Document #1207114
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Information on what names appear on border
crossings between China and Vietnam could not be found among the
sources consulted by DIRB.
The Consul-General of the Embassy of the
People's Republic of China in Ottawa stated that when crossing from
China into Vietnam,
according to regulations of the Chinese
Government, a citizen of the People's Republic of China should
present the border official his/her valid passport and a valid visa
of the country he/she is going to before leaving the Chinese
territory (27 Feb. 1996).
According to the First Secretary of the
Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,
A citizen of the People's Republic of China
would have to provide his/her passport/travel document to the
Vietnamese border officials before being allowed to enter Vietnam
territory. And according to the agreement reached by the two sides
in February 1992, entry and exit visa for this person would be
immuned if he/she travels to Vietnam on an official mission. A
Chinese citizen traveling to Vietnam for a private business
(tourist, doing business, private visit) has to apply for and
obtain visa at the Vietnamese Ambassy (sic) in Pekin before going
to Vietnam. Citizens of the two countries living along the border
line between the two country (sic) may have special permit (instead
of visa) to cross the border (27 Mar. 1996).
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.
References
Embassy of the People's Republic of
China, Ottawa. 27 February 1996. Fax to the DIRB from the
Consul-General.
Embassy of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, Ottawa. 27 March 1996. Fax to the DIRB from the First
Secretary.
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