INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN Under the citizenship law amended in 2019, an overall of 29,045 Iranian identity cards have actually been released for children born
to Iranian mothers and foreign fathers.According to the law, females who wed non-Iranian guys can request Iranian citizenship for their kids
In case they have no security problem, they will acquire their identity cards, ISNA estimated Afshar Khakbaz, an authorities with the Civil
Registration Organization, as saying.Otherwise, upon reaching 18, the kids themselves can get receiving identity cards.If the candidates
have no security issues, the identity cards will be released for them, The official added.The very first recognition cards for children born
to an Iranian mother and a foreign father living abroad were provided in November 2020
The very first birth certificates were released to the kids of an Iranian woman wed to a foreign man in Dubai (Marian and Lillian)
In December 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the registration began for the issuance of birth certificates for kids of
Iranian mothers abroad.Addressing statelessnessBeing a stateless person implies not being recognized as a national by any state under the
As an outcome, stateless individuals are often left out from society as their access to education, health services, task opportunities,
financial methods, legal ownership or even marriage is limited.On October 8, 2019, Iran took an action towards reducing statelessness in the
nation and around the globe
The law enables Iranian moms married to non-Iranian guys to pass their nationality to their children.Although Iran is not a celebration to
the UN Conventions on Statelessness, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is taking concrete steps towards the avoidance and
reduction of statelessness in the country.This law is adding to enhancing the lives of thousands of kids and is marking a major action
towards decreasing statelessness in Iran.Today, millions of people around the world are rejected a nationality
As a result, they frequently are not enabled to go to school, see a doctor, get a job, open a checking account, buy a house, or even get
married.Stateless people may have difficulty accessing fundamental rights such as education, health care, employment, and freedom of
Without these things, they can deal with a lifetime of obstacles and disappointment.MT/ MG
