Sudan: Information on whether a permanent resident of Sudan must apply for a re-entry visa when returning from another country, on whether re-entry visas are automatically granted to returning permanent residents, and on the requirements for obtaining a re-entry visa
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SDN27028.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sudan: Information on whether a permanent resident of Sudan must apply for a re-entry visa when returning from another country, on whether re-entry visas are automatically granted to returning permanent residents, and on the requirements for obtaining a re-entry visa, 1 June 1997, SDN27028.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac795c.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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In a 12 June 1997 telephone interview with the DIRB, the president of the African Sudanese Association, who is also a graduate student in immigration law at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, stated that whether or not a permanent resident of Sudan returning from another country must apply for a re-entry visa depends on his nationality. He explained that a citizen of Sudan does not require a re-entry visa; however, non-citizens are required to apply for re-entry visas (ibid.).
This information was corroborated by an official of the Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Ottawa (11 June 1997). In a telephone interview with the DIRB, the official added that re-entry visas are not automatically granted to returning permanent residents. He explained that a returning resident must apply for a re-entry visa and obtain an application form from the embassy. The application must be returned to the embassy duly completed with two passport-size photographs, and the applicant must pay a fee of two Canadian dollars (ibid.). The embassy will send the completed form to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Khartoum for approval. When the approval is granted, the embassy notifies the applicants and requests them to present themselves to the embassy with their passports. The re-entry visa is then stamped in the passport. The official explained that if applicants cannot present themselves to the embassy in person, they will be required to mail their passports to the embassy. The embassy will stamp the re-entry visa in the passports and then mail them to the applicants.
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
The Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan, Ottawa. 11 June 1997. Telephone interview with official.
President of the African Sudanese Association, Toronto. 13 June 1997. Telephone interview.
