Iran: Information on whether, as part of the procedure for applying for Canadian visitor visas in Iran, applicants are asked whether they have police/criminal records or are wanted by the local authorities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CAN14883.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on whether, as part of the procedure for applying for Canadian visitor visas in Iran, applicants are asked whether they have police/criminal records or are wanted by the local authorities, 1 September 1993, CAN14883.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab5c5c.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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Attached please find the response of Employment and Immigration Canada (EIC) International Service to a DIRB inquiry on the above subject. Enclosed with the letter was a copy of an application form for temporary entry to Canada. According to EIC, application forms for temporary entry to Canada include questions 18 (b) and (F) which ask the following
18. Have you or any member of your family ever:
b) Been convicted of any crime in any country?
f) In periods of either peace or war, have you ever been involved in the commission of a war crime or crime against humanity, such as: wilful killing, torture, attacks upon, enslavement, starvation or other inhumane acts committed against civilians or prisoners of war; or deportation of civilians?
The response adds that
[t]hus, these questions form part of the procedure for applying for a visitor visa. Police certificates or certificates of no criminal conviction are not requested of visitor applicants and, furthermore, are unavailable in Iran. In addition, Iranian authorities can refuse to issue passports and/or exit permits to individuals with criminal records.
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.
Reference
Employment and Immigration Canada International Service, Hull. 11 August 1993. Letter from Refugee Program Officer sent to DIRB, Ottawa.
Attachment
Employment and Immigration Canada International Service, Hull. 11 August 1993. Letter from Refugee Program Officer sent to DIRB, Ottawa.
