No updated information could be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB regarding Response to Information Request BOL.16611.E of 24 February 1994 on whether there is a difference between procedures for emigration and travel purposes.

Nor could information be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB regarding exit permits, their purposes, the documents required and the reasons for their refusal.

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. Please find attached the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.

Sources Consulted

Andean Newsletter [Lima]. 1992-1995.

Foreign diplomatic representatives in Canada.

Immigration and Nationality: Law and Practice [London]. Quarterly. Tolley Publishing Company.

Keesing's Record of World Events. Yearly. Edited by Roger East. London: Longman. 1992-1995.

Latin America Update [Washington]. 1992-1995.

Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1992-1995.

Latin American Newsletters [London]. 1992-1995.

Latin American Regional Reports: Southern Cone Report [London]. 1992-1995.

Latin American Special Reports [London]. 1992-1995.

NACLA Report on the Americas. 1992-1995.

News From Americas Watch [New York]. 1992-1995.

Passports Handbook. 1987 [with current amendments]. Utrecht: Kluwerpers. 1992-1995.

Political Handbook of the World. 1992-1995.

Problèmes d'Amérique latine. 1992-1995.

Relevant laws on citizenship. 1992-1995.

On-line searches.

Oral sources.