Laws and decrees related to nationality, citizenship and immigration (texts)
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| Title: | | THE LAW RELATING TO FOREIGNERS AND CITIZENSHIP IN BURMA |
| Date of publication: | | 1961 |
| Description/subject: | | Text and commentary:
1. The Foreigners Act, 1864...
2. The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1940...
3. The Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1948...
4. Exemptions under the said Act...
5. The Burma Passport Act, 1920...
6. The Burma Passport Rules, 1948...
7. The Burma Extradition Act, 1903...
8. The Burma Immigration ( Emergency Provisions)
Act, 1947...
9. The Burma Immigration (Detention) Rules, 1951...
10. The Transfer of Immoveable Property (Restriction)
Act, 1947...
11. The Transfer of Immoveable Property ( Restriction)
Rules, 1956...
12. The Union Citizenship Act, 1948...
13. The Union Citizenship Regulations, 1949...
14. The Union Citizenship (Election) Act, 1948...
15. The Union Citizenship Election Rules, 1948....
16. Appendix I - Forms...
17. Appendix II-Burma Independence Act, 1947... |
| Author/creator: | | S. L. VERMA, B. A., B. L., |
| Language: | | English, Burmese |
| Source/publisher: | | RISHI RAJ VERMA |
| Format/size: | | pdf (6.4MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 18 July 2012 |
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Individual Documents
| Title: | | Burma Citizenship Law of 1982 (Burmese) |
| Date of publication: | | 15 October 1982 |
| Description/subject: | | Pyithu Hluttaw Law No. 4 of 1982 |
| Language: | | Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ |
| Source/publisher: | | Pyithu Hluttaw |
| Format/size: | | pdf (743K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 August 2012 |
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| Title: | | Burma Citizenship Law of 1982 (English) |
| Date of publication: | | 15 October 1982 |
| Description/subject: | | (Pyithu Hluttaw Law No. 4 of 1982) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Pyithu Hluttaw via "The Working People's Daily" |
| Format/size: | | html (30K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Exemption Order N o . 4 Under the Registration of Foreigners Act |
| Date of publication: | | 01 October 1960 |
| Description/subject: | | AS AMENDED UP TO 1ST OCTOBER 1960...
1. The provisions of the Registration of Foreigners Rules,
1940 (hereinafter in this Order referred to as the rules), shall
not apply to, or in relation to, any person who proves to the
satisfaction of the Registration Officer that he has not attained
the age of eighteen years, provided that the necessary
particulars in regard to such person are entered against item
12 of Form A in respect of his parents and that he holds a
Certificate of Identity in Form AA.
2. The provisions of the rules shall not apply to — |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Government of the Union of Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (100K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 May 2013 |
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| Title: | | RESIDENTS OF BURMA REGISTRATION RULES, 1951 |
| Date of publication: | | 1951 |
| Description/subject: | | (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Government of the Union of Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (20K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 11 January 2012 |
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| Title: | | THE RESIDENTS OF BURMA REGISTRATION ACT, 1949 |
| Date of publication: | | 1949 |
| Description/subject: | | (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Government of the Union of Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (58K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 11 January 2012 |
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| Title: | | The Union Citizenship (Election) Act, 1948 |
| Date of publication: | | 15 January 1948 |
| Description/subject: | | (Act No XXVI of 1948 )
[This Act was amended by Acts XXVII of 1954 and XXXII of 1957 â“ the original Act, without amendments, is reproduced below] |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Govt. of Burma |
| Format/size: | | html (44K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | The Union Citizenship Act, 1948 |
| Date of publication: | | 04 January 1948 |
| Description/subject: | | (Act No. LXVI of 1948.)
As amended up to 1st December 1960.
"This Act may be called the Union Citizenship Act, 1948.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the Union of Burma and shall be deemed to have come into force on the 4th day of January, 1948, 9th Waning, Pyatho, 1390 B. E..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Govt. of Burma |
| Format/size: | | html (37K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | The Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1948 |
| Date of publication: | | January 1948 |
| Description/subject: | | Entry into force, 4th January 1949. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Govt. of Burma |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | The Burma Immigration (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1947 |
| Date of publication: | | 13 June 1947 |
| Description/subject: | | [This is the official text of the Act, Burma Act XXXI of 1947]... Though not originally intended to curb freedom of opinion and expression this law, along with the Electronics Act, the Import/Export Act and the Unlawful Associations Act, has been used against video journalists |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Govt. of Burma ("The Burma Code" Vol. I) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (81K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | The Burma Extradition Act |
| Date of publication: | | 01 June 1904 |
| Description/subject: | | [This is the official text of the Act, originally as India Act XV, 1903, dated 1 June 1904 with subsequent amendments.] |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Govt. of Burma via UNCHR |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 December 2010 |
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| Title: | | The Foreigners Act |
| Date of publication: | | 12 February 1864 |
| Description/subject: | | India Act III, 1864 (12th February, 1864)
"WHEREAS it is expedient to make provisions to enable the President of the Union to prevent the subjects of Foreign States from residing or sojourning in the Union of Burma, or from passing through or travelling therein, without the consent of the President of the Union, it is enacted as follows:..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Govt. of Burma |
| Format/size: | | html (33K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6b54c4.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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