawa. 29 June, 6 & 7 July 1998. Letter and telephone calls.
Tolley's Immigration and Nationality Law and Practice [Croydon, Surrey]. 1991-1998. Vols. 5-12. Nos. 1-4.
