NewsWhore
08-30-2007, 07:00 PM
"Offspring of Haitian parents born in the DR are as Haitian as I am, when I was born in Port-au-Prince," said Haitian Ambassador Fritz Cineas in an interview published by El Dia newspaper. He said it is not up to Haiti to decide the nationality of children born in the DR, because that is clearly explained in the Dominican Constitution. Nevertheless, he stressed that children of Haitian parents born in the DR are as Haitian as those who were born in Haiti.
He said that the Haitian Embassy has always defined children aged less than five who are declared as their nationals, with a single presentation of medical documents and two witnesses to the birth. He said there are problems in defining the status of adults, and there are many cases when parents have presented false witnesses.
He said the Haitian government is making efforts to reactivate the registration process for undocumented Haitians living in the DR. He said the process, which was started four or five years ago, is no longer under way.
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He said that the Haitian Embassy has always defined children aged less than five who are declared as their nationals, with a single presentation of medical documents and two witnesses to the birth. He said there are problems in defining the status of adults, and there are many cases when parents have presented false witnesses.
He said the Haitian government is making efforts to reactivate the registration process for undocumented Haitians living in the DR. He said the process, which was started four or five years ago, is no longer under way.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)