Sri Lanka: Information on the meaning of the large, ink-stamped number located in the upper right hand corner of the photo-bearing side of the National Identity Card (NIC)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA27778.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information on the meaning of the large, ink-stamped number located in the upper right hand corner of the photo-bearing side of the National Identity Card (NIC), 1 October 1997, LKA27778.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aacc8.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the meaning of the large, ink-stamped number located in the upper right hand corner of the photo-bearing side of the National Identity Card (NIC) could not be obtained from the High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Ottawa.
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.
Copyright notice: This document is published with the permission of the copyright holder and producer Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/. Documents earlier than 2003 may be found only on Refworld.