Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa

In correspondence with the Research Directorate, an official at the Immigration Section of the High Commission of Canada to Tanzania stated that "the words 'Citizen Identity Card' appear on the Tanzanian National Identity Card" (Canada 30 Nov. 2015). Corroborating information could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate within the time constraints of this Response. A copy of the "first generation" Tanzanian National Identity Card has been attached to this Response.

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 for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

Canada. 30 November 2015. High Commission of Canada to Tanzania. Correspondence by an Official to the Research Directorate.

Additional Sources Consulted

Oral sources: Seven law firms in Tanzania; Tanzania – Embassy to the US, High Commission to Canada, High Commission to the UK, Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration Services Department.

Internet sites, including: Africa Confidential; Africa Research Bulletin; Al Jazeera; Amnesty International; The African Union; BBC; Canada – High Commission to Tanzania; ecoi.net; Edison's Document Checker; European Union – Public Register of Authentic Travel and Identity Documents Online (PRADO); Freedom House; Human Rights Watch; Keesing's Reference Systems; United Nations – Development Programme, High Commission on Refugees ; Tanzania – Immigration Services Department, National Identification Authority; United States – Department of State.

Attachment

Tanzania. N.d. Citizen Identity Card. Sent to the Research Directorate by an official at the High Commission of Canada to Tanzania, 30 November 2015.