India: Information on whether Tibetan students studying abroad need to return to India to renew their Certificates of Registration and permits to stay in India; the renewal process, both inside and outside India, for the Certificates of Registration and Identity Certificate, and on the penalties for not renewing them; and whether Tibetans holding Certificates of Registration under the Registration of Foreigners Rules 1939 have been deported from India to the People's Republic of China or elsewhere
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND22524.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Information on whether Tibetan students studying abroad need to return to India to renew their Certificates of Registration and permits to stay in India; the renewal process, both inside and outside India, for the Certificates of Registration and Identity Certificate, and on the penalties for not renewing them; and whether Tibetans holding Certificates of Registration under the Registration of Foreigners Rules 1939 have been deported from India to the People's Republic of China or elsewhere, 1 December 1995, IND22524.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acc674.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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In a 20 December 1995 letter faxed to the DIRB, the Office of Tibet in New York states that the Office does not have any knowledge of the existence of Certificates of Registration. According to the Office, Tibetan refugees who live abroad carry an Identity Certificate (IC), not a Certificate of Registration (ibid.). The Office added that "in order to return to India, Tibetans must have a valid IC, which must also contains a valid `No Objection to Return to India' (NORI)" (ibid.).
For information on the procedures, both inside and outside India, for renewing permits to stay in India, the penalties for not renewing them and any cases of Tibetan Refugees being deported on the account of the permit to stay, please refer to the attached 20 December 1995 letter sent to the DIRB by the Office of Tibet in New York. Information on the general travelling conditions for Tibetan refugees in India can also be found in this letter.
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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
The Office of Tibet, New York. 20 December 1995. Letter faxed to the DIRB.
Attachment
The Office of Tibet, New York. 20 December 1995. Letter faxed to the DIRB.
Other Sources Consulted
High Commission of the Republic of India, Ottawa.
