CONVENTION ON THE NATIONALITY OF MARRIED WOMEN — Rwanda law | Esheria

CONVENTION ON THE NATIONALITY OF MARRIED WOMEN

Each Contracting State must ensure that a marriage, its dissolution, or the husband’s change of nationality does not automatically change the wife’s nationality.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
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Status
In force
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Language
mul
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Each Contracting State must ensure that a marriage, its dissolution, or the husband’s change of nationality does not automatically change the wife’s nationality. A Contracting State must not stop a wife from keeping her nationality because her husband acquires another nationality or gives up his own nationality. An alien wife may request her husband's nationality through privileged naturalization, and the grant may be limited for national security or public policy reasons. The Convention is open for signature and ratification by eligible States, and ratification instruments must be deposited with the UN Secretary-General. States referred to in article 4(1) may accede to the Convention by depositing an instrument of accession with the UN Secretary-General.