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• travel documents (including expired ones);
• documents regarding applications to acquire nationality or obtain proof
of nationality;
• certificate of naturalization;
• certificate of renunciation of nationality;
• previous responses by States to enquiries on the nationality of the
applicant;
• marriage certificate;
• military service record/discharge certificate;
• school certificates;
• medical certificates/records (e.g. attestations issued from hospital on
birth, vaccination booklets);
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• identity and travel documents of parents, spouse and children;
• immigration documents, such as residence permits of country(ies) of
habitual residence;
• other documents pertaining to countries of residence (for example,
employment documents, property deeds, tenancy agreements, school
records, baptismal certificates); and
• record of sworn oral testimony of neighbours and community
members.
85.
Information concerning the circumstances in the country or countries
under consideration covers evidence about the nationality and other
relevant laws, their implementation and practices of relevant States, as
well as the general legal environment in those jurisdictions in terms of
respect by the executive branch for judicial decisions. It can be obtained
from a variety of sources, governmental and non-governmental. The
complexity of nationality law and practice in a particular State may justify
recourse to expert evidence in some cases.
86.
For such country-related information to be treated as accurate, it needs to
be obtained from reliable and unbiased sources, preferably more than one.
Thus, information sourced from State bodies directly involved in nationality
mechanisms in the relevant State, or non-State actors which have built
up expertise in monitoring or reviewing such matters, is preferred. It is
important that country-related information is continuously updated so that
changes in nationality law and practice in relevant countries are taken
into account. That being said, the country-related information relied on
should be contemporaneous with the nationality events that are under
consideration in the case in question. In addition, where the practice
of officials involved in applying the nationality laws of a State appears
to differ by region, this must be taken into account with respect to the
country-related evidence relied on.
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