Document #1273579
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
According to a spokesperson at the
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in Riga,
the Law on the Entry of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in
the Republic of Latvia, a copy of which is attached to Response to
Information Request LVA18159.E of 8 June 1994, took effect on 1
July 1992 and is currently in force (13 Oct. 1994). This law
applies to foreign citizens and stateless persons who enter the
Republic of Latvia after the date the law took effect, and foreign
citizens and stateless persons residing in Latvia without a
permanent registration permit (propiska) at the moment the
law took effect (ibid.).
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.
Commission on Security and Cooperation
in Europe (CSCE), Riga. 13 October 1994. Telephone interview with
spokesperson.