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Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, 1957

Entry into force: August 11, 1958

Signed by 29 countries, ratified by 74 countries

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Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
 Zimbabwe

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December 1, 1998

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 Zambia

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January 22, 1975

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 Venezuela

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May 31, 1983

Reservation
Reservation with regard to article IX:

[Venezuela] does not accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice for the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention.
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 Uruguay

February 20, 1957

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Reservation
On behalf of Uruguay we hereby make a reservation to the provisions of article 3 which has a bearing on the application of the Convention. The Constitution of Uruguay does not authorize the granting of nationality to an alien unless he is the child of a Uruguayan father or mother, in which case he may become a natural citizen. This case apart, an alien who fulfils the constitutionality and legal conditions may be granted only legal citizenship, and not nationality.
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 United Republic of Tanzania

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November 28, 1962

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 Ukraine

October 15, 1957

December 3, 1958

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 Uganda

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April 15, 1965

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 Tunisia

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January 24, 1968

Reservation
[Article 10]

For any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice, the agreement of all the parties to the dispute shall be necessary in every case.
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 Trinidad and Tobago

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April 11, 1966

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 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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April 20, 1994

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 Sweden

May 6, 1957

May 13, 1958

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 Swaziland

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September 18, 1970

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 Sri Lanka

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May 30, 1958

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 South Africa

January 29, 1993

December 17, 2002

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 Slovenia

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July 6, 1992

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 Slovakia

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May 28, 1993

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 Singapore

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March 18, 1966

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 Sierra Leone

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March 13, 1962

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 Serbia

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March 12, 2001

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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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April 27, 1999

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 Saint Lucia

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October 14, 1991

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 Rwanda

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September 26, 2003

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 Russian Federation

September 6, 1957

September 17, 1958

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 Romania

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December 2, 1960

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 Portugal

February 21, 1957

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 Poland

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July 3, 1959

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 Pakistan

April 10, 1958

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 Norway

September 9, 1957

May 20, 1958

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 Nicaragua

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January 9, 1986

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 New Zealand

July 7, 1958

December 17, 1958

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 Montenegro

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October 23, 2006

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 Mexico

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April 4, 1979

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 Mauritius

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July 18, 1969

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 Malta

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June 7, 1967

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 Mali

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February 2, 1973

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 Malaysia

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February 24, 1959

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 Malawi

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September 8, 1966

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 Madagascar

September 12, 2002

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 Libya

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May 16, 1989

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 Liberia

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September 16, 2005

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 Lesotho

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November 4, 1974

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 Latvia

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April 14, 1992

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 Kyrgyzstan

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February 10, 1997

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 Kazakhstan

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March 28, 2000

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 Jordan

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July 1, 1992

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 Jamaica

March 12, 1957

July 30, 1964

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 Ivory Coast

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November 2, 1999

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 Israel

March 12, 1957

June 7, 1957

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 Ireland

September 24, 1957

November 25, 1957

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 India

May 15, 1957

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Reservation
Reservation as to Article 10:

"Any dispute which may arise between any two or more Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention which is not settled by negotiations shall with the consent of the parties to the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision unless the parties agree to another mode of settlement."
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 Iceland

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October 18, 1977

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 Hungary

December 5, 1957

December 3, 1959

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 Guinea

March 19, 1975

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 Guatemala

February 20, 1957

July 13, 1960

Reservation
Article 10 of the said Convention shall, by reason of constitutional requirements, be applied without prejudice to article 149, paragraph 3 (b) of the Constitution of the Republic.
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 Ghana

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August 15, 1966

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 Germany

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February 7, 1974

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 Finland

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May 15, 1968

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 Fiji

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June 12, 1972

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 Ecuador

January 16, 1958

March 29, 1960

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 Dominican Republic

February 20, 1957

October 10, 1957

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 Denmark

February 20, 1957

June 22, 1959

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 Czech Republic

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February 22, 1993

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 Cyprus

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April 26, 1971

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 Cuba

February 20, 1957

December 5, 1957

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 Croatia

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October 12, 1992

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 Colombia

February 20, 1957

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 China

February 20, 1957

September 22, 1958

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 Chile

March 18, 1957

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Reservation
The Government of Chile makes a reservation with regard to article 10, in the sense that it does not accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice for the purpose of the settlement of disputes which may arise between Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention.
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 Canada

February 20, 1957

October 21, 1959

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 Cambodia

November 11, 2001

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 Bulgaria

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June 22, 1960

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 Brazil

July 26, 1966

December 4, 1968

Reservation
"Reservation is made concerning application of article 10."
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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September 1, 1993

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 Belgium

May 15, 1972

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 Belarus

October 7, 1957

December 23, 1958

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 Barbados

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October 26, 1979

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 Bahamas

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June 10, 1976

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 Azerbaijan

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August 16, 1996

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 Austria

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January 19, 1968

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 Australia

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March 14, 1961

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 Armenia

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March 14, 1961

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 Argentina

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October 10, 1963

Reservation
Article 7:

The Argentine Government expressly reserves the rights of the Republic with respect to the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), the South Sandwich Islands and the lands included within the Argentine Antarctic Sector, declaring that they do not constitute a colony or possession of any nation but are part of Argentine territory and lie within its dominion and sovereignty.

Article 10:

The Argentine Government reserves the right not to submit disputes directly or indirectly linked with the territories under Argentine sovereignty to the procedure indicated in this article.
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 Antigua and Barbuda

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October 25, 1988

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 Albania

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July 27, 1960

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