Update to Response to Information Request SUN21118.E of 18 September 1995 on whether a person receiving his/her internal passport at age sixteen could have chosen either the father's or the mother's nationality even if one of the parents were deceased and, if not, on whether the local government council could have automatically indicated the nationality of the surviving parent in the internal passport, and on whether the authorities' decision could have been appealed or the nationality changed in the internal passport [SUN22016.E]

According to an official at the Consular section of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa, a person receiving his/her internal passport at age sixteen in the Soviet Union had the right to choose either the father's or the mother's nationality even if one of the parents was deceased (10 Oct. 1995). The official added that the local government council would not automatically indicate the nationality of the surviving parent in the internal passport.

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.

Reference


Consulate of the Russian Federation, Ottawa. 10 October 1995. Telephone interview with official.