Document #1239981
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
The following information was provided
during a 22 September 1997 telephone interview with a
representative of the Ministry of the Interior of Israel at the Ben
Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
The source stated that the Border Control
verifies the passport and that permission to exit the country has
been obtained from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). This permission
is signified by a round stamp with the number 430 that is placed in
the person's passport. A person who does not have the IDF stamp
must provide an official IDF letter.
The following information was provided
during a 22 September 1997 telephone interview with a
representative of the Israeli Border Control Office at the Ben
Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
The source stated that the Border Control
verifies the passport and the IDF stamp or official IDF letter
granting permission to exit the country. The Border Control then
stamps the passport with an exit stamp before the person boards the
plane. The source stated that the Border Control does not retain
the documents of Israeli citizens.
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
Office of the Ministry of the Interior,
Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel. 22 September 1997. Telephone
interview with representative.
Office of the Border Control, Ben Gurion
Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel. 22 September 1997. Telephone interview
with representative.