Dokument #1031883
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a representative of the Bahai
National Spritual Assembly in Toronto, all people of Bahai faith
carry Bahai identity cards (6 Dec. 1994). She stated that in every
country where there are Bahais, there is a national spiritual
assembly with a central registry. The central registries keep a
record of every person who formally applies to join the Bahai faith
(ibid.). In cases where a member of the Bahai faith had to leave a
country without his/her identity card, the Bahai national spiritual
assembly in Toronto would contact the national assembly in the
claimant's country of origin to verify membership (ibid.). The
representative emphasized that with the exception of Iran, where it
is extremely difficult to obtain information, the verification
process could take seven days.
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.
Bahai National Spiritual Assembly,
Toronto. 6 December 1994. Telephone interview with
representative.