Convention on the Nationality of Married Women

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
NATIONALITY & PASSPORTS
Signed at
Signed on
20 February 1957
In force on
11 August 1958

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. Antigua
  3. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  4. Antilles
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. ARMENIA
  7. Aruba
  8. AUSTRALIA
  9. Australian Territories
  10. AUSTRIA
  11. AZERBAIJAN
  12. BAHAMAS
  13. BAHAMAS
  14. BARBADOS
  15. BARBADOS
  16. Basutoland
  17. Bechuanaland
  18. BELGIUM
  19. Bermuda
  20. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  21. BRAZIL
  22. British Guiana
  23. British Honduras
  24. British Indian Ocean Territory
  25. British Solomon Islands
  26. British Virgin Islands
  27. Brunei
  28. BULGARIA
  29. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  30. CAMBODIA
  31. CANADA
  32. Cayman Islands
  33. CEYLON
  34. Channel Islands
  35. CHILE
  36. CHINA
  37. COLOMBIA
  38. Cook Islands
  39. COTE D'IVOIRE
  40. CROATIA
  41. CUBA
  42. CYPRUS
  43. CYPRUS
  44. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  45. CZECH REPUBLIC
  46. DENMARK
  47. Dominica
  48. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  49. ECUADOR
  50. Falkland Islands
  51. Fiji
  52. Fiji
  53. FINLAND
  54. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  55. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  56. GHANA
  57. Gibraltar
  58. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  59. GRENADA
  60. GUATEMALA
  61. Guernsey
  62. GUINEA
  63. Hong Kong
  64. HUNGARY
  65. ICELAND
  66. INDIA
  67. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  68. Isle Of Man
  69. ISRAEL
  70. JAMAICA
  71. JAMAICA
  72. Jersey
  73. JORDAN
  74. KAZAKHSTAN
  75. KENYA
  76. KYRGYZSTAN
  77. Land Berlin
  78. LATVIA
  79. LESOTHO
  80. LIBERIA
  81. LIBYA
  82. LUXEMBOURG
  83. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  84. MADAGASCAR
  85. MALAWI
  86. MALAYA
  87. MALI
  88. MALTA
  89. MALTA
  90. MAURITIUS
  91. MAURITIUS
  92. MEXICO
  93. MONTENEGRO
  94. Montserrat
  95. NETHERLANDS THE
  96. Netherlands West Indies
  97. NEW ZEALAND
  98. NICARAGUA
  99. Niue Island
  100. North Borneo
  101. NORWAY
  102. PAKISTAN
  103. Pitcairn Islands
  104. POLAND
  105. PORTUGAL
  106. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  107. ROMANIA
  108. RWANDA
  109. SAINT LUCIA
  110. Sarawak
  111. SEYCHELLES
  112. SIERRA LEONE
  113. SIERRA LEONE
  114. SINGAPORE
  115. SINGAPORE
  116. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  117. SLOVENIA
  118. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  119. Somaliland Protectorate
  120. SOUTH AFRICA
  121. Sovereign Base Areas
  122. SOVIET UNION
  123. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  124. St Helena
  125. St Helena And Dependencies
  126. ST LUCIA
  127. St Vincent
  128. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  129. Surinam
  130. SWAZILAND
  131. SWAZILAND
  132. SWEDEN
  133. TANGANYIKA
  134. TANGANYIKA
  135. The Gambia
  136. Tokelau Islands
  137. TONGA
  138. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  139. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  140. TUNISIA
  141. Turks And Caicos Islands
  142. UGANDA
  143. UGANDA
  144. UKRAINE
  145. UNITED KINGDOM
  146. URUGUAY
  147. VENEZUELA
  148. WESTERN SAMOA
  149. YUGOSLAVIA
  150. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  151. ZAMBIA
  152. Zanzibar
  153. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Extension 27 July 1960 25 October 1960
Antigua Extension 18 March 1958
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 8 August 1966
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
Antilles Denunciation 16 January 1992 16 January 1993
ARGENTINA Accession 10 October 1963
ARGENTINA Declaration 10 October 1963
ARMENIA Accession 18 May 1994 16 August 1994
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
Aruba Denunciation 16 January 1992 16 January 1993
AUSTRALIA Accession 14 March 1961
AUSTRALIA Declaration 14 March 1961
Australian Territories Extension 14 March 1961
AUSTRIA Accession 19 January 1968
AZERBAIJAN Accession 16 August 1996 14 November 1996
BAHAMAS Extension 18 March 1958
BAHAMAS Succession 10 June 1976
BARBADOS Extension 18 March 1958
BARBADOS Accession 26 October 1979 24 January 1980
Basutoland Extension 18 March 1958
Bechuanaland Extension 18 March 1958
BELGIUM Signature 15 May 1972
Bermuda Extension 18 March 1958
Bermuda Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BRAZIL Signature 26 July 1966
BRAZIL Reservation 26 July 1966
BRAZIL Ratification 4 December 1968
BRAZIL Reservation 4 December 1968
British Guiana Extension 18 March 1958
British Honduras Extension 18 March 1958
British Indian Ocean Territory Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
British Solomon Islands Extension 18 March 1958
British Virgin Islands Extension 18 March 1958
British Virgin Islands Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
Brunei Extension 1 October 1962
Brunei Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
BULGARIA Accession 22 June 1960
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 7 October 1957
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 23 December 1958
CAMBODIA Signature 11 November 2001
CANADA Signature 20 February 1957
CANADA Ratification 21 October 1959
Cayman Islands Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
CEYLON Accession 30 May 1958
Channel Islands Extension 28 July 1957
Channel Islands Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
CHILE Signature 18 March 1957
CHILE Reservation 18 March 1957
CHINA Signature 20 February 1957
CHINA Ratification 22 September 1958
COLOMBIA Signature 20 February 1957
Cook Islands Extension 17 December 1958
COTE D'IVOIRE Accession 2 November 1999 31 January 2000
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 20 February 1957
CUBA Ratification 5 December 1957
CYPRUS Extension 18 March 1958
CYPRUS Succession 26 April 1971
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 3 September 1957
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 5 April 1962
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Objection 30 May 1974
DENMARK Signature 20 February 1957
DENMARK Ratification 22 June 1959
Dominica Extension 18 March 1958
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 20 February 1957
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 10 October 1957
ECUADOR Signature 16 January 1958
ECUADOR Ratification 29 March 1960
Falkland Islands Extension 18 March 1958
Falkland Islands Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
Fiji Extension 18 March 1958
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
FINLAND Accession 15 May 1968
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 27 December 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 27 December 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 27 December 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 16 July 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 7 February 1974 8 May 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 7 February 1974 8 May 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 19 September 1975
GHANA Accession 15 August 1966
Gibraltar Extension 18 March 1958
Gibraltar Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 18 March 1958
GRENADA Extension 18 March 1958
GUATEMALA Signature 20 February 1957
GUATEMALA Ratification 13 July 1960
GUATEMALA Reservation 13 July 1960
Guernsey Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
GUINEA Signature 19 March 1975
Hong Kong Extension 18 March 1958
Hong Kong Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
HUNGARY Signature 5 December 1957
HUNGARY Ratification 3 December 1959
ICELAND Accession 18 October 1977 16 January 1978
INDIA Signature 15 May 1957
INDIA Reservation 15 May 1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 24 September 1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 25 November 1957
Isle Of Man Extension 28 August 1957
Isle Of Man Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
ISRAEL Signature 12 March 1957
ISRAEL Ratification 7 June 1957
JAMAICA Extension 18 March 1958
JAMAICA Succession 30 July 1964
Jersey Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
JORDAN Accession 1 July 1992 29 September 1992
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 28 March 2000 26 June 2000
KENYA Extension 18 March 1958
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 10 February 1997 11 May 1997
Land Berlin Extension 7 February 1974 8 May 1974
LATVIA Accession 14 April 1992 13 July 1992
LESOTHO Succession 4 November 1974
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 15 December 2005
LIBYA Accession 16 May 1989 14 August 1989
LUXEMBOURG Signature 11 September 1975
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 22 July 1977 20 October 1977
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 20 April 1994 17 September 1994
MADAGASCAR Signature 12 September 2002
MALAWI Accession 8 September 1966 7 December 1966
MALAYA Accession 24 February 1959
MALI Accession 2 February 1973 3 May 1973
MALTA Extension 18 March 1958
MALTA Succession 7 June 1967 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Extension 18 March 1958
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969 12 March 1968
MEXICO Accession 4 April 1979 3 July 1979
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 18 March 1958
Montserrat Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 8 August 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 16 January 1992 16 January 1993
Netherlands West Indies Extension 18 March 1958
NEW ZEALAND Signature 7 July 1958
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 17 December 1958
NICARAGUA Accession 9 January 1986 9 April 1986
Niue Island Extension 17 December 1958
North Borneo Extension 18 March 1958
NORWAY Signature 9 September 1957
NORWAY Ratification 20 May 1958
PAKISTAN Signature 10 April 1958
Pitcairn Islands Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
POLAND Accession 3 July 1959
PORTUGAL Signature 21 February 1957
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 19 May 1958
ROMANIA Accession 2 December 1960
RWANDA Accession 26 September 2003 25 December 2003
SAINT LUCIA Succession 14 October 1991 22 February 1979
Sarawak Extension 18 March 1958
SEYCHELLES Extension 18 March 1958
SIERRA LEONE Extension 18 March 1958
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SINGAPORE Extension 18 March 1958
SINGAPORE Succession 18 March 1966
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 6 July 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Extension 18 March 1958
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 18 March 1958
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 29 January 1993
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 17 December 2002 16 March 2003
Sovereign Base Areas Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
SOVIET UNION Signature 6 September 1957
SOVIET UNION Ratification 17 September 1958
SOVIET UNION Communication 24 May 1974
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 18 March 1958
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
St Helena Extension 18 March 1958
St Helena Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
St Helena And Dependencies Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
ST LUCIA Extension 18 March 1958
St Vincent Extension 18 March 1958
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 27 April 1999 27 October 1979
Surinam Extension 8 August 1966
SWAZILAND Extension 18 March 1958
SWAZILAND Accession 18 September 1970 17 December 1970
SWEDEN Signature 6 May 1957
SWEDEN Ratification 13 May 1958
TANGANYIKA Extension 18 March 1958
TANGANYIKA Accession 28 November 1962
The Gambia Extension 18 March 1958
Tokelau Islands Extension 17 December 1958
TONGA Extension 3 November 1960 3 November 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 18 March 1958
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966 31 August 1962
TUNISIA Accession 24 January 1968
TUNISIA Reservation 24 January 1968
Turks And Caicos Islands Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
UGANDA Extension 18 March 1958
UGANDA Accession 15 April 1965
UKRAINE Signature 15 October 1957
UKRAINE Ratification 3 December 1958
UKRAINE Objection 6 August 1974
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 20 February 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 28 August 1957 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 8 July 1975 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 24 December 1981 24 December 1982
URUGUAY Signature 20 February 1957
URUGUAY Reservation 20 February 1957
VENEZUELA Accession 31 May 1983 29 August 1983
VENEZUELA Reservation 31 May 1983 1 January 1900
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 17 December 1958
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 27 March 1957
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 13 March 1959
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAMBIA Succession 22 January 1975 1 January 1900
Zanzibar Extension 18 March 1958
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO /93/1/572/0: 0
  2. UN Registration United/0: 309 65
  3. Treaty Series 059/1958: Cmnd 601||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1958-TS0059.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 015/1957: Cmnd 200
  5. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: d21d3ab2-a044-4a94-8a83-9eb417816a81
Treaty ID: 2283
Record ID: 70518