Iran: Information on the requirements to become a bus driver on a route into the Kurdish area for the West Terminal Bus Company in Tehran
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN22276.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on the requirements to become a bus driver on a route into the Kurdish area for the West Terminal Bus Company in Tehran, 1 January 1996, IRN22276.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7b11.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The following information was provided during a 9 November 1995 interview with the first secretary and head of the consular section at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ottawa. The source stated that the requirements for being a bus driver on a route into a Kurdish area are no different than the requirements to be a bus driver in another area. The driver must obtain a Payé Eyck, the official permit required to drive a truck, a bus or heavy machinery. In order to obtain this permit the driver must pass a mechanic's course and a practical driving test which is carried out by the police on country side roads. Once these requirements have been completed, the driver can either present himself to a bus company for hire, or can drive his own bus.
Private bus companies provide additional training for bus drivers. This training also must be approved by the police.
There are three important bus terminals in Tehran. The West Terminal Bus Company is located in the western part of the city.
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 Islamic Republic of Iran, Ottawa. 9 November 1995. Interview with first secretary of the consular section,.