Spain: Information on the procedures that a person recognized as a Convention Refugee in Spain has to follow in order to leave Spain for more than one year without losing his or her status, and on whether extensions for absences of more than one year are available
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ESP26630.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Spain: Information on the procedures that a person recognized as a Convention Refugee in Spain has to follow in order to leave Spain for more than one year without losing his or her status, and on whether extensions for absences of more than one year are available, 1 April 1997, ESP26630.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac092c.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
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As indicated in Response to Information Request ESP26629.E of 29 April 1997 which references statements provided by the Embassy of Spain in Ottawa, refugee status is not automatically lost by a person who leaves Spain for more than one year (28 Apr. 1997). As established by law, a refugee can only lose this status when he or she willingly obtains the protection of his or her own country (país de su nacionalidad) or when he or she has willingly settled in another country and that country has assumed responsibility for the individual (ibid.).
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.
Reference
Embassy of Spain, Ottawa. 28 April 1997. Letter and information package received by the DIRB.
