All you need to know about Liberia’s new dual citizenship law

Published: 27/Jul/2022
Source: Al Jazeera

The law, which ends a 1973 ban on dual nationality, is partly due to extensive campaigning by Liberians in the diaspora.

By Dounard Bondo

Liberia’s president has signed into law a bill that amends the country’s alien and nationality law.

The new law, signed last Friday, permits dual citizenship by allowing Liberians to hold on to their citizenship after acquiring a second nationality. Also significant is that it allows individuals to claim Liberian citizenship through their mothers.

Read further: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/7/27/all-you-need-to-know-about-liberias-new-dual-citizenship-law

Themes: Discrimination, Ethnic/Racial/Religious, Gender, Dual Nationality
Regions: Liberia
Year: 2022