Zaire: Information on citizenship rights of a person born in 1954 to Angolan parents in the Belgian Congo, and who continued to live in the country following independence
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZAR24618.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Zaire: Information on citizenship rights of a person born in 1954 to Angolan parents in the Belgian Congo, and who continued to live in the country following independence, 1 July 1996, ZAR24618.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac5318.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned subject, please consult the attached copy of the 1981 Zairean nationality law (in French) sent to the DIRB in October 1995 by the Embassy of the Republic of Zaire in Ottawa, and the attached excerpts of Juris-Classeur Nationalité on the right of Zairean nationality.
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.
Attachments
Mbikayi, Kalongo. May 1983. "Zaïre," Juris-Classeur Nationalité. Edited by Charles L. Closset and Michel J. Verwilgen. Paris: Éditions Techniques, pp. 5-6.
Zaire. Ottawa. Law No. 81-002 of 29 June 1991 on Zairean nationality. Received from the Embassy of the Republic of Zaire on 30 October 1995.
