Amendment to the law on Determining the Nationality of Children Born from a Marriage
of Iranian Women and Foreign Men
Single act – The title, single article, and notes of the law for determining the
nationality of children born from a marriage of Iranian woman and foreign man, adopted on
24 September 2006, shall be amended as follows:
The Law on Determining the Nationality of Children Born from a Marriage of Iranian
Women and Non-Iranian Men
Single act – Children born from a sharia marriage of Iranian women and non-Iranian
men, which has been born before or will be born after the adoption of this law, before they
reach the full age of 18 - based on the solar calendar - at the request of their Iranian mother
shall be granted Iranian nationality if had no security violations background (determined by
the Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC). The
aforementioned children, upon reaching the full age of 18 based on the solar calendar, in the
absence of their Iranian mother's request, may apply for Iranian nationality and if they had
no security violations background (determined by the Ministry of Intelligence and the
Intelligence Organization of the IRGC) they shall be granted Iranian nationality.
The results of the security checks must be provided within three months and the Disciplinary
Force [Police] is obligated to act for the issuance of a residence permit for the non-Iranian
father if had no security violations background (determined by the Ministry of Intelligence and
the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC).
Note 1 – In case the applicant’s father or mother is not alive or accessible, where there is
a doubt on the proof of lineage, a competent court shall ascertain the lineage.
Note 2 – Persons without nationality who themselves and at least one of their parents had
been born in Iran, can apply for Iranian nationality upon reaching the full age of 18 based on
the solar calendar, which will be granted Iranian nationality if they had no criminal records
and security violations background (determined by the Ministry of Intelligence and the
Intelligence Organization of the IRGC).
The Aforementioned law was adopted during the open meeting of the Islamic Consultative
Assembly on Tuesday 24th September 2019 and was approved by the Guardian Council on 2nd
October 2019.
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