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Morocco: Characteristics of the Moroccan National Identity Card (NIC); meaning of the letter preceding the ID number; whether a specific number identifies each Moroccan province; whether a specific identification number or other specific information appears on the NIC of people of Saharan ancestry or from a Saharan region

Publisher Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 24 April 2003
Citation / Document Symbol MAR40852.E
Reference 2
Cite as Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Morocco: Characteristics of the Moroccan National Identity Card (NIC); meaning of the letter preceding the ID number; whether a specific number identifies each Moroccan province; whether a specific identification number or other specific information appears on the NIC of people of Saharan ancestry or from a Saharan region, 24 April 2003, MAR40852.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dc72a.html [accessed 20 May 2013]
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A representative of the

No additional information other than that already provided in MAR36228.E of 7 December 2000, MAR36887.E of 7 June 2001 and MAR36888.E of 11 June 2001 on the Moroccan National Identity Card could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

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 to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

Morocco. 17 March 2003. Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco in Montreal. Correspondence received from a representative.

Additional Sources Consulted

IRB Databases

Unsuccessful attempts to contact three other oral sources.

Internet sites, including:

Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco, Montreal

Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Ottawa

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