Whether a person who was born in the Abkhazia region of the former Georgian Socialist Republic and who possessed Georgian citizenship following the independence of Georgia, and who left Georgia in 1992 and subsequently acquired Russian citizenship, is considered by the authorities to be a citizen of Georgia and, if not, whether such a person would be entitled to reacquire Georgian citizenship and, if so, the procedures to be followed [GGA29488.E]

Information on whether a person who was born in the Abkhazia region of the former Georgian Socialist Republic and who possessed Georgian citizenship following the independence of Georgia, and who left Georgia in 1992 and subsequently acquired Russian citizenship is considered by the Georgian authorities to be a citizen of Georgia and, if not, whether such a person would be entitled to reacquire Georgian citizenship and, if so, the procedures to be followed, could not be found among the sources 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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted


Electronic sources: IRB databases, REFWORLD.

One oral source contacted did not provide information on the requested topic.