Dokument #1185616
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on whether a citizen can apply
for a National Identity Card (NIC) in his/her place of residence,
even if s/he was not born there and his/her parents live somewhere
else in the country, could not be obtained from the Department of
the Registration of Persons, Colombo, or from the High Commission
of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ottawa.
Please note that, according to the 17 March
1995 report by the Canadian High Commission in Colombo entitled
"Questions From Ontario Region: Sri Lankan Conditions" that is
attached to LKA25499.E of 14 November 1996,
...it is possible for persons to apply for a new NIC following establishment of a permanent residence in a new location. Persons must provide proof of identity, such as a birth certificate, and proof of residence, such as telephone or electricity bills or a deed to a house. The report further indicates that it is advisable to apply for a new NIC upon establishing a new place of permanent residence in order to be eligible to vote in the new location. A non-resident in a sensitive area would likely invite additional questioning during identification checks by police or security forces.
Additional and/or corroborating information
could not be found among the 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.
Reference
Canadian High Commission, Colombo. 17
March 1995. "Questions From Ontario Region: Sri Lankan
Conditions."
Additional Sources Consulted
Embassy of Sri Lanka, Washington DC.
Website.
High Commission of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ottawa. Website.
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB
Databases.
Additional Sources Contacted
Department of the Registration of
Persons, Colombo.
High Commission of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ottawa.