1. Indicate Yes if the person holds multiple nationalities
  2. If Yes, provide an explanation (e.g., Born in Brazil, yet has British passport through mother’s nationality)
  3. When selecting Yes, one of the following paragraphs will be displayed in the offer:

Expand each option for a description:

Dual Nationality – YPP and NCE (If exam status = YPP – external or YPP – G to N, and NCE)

For the purposes of the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, your nationality shall be determined as the nationality of the State under which you applied for the YPP examination. You shall not be allowed to change your nationality for the purposes of your employment at the United Nations during your career with the Organization.

Dual Nationality (If Former s/m or if exam status = YPP – G to P – NCE)

We have taken note that you have dual nationality: <insert nationalities>. We have also taken note that for United Nations purposes, your nationality has been recognized as <insert UN official nationality>.

Dual Nationality (If NOT former s/m or if exam status does NOT = YPP)

We take note that you have dual nationality: <insert nationalities>. A staff member’s nationality for the purposes of the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules is the nationality of the State with which the staff member is, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, most closely associated. Based on the Personal History Profile (PHP) or (P.11) document that you have submitted and information that we have on file, you will be considered a national of for the purposes of the United Nations.

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Last modified: 19 November 2021

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