6,615 Certificates of Loss of Nationality were Approved in Fiscal Year 2023 by U.S. State Department According to FOIA Request
- Parviz Malakouti-Fitzgerald, Esq.
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By Parviz Malakouti-Fitzgerald, Esq.
According to the U.S. Department of State, 6,615 U.S.Certificates of Loss of Nationality (“CLN”) were approved in fiscal year 2023 (October 1st, 2022 to September 30th, 2023).
This information was obtained by Malakouti Law via a freedom of information act (“FOIA”) request with the U.S. Department of State filed on October 12th, 2024.
The request as filed solicited:
“any and all documents and communications containing a tally of the total number of Certificates of Loss of Nationality (CLN) issued in the year 2023. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/01/2022 To 12/31/2023).”
The response from DOS was returned to Malakouti Law on April 10th, 2025. It can be found below.
The single responsive document can be found in PDF below.
CLN approval numbers for FY 2022 can be found here.
FOIA request results for 2024 and 2025 will be forthcoming in the coming months.