No information on the general implication of a Farsi/English stamp in an Iranian passport with the following sentence: This passport is not valid for the purpose of immigration; and whether the stamp restricts the rights of the bearer could 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.

Country File: Iran

Les Cahiers de l'Orient. 1998-1999

Electronic sources: Internet, WNC, LEXIS-NEXIS

Independent Iran Observer. Internet Website on Iranian opposition parties. http://home8.inet.tele.dk/huosan/Oppos.htm

The Middle East. 1996-1999

Middle East International. 1996-1999

Monde Arabe Maghreb-Machrek. 1996-1999

Letters From Middle East Watch. 1995-1999