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Colombia: The right to Colombian citizenship for children born in Venezuela of Colombian parents who hold dual nationality (Colombian/Venezuelan), and copies of related legislation

For information on the right to Colombian citizenship for children born of Colombian parents, please refer to ZZZ40198.E of 1 of November 2002. No changes to the Colombian constitution or legislation related to this right could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

According to information provided by a consular official at the Embassy of Colombia in Ottawa, during a 1 December 2003 telephone interview, there have been no recent changes affecting the right to dual citizenship allowed by the 1991 constitution, nor to the right to Colombian citizenship for children of a Colombian parent.

Please consult Response to Information Request COL21045.E of 22 June 1995 for a copy of articles 96-99 of the constitution of Colombia, and Response to Information Request COL23074.E of 13 February 1996 for a translation of Law No. 43 of 1 February 1993 (regulations for acquisition, renunciation, loss and recovery of Colombian nationality.)

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 statu s or asylum.

Reference

Embassy of Colombia, Ottawa. 1 December 2003. Telephone interview with a consular official.