Document #1018831

IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)

Is an individual born in Kuwait of Lebanese parents automatically a citizen or national of Kuwait? [KWT5853]

The attached copy of an earlier Information Request on this subject in French, states that "According to the Department of External Affairs in Ottawa, only a person born in Kuwait to Kuwaitan parents can acquire Kuwaitan citizenship. Person born in Kuwait to parents who are non-citizens cannot obtain Kuwaitan citizenship."
ATTACHMENTS:
U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1989 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1990), pp.1460-61.

ecoi.net description:
Is an individual born in Kuwait of Lebanese parents automatically a citizen or national of Kuwait? [KWT5853]
Country:
Kuwait
Source:
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:
6 June 1990
Document type:
Response
Language:
English
Document ID:
1018831 (former ID 184104)

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