Tehran: Iran's parliament passed a law on
Sunday allowing children with an Iranian mother and a foreign
father to acquire Iranian nationality, the official Irna news agency
reported.
Iran, like many other countries in the Middle East, has
traditionally based nationality on paternity alone and has been
reluctant to grant citizenship to people seen as outsiders.
"The children born in Iran from a foreigner father and an Iranian
mother can apply for citizenship after they reach 18," the new law
said, according to Irna.
People who meet certain conditions, such as giving up other
nationalities they may have, can enjoy the law, Irna said. Iran does
not recognise dual nationality.
"If the marriage of their parents has been registered, those
people who lack criminal records or a security violation background
can apply for citizenship," it
said. |