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Responses to Information Requests (RIRs) cite publicly accessible information available at the time of publication and within time constraints. A list of references and additional sources consulted are included in each RIR. Sources cited are considered the most current information available as of the date of the RIR.            

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19 February 2007

LBN102316.E

Lebanon: Format of the extract of resident's register of identification; whether an individual's religion appears on it
Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa

According to officials from the embassies of Lebanon in both Ottawa and Washington, there are two types of extracts: personal and family (Lebanon 15 Jan. 2007; ibid. 16 Jan. 2007). The personal extract contains a person's full name, father's name, mother's name, place and date of birth, marital status and registry number (ibid.). The registry number is assigned to each family to indicate the lineage - in particular, the geographical origin - of their family (ibid.). The family extract contains a man's full name, his wife's name and his children's names (ibid.). Religion appears on both the personal extract and the family extract (ibid.; ibid. 12 Jan. 2007). The Official from the Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa indicated that the paper colour of the extract may be white, green or blue (15 Jan. 2007).

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 for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

Lebanon. 16 January 2007. Embassy of Lebanon, Washington, D.C. Telephone interview with a consular official.

_____. 15 January 2007. Embassy of Lebanon, Ottawa. Correspondence with a consular official.

_____. 12 January 2007. Embassy of Lebanon, Ottawa. Telephone interview with a consular official.

Additional Sources Consulted

Internet sites, including: Keesing Reference Systems, United States (US) Visa Reciprocity and Country Documents Finder.

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