Country Position Paper: Statelessness in Iran
CONTENTS
1.
Summary of Main Issues ............................................................................................................. 3
2.
Relevant Population Data ........................................................................................................... 4
3.
Iran’s Nationality Law.................................................................................................................. 5
4.
5.
6.
3.1
Gender Discrimination
5
3.2
Stateless Children Born in Iran
7
3.3
Acquisition of Nationality Through Naturalisation or Marriage
8
3.4
Deprivation of Nationality
9
Civil Registration and Documentation Practices ..................................................................... 9
4.1
Marriage Registration
4.2
Birth Registration
9
10
Populations Affected by or at Risk of Statelessness ............................................................. 12
5.1
Faili Kurds
12
5.2
Khavaris
12
5.3
Baluch Population in Sistan and Baluchistan
13
5.4
Afghans
14
5.4.1
Access to Afghan documents and nationality
15
5.4.2
Access to Iranian Nationality
16
5.4.3
Access to Services
16
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................ 19
Cover photo: Iranian passport. © UNHCR/Forough Jahandari