Iran: Information on the treatment of failed refugee claimants returned to Iran, especially elderly returnees who left with false documents and/or those whose family members have successfully claimed refugee status abroad
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN26120.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on the treatment of failed refugee claimants returned to Iran, especially elderly returnees who left with false documents and/or those whose family members have successfully claimed refugee status abroad, 1 February 1997, IRN26120.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac5438.html [accessed 25 January 2017] |
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The following information was provided during a 29 January 1997 telephone interview with a specialist on Iran in England.
The source stated that failed Iranian refugee claimants abroad would not face problems upon return to Iran. The source added that elderly Iranians who left the country with false documents would face a fine upon return to Iran. The source indicated that family members having successfully claimed refugee status abroad would not be relevant because of the large number of Iranians emigrating to western countries.
The following information was provided during a 28 January 1997 telephone interview with a French journalist who was posted in Iran between 1992 and 1996.
The source stated that regardless of their age, an Iranian who was denied a refugee claimant abroad would not face problems upon return to Iran. The source added that Iranians who left the country with false documents would face a fine upon return to Iran.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
French journalist posted in Iran between 1992 and 1996, Paris. 28 January 1997. Telephone interview.
Specialist on Iran, England. 29 January 1997. Telephone interview.
Source Consulted
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