Honduras: Information on the status of a Nicaraguan holding a resident visa, particularly on the rights, duties and privileges granted by that visa
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HND22459.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Honduras: Information on the status of a Nicaraguan holding a resident visa, particularly on the rights, duties and privileges granted by that visa, 1 December 1995, HND22459.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acf640.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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Please find attached a copy of the section of the Honduran constitution that outlines the rights and obligations of foreigners residing in Honduras. Please also refer to Response to Information Request HND9404 of 3 September 1991, available through the Refinfo database, for a reference to the existence of various types of residence visas. However, specific references to Nicaraguans could not be found among these or other documents consulted by the DIRB.
According to an official at the Honduran embassy in Ottawa, there are various types of residence visas that have specific conditions attached to them (for example, allowing either permanent or temporary residence) (14 Dec. 1995). The source stated that the constitutional provisions regarding foreigners have not been amended and continue to define the rights and obligations of foreign residents in Honduras (ibid.). Although the rights and public services enjoyed by foreigners are essentially the same as those enjoyed by Honduran citizens, the prohibition of participation in politics is perhaps the most important difference in the status of foreign residents (ibid.). The source also stated that Foreign residents who are absent from Honduras for at least one complete calendar year can lose their resident status (ibid.).
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. Please find below a list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Embassy of the Republic of Honduras, Ottawa. 14 December 1995. Telephone interview with official.
Attachment
Flanz, Gisbert H. December 1982. Vol. 8. "Honduras," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Edited by Albert P. Blaustein and Gisbert H. Flanz. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, pp. 6-8.
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