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Algeria: Whether upon his re-entry in Algeria, an Algerian male of military service age would be required to show that he was in compliance with military service requirements; whether a citizen not in compliance would be intercepted at the airport; whether the treatment upon return would differ for a person returning on a Laissez-Passer issued by the Algerian Embassy abroad rather than a passport

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 May 1999
Citation / Document Symbol DZA31150.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Algeria: Whether upon his re-entry in Algeria, an Algerian male of military service age would be required to show that he was in compliance with military service requirements; whether a citizen not in compliance would be intercepted at the airport; whether the treatment upon return would differ for a person returning on a Laissez-Passer issued by the Algerian Embassy abroad rather than a passport, 1 May 1999, DZA31150.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad224c.html [accessed 19 May 2023]
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No information on whether upon his re-entry to Algeria, an Algerian male of military service age would be required to show that he was in compliance with military service requirements; whether a citizen not in compliance would be intercepted at the airport; whether the treatment upon return would differ for a person returning on a Laissez-Passer issued by the Algerian Embassy abroad rather than a passport could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

For information on military service in Algeria, please consult DZA31268.FEX of 9 April 1999.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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 the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Electronic sources: Internet, LEXIS-NEXIS, WNC.

Office of the Military Attaché, Algerian Embassy in Washington.

Copyright notice: This document is published with the permission of the copyright holder and producer Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/. Documents earlier than 2003 may be found only on Refworld.

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