Libya: Information on whether the border villages of Jerba and Ras el-Jedeer are located in Libya or Tunisia and on whether the stamps in a Libyan passport which bear the names of these two villages are originating from Tunisia or Libya
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBY19219.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Libya: Information on whether the border villages of Jerba and Ras el-Jedeer are located in Libya or Tunisia and on whether the stamps in a Libyan passport which bear the names of these two villages are originating from Tunisia or Libya, 1 December 1994, LBY19219.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aad58c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to an official from the Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Ottawa, Jerba is an island located in the coastal waters of Tunisia and Ras el-Jedeer is an area located on both sides of the border between Tunisia and Libya (20 Dec. 1994). The official stated that the passport of a Libyan citizen travelling from Libya to Tunisia would be stamped for entry by the Tunisian authorities at Jerba airport and at the Tunisian border post at Ras el-Jedeer. Information on whether the Libyan authorities stamp the passports of Libyan citizens for exit at Ras el-Jedir is currently unavailable to the DIRB 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.
Reference
Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia, Ottawa. 20 December 1994. Telephone interview with official.