Syrian nationality law

Syrian Citizenship Act
Parliament of Syria
Long title An Act relating to Syrian citizenship
Citation	Act No. 276/69
Territorial extent	Syria
Enacted by	People's Council of Syria
Enacted	24 November 1969
Signed by	President Nureddin al-Atassi
Commenced	24 November 1969
Administered by	Ministry of the Interior
Repeals
Legislative Decree 67/1961
Status: Current legislation

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Syrian nationality law is the law governing the acquisition, transmission and loss of Syrian citizenship. Syrian citizenship is the status of being a citizen of the Syrian Arab Republic and it can be obtained by birth or naturalization. The Syrian Nationality Law was enacted in 1969, by Legislative Decree No. 276/1969.^[1]