United Kingdom: Update to Response to Information Request GBR22048.E of 27 October 1995 on travel procedures in 1994; on whether officials stamped the passports of foreigners with entry and exit stamps, and if so, on whether these procedures also applied to holders of Israeli passports
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GBR23293.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, United Kingdom: Update to Response to Information Request GBR22048.E of 27 October 1995 on travel procedures in 1994; on whether officials stamped the passports of foreigners with entry and exit stamps, and if so, on whether these procedures also applied to holders of Israeli passports, 1 February 1996, GBR23293.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad0958.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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A letter sent to the DIRB on 12 January 1996 by the British High Commission in Ottawa stated the following:
I can confirm that British immigration officials stamped the passports of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United Kingdom during 1994. There were exceptions (mainly concerning citizens of partner states in the European Union), but the policy of stamping passports applied generally to most foreign nationals, including citizens of Israel.
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
British High Commission, Ottawa. 12 January 1995. Letter sent to the DIRB.
Attachment
British High Commission, Ottawa. 12 January 1995. Letter sent to the DIRB.
