United States of America: Information on the general procedures followed when a crew member of a foreign vessel fails to return to the vessel before it exits the USA, and whether the captain of the departing vessel is obliged to provide the INS with the passport, seaman's book and other personal documentation of the missing crew member, as well as provide records indicating that the non-returnee was a member of the vessel's crew
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | USA27940.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, United States of America: Information on the general procedures followed when a crew member of a foreign vessel fails to return to the vessel before it exits the USA, and whether the captain of the departing vessel is obliged to provide the INS with the passport, seaman's book and other personal documentation of the missing crew member, as well as provide records indicating that the non-returnee was a member of the vessel's crew, 1 October 1997, USA27940.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acad40.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topics could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
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