Document #1110165
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
According to the attached 11 August 1995
facsimile sent to the DIRB by the Office français de
protection des réfugiés et des apatrides (OFPRA), the
French governmental organization responsible for the application of
the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, any
foreigner living in France can apply to OFPRA for refugee status
under the terms of the Convention, even after living in France for
more than a year. As for circumstances under which a person with
temporary residence may become a "réfugié sur place",
no information could be found among the sources consulted by the
DIRB.
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 below the list of
sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Office français pour la
protection des réfugiés et des apatrides (OFPRA). 11
August 1995. Facsimile sent to the DIRB.
Oral Sources.