Ireland: Information on the Irish refugee determination process since March 1994, including the forms filled out, interviews conducted, hearings held, right to counsel and access to interpreters, and a copy of the 1985 administrative procedures drawn up in consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRL24487.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ireland: Information on the Irish refugee determination process since March 1994, including the forms filled out, interviews conducted, hearings held, right to counsel and access to interpreters, and a copy of the 1985 administrative procedures drawn up in consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 1 July 1996, IRL24487.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac9548.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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For information on the refugee determination process since 1994, please refer to response to Information Request IRL23428.E of 23 May 1996 and the attached 14 June 1996 letter sent to the DIRB by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ottawa. For detailed information on the refugee application procedure, please consult the attached excerpts on Ireland from the 28-30 November 1986 European Lawyers Workshop on Detention, Choice of Residence, and Freedom of Movement of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Hamburg, Germany.
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.
Attachments
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ottawa. 14 June 1996. Letter sent to the DIRB.
Zentrale Dokumentationsstelle der Frein Wohlfahrtspflege für Flüchtinge (ZDWF), Bonn. May 1987. Document from the 28-30 November 1986 European Lawyers Workshop on Detention, Choice of Residence, and Freedom of Movement of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Hamburg, Germany.
