Amendment to the Law on Determining the Citizenship Status of Children Born from the Marriage of Iranian Women with Foreign Men, ratified on 2020/09/23.

Law on Determining the Citizenship Status of Children Born from the Marriage of Iranian Women with Non-Iranian Men

Article 1: Children born from the legal marriage of Iranian women with non-Iranian men, whether before or after the approval of this law, shall, upon the request of the Iranian mother and provided there are no security concerns (as determined by the Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), acquire Iranian citizenship before reaching the eighteen years of age. After reaching the age of eighteen years, if there is no request from the Iranian mother, these children may apply for Iranian citizenship, which will be accepted provided there are no security concerns (as determined by the Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps). The response to security inquiries must be provided within a maximum period of three months, and the law enforcement agency is also obligated to issue a residence permit for the non-Iranian father if there are no security concerns.

Note 1: In case the applicant's father or mother is deceased or inaccessible, if there is ambiguity in verifying the applicant's lineage, verification of lineage shall be done through a competent court.

Note 2: Individuals without citizenship with at least one parent that was born in Iran may apply for Iranian citizenship after reaching the age of eighteen years, provided they have no criminal record.