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06/11/2024

Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, 1957

Full Name: Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, 1957

Description

Addresses the issue of nationality for married women, aiming to ensure that women do not lose their nationality upon marriage or that they can acquire their spouse's nationality.

Details

Abbreviation: 1957 Nationality Convention

Official link: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XVI-2&chapter=16&clang=_en

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania Yes 1960 No
Algeria No
Andorra No
Angola No
Antigua and Barbuda Yes 1988 No
Argentina Yes 1963 No
Armenia Yes 1994 Yes
Australia Yes 1961 No
Austria Yes 1968 No
Azerbaijan Yes 1996 No
Bahamas (the) Yes 1976 Yes
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados Yes 1979 Yes
Belarus Yes 1958 No
Belgium No Yes
Belize No
Benin No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 1993 No
Botswana No
Brazil Yes 1968 Yes
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria Yes 1960 No
Burkina Faso No
Burundi No
Cabo Verde No
Cambodia No No
Cameroon No
Canada Yes 1959 No
Central African Republic (the) No
Chad No
Chile No Yes
China Yes 1958 Yes
Colombia No Yes
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 1999 No
Croatia Yes 1992 No
Cuba Yes 1957 No
Cyprus Yes 1971 No
Czechia Yes 1993 No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) No
Denmark Yes 1959 Yes
Djibouti No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) Yes 1957 No
Ecuador Yes 1960 No
Egypt No
El Salvador No
Equatorial Guinea No
Eritrea No
Estonia No
Eswatini Yes 1970 Yes
Ethiopia No
Fiji Yes 1972 Yes
Finland Yes 1968 No
France No
Gabon No
Gambia (the) No
Georgia No
Germany Yes 1974 No
Ghana Yes 1966 No
Greece No
Grenada No
Guatemala Yes 1960 No
Guinea No Yes
Guinea-Bissau No
Guyana No
Haiti No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras No
Hungary Yes 1959 Yes
Iceland Yes 1977 Yes
India No No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland Yes 1957 Yes
Israel Yes 1957 No
Italy No
Jamaica Yes 1964 No
Japan No
Jordan Yes 1992 No
Kazakhstan Yes 2000 Yes
Kenya No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan Yes 1997 Yes
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia Yes 1992 No
Lebanon No
Lesotho Yes 1974 No
Liberia Yes 2005 Yes
Libya Yes 1989 No
Liechtenstein No
Lithuania No
Luxembourg Yes 1977 Yes
Madagascar No Yes
Malawi Yes 1966 Yes
Malaysia Yes 1959 Yes
Maldives No
Mali Yes 1973 No
Malta Yes 1967 Yes
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania No
Mauritius Yes 1969 Yes
Mexico Yes 1979 Yes
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia No
Montenegro Yes 2006 No
Morocco No
Mozambique No
Myanmar No
Namibia No
Nauru No
Nepal No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 1966 Yes
New Zealand Yes 1958 Yes
Nicaragua Yes 1986 No
Niger (the) No
Nigeria No
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 1994 No
Norway Yes 1958 No
Oman No
Pakistan No Yes
Palau No
Panama No
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay No
Peru No
Philippines (the) No
Poland Yes 1959 Yes
Portugal No No
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) No
Republic of Moldova (the) No
Romania Yes 1960 No
Russian Federation (the) Yes 1958 Yes
Rwanda Yes 2003 Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia Yes 1991 Yes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Yes 1999 No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal No
Serbia Yes 2001 Yes
Seychelles No
Sierra Leone Yes 1962 Yes
Singapore Yes 1966 Yes
Slovakia Yes 1993 No
Slovenia Yes 1992 No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia No
South Africa Yes 2002 No
South Sudan No
Spain No
Sri Lanka Yes 1958 No
State of Palestine (the) Yes 2019 No
Sudan (the) No
Suriname No
Sweden Yes 1958 Yes
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago Yes 1966 No
Tunisia Yes 1968 Yes
Türkiye No
Turkmenistan No
Tuvalu No
Uganda Yes 1965 Yes
Ukraine Yes 1958 Yes
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Yes 1957 No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) Yes 1962 Yes
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay No No
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes 1983 Yes
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia Yes 1975 Yes
Zimbabwe Yes 1998 No