Bulgaria: Information contained in the Certificate of Identity issued by the Bulgarian national army; information on the meaning of the inscription "Unit where the officer serves"; on whether it would be mentioned in the Certificate of Identity that the bearer is a member of the military police, and if not, on whether there is an official document which indicates that a member of the armed forces belongs to the military police; and information on the uniform worn by the military police in 1995-96
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGR28821.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bulgaria: Information contained in the Certificate of Identity issued by the Bulgarian national army; information on the meaning of the inscription "Unit where the officer serves"; on whether it would be mentioned in the Certificate of Identity that the bearer is a member of the military police, and if not, on whether there is an official document which indicates that a member of the armed forces belongs to the military police; and information on the uniform worn by the military police in 1995-96, 1 February 1998, BGR28821.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad4764.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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Information on the information contained in the Certificate of Identity issued by the Bulgarian armed forces and military police uniforms could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Branch.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Branch 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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Area Handbook for Bulgaria. 1994.
Jane's Intelligence Review [Coulsdon, Surrey, UK]. December 1995 - . Monthly.
Searches of news articles on the World Wide Web.
Canadian diplomatic representatives abroad.
Note on contacting Canadian diplomatic representatives serving abroad:
The DIRB must go through the Refugee Branch, Asylum Division of Citizenship and Immigration Canada in order to ask questions of Canadian diplomatic representatives serving abroad. The procedures for contacting Canadian missions will cause delays in responding to Information Requests. Moreover, ability to obtain information is subject to Canadian missions' resource limitations.
