France: Information on whether a person born in Djibouti in 1959 of Ethiopian parents, who was denied French nationality after Djibouti was granted independence in 1977, would still be eligible for French nationality
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | FRA12381 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, France: Information on whether a person born in Djibouti in 1959 of Ethiopian parents, who was denied French nationality after Djibouti was granted independence in 1977, would still be eligible for French nationality, 1 November 1992, FRA12381, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acbb54.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
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According to a representative of the Consulate of France in Montréal, at the time Djibouti was granted independence in 1977, all nationals of Djibouti were given a period of three months to obtain French nationality (26 Nov. 1992). If an individual did not choose to become a French national during that period of time, he/she was automatically considered a national of Djibouti (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborative information on this subject could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
Reference
Consulate of France, Montréal. 26 November 1992. Telephone Interview with Representative.
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