Dokument #1218654
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a spokesperson of the Embassy
of Ukraine in Ottawa, a person born in Lvov in 1932 is considered
to have been born on the territory of Ukraine (1 Dec. 1994). He
added that such a person is eligible to apply for Ukrainian
citizenship provided he/she meets the conditions specified in
article 17 of the 8 October 1991 Ukrainian Law on Citizenship
(ibid.). The spokesperson reported that he/she must file an
application, which will be examined by the competent authorities
(ibid.).
For further information on naturalization
procedures and requirements, please refer to the attached copy of
the 8 October 1991 Ukrainian Law on Citizenship and to the attached
excerpts from the July 1993 UNHCR Nationality Laws in Former
USSR Republics.
In addition, the attached excerpts from
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica indicate that in 1932 Lvov
was part of Poland, not Ukraine (1989, 930, 932-35, 1043-44). Also,
please consult Response to Information Request POL18815.E of 1
December 1994 for information on the acquisition and loss of Polish
citizenship.
Please note that because of the number of
variables involved, the DIRB cannot provide information on the
application to specific cases of citizenship laws of former Soviet
republics.
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.
Embassy of Ukraine, Ottawa. 1 December
1994. Telephone interview with spokesperson.
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica.
1989. 15th ed. Vol. 25. Edited by Philip W. Goetz. Chicago:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, pp. 930, 932-35.
_____. 1989. 15th ed. Vol. 28. Edited by
Philip W. Goetz. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, pp.
1043-44.
Pravda Ukrainy [Kiev, in
Russian]. 14 November 1991. "Ukrainian Law `On Ukrainian
Citizenship'." (FBIS-USR-91-962 30 Dec. 1991, pp. 46-51)
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR). July 1993. Nationality Laws in Former USSR
Republics. Geneva: UNHCR, pp. 69-73.