Determining the Civil Status (Legal Status) of Children of Iranian Women Married with Foreign Men

In our today society، there are many children who are arising from the marriage of Iranian women with foreign men، and thereupon are unqualified for Iranian citizenship and its related privileges. Although the legislator، in Paragraph 5 of Article 976، sets the rule about possibility to earn Iranian citizenship; however he has not talk about the status of children before they reach the age of 18 years. Single article of determination of the citizenship status of the children raising from the marriage between Iranian women and foreign men، approved in 1385 (2006)، also didn not remove brevity of the civil law about this، and the reforming proposal of the citizenship status determination of children of Iranian women married to foreign men has remained silent since 1391 (2012)، so that determining a solution for granting citizenship through interpretation of Paragraph 4 of Article 976، reforming paragraphs 2 and 6، or at least granting some necessary privileges like subsidies، free education، and having Iranian ID card before reaching the age of 18 can help significantly to solving this problem.