Netherlands: Information on the refugee determination system and whether a seaman would be refused the opportunity to make a claim
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | NLD16471.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Netherlands: Information on the refugee determination system and whether a seaman would be refused the opportunity to make a claim, 1 February 1994, NLD16471.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab5d38.html [accessed 22 October 2022] |
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According to a representative of the Ministry of Justice in the Hague, the normal procedures for asylum seekers would also apply to seamen refugee claimants (15 Feb. 1994).
For information on this procedure, please consult the attached document on the Dutch asylum system. A representative of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ottawa indicated that the information provided in the attached document is current, the only modification being to the appeal procedure (14 Feb. 1994).
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
Ministry of Justice, the Hague. 15 February 1994. Telephone interview with official.
Royal Netherlands Embassy, Ottawa. 14 February 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachments
The Netherlands. Aliens Act. 1 January 1994. (Amendments to the Act received by fax by the Ministry of Justice, the Hague).
The Netherlands. Ministry of Justice. October 1992. You Apply for Asylum...What Then? The Hague: Ministry of Justice.
