Hungary: Update to HUN2602 of 19 October 1989 on whether Hungarians carry an identity card which states that the bearer has completed the required military service, and any penalties for taking this document out of the country
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 19 October 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HUN37915.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Hungary: Update to HUN2602 of 19 October 1989 on whether Hungarians carry an identity card which states that the bearer has completed the required military service, and any penalties for taking this document out of the country, 19 October 2001, HUN37915.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be3d10.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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According to an official at the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Ottawa, Hungarian citizens of compulsory military age must carry a photo-identification booklet or card containing information pertaining to the bearer's military status, record and rank (16 Oct. 2001).
The official stated that he was unaware of any specific penalties for taking such documents out of the country (ibid.).
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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Embassy of the Republic of Hungary. Ottawa. 16 October 2001. Telephone interview with a consular official.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Resource Centre. Country File
Oral sources:
Miklos Zrinyi National Defence University
Szeged Center for Security Policy
Internet sites:
Council of Europe
Quaker Council for European Affairs
Radio Free Europe
Szeged Center for Security Policy
War Resisters International
World News Connection
Search engines:
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