During a 29 April 2003 telephone interview, the first secretary at the Embassy of Burundi in Ottawa stated that any Burundian citizen of legal age, which is 18 years in Burundi, can apply for a passport regardless of his or her marital status. The first secretary added that any person who applies for a Burundian passport must, among other things, present an identity card and, where applicable, his or her former passport (Burundi 29 Apr. 2003).

No corroborating information could be found among the other sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

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 to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Burundi. 29 April 2003. Embassy of Burundi in Ottawa. Telephone interview with the first secretary.

Africa Confidential 2000-2003

Africa Research Bulletin 2000-2001

IRB Databases

Lettre hebdomadaire de la FIDH

LEXIS/NEXIS

Resource Centre country file. Burundi

Internet sites, including:

Africatime

Allafrica

European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI)

Government of Burundi

In-Burundi.net

Umuco.net

United Kingdom, Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND)

Visa Reciprocity and Country Documents Finder