Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville): "Attestation d'identité", including its format, the issuing authority, the period of its issuance and its different uses (August 2005)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 19 August 2005 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | COG100399.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville): "Attestation d'identité", including its format, the issuing authority, the period of its issuance and its different uses (August 2005), 19 August 2005, COG100399.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/45f147ec19.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
| Comments | Corrected version March 2007 |
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In 22 August 2005 correspondence sent to the Research Directorate, a consular representative of the Republic of the Congo in Toronto provided the following information.
The attestation d'identité is issued by the Civil Identification Division (Division [d'] identification Civile of the Criminalistics Directorate (Direction de la criminalistique) to replace a lost identity card. In addition, it is issued in emergency situations where the stock of original identity cards has run out and new cards have not yet been printed. The attestation d'identité is also issued for various other administrative reasons not described by the source. It is valid for 18 months while the original identity card is permanent. Both documents contain the following information:
[translation]
Surname, given names, date and place of birth, photograph, address and fingerprint of the bearer; parents' names, card number; date of issue; signature of the issuing authority.
Additional and coroborating information could not 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 for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Republic of the Congo. 22 August 2005. Correspondence from a consular representative in Toronto.
Additional Sources Consulted
Oral sources:
The following sources did not respond to the information request within time constraints:
The Canadian Embassy in Abidjan, the Embassy of the Republic of the Congo in Washington, the Hôtel de ville of Brazzaville and the Pointe Noire-based Rencontre pour la paix et les droits de l'Homme (RPDH).
Internet sites, including: AllAfrica, European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI), Government of the Republic of the Congo, International Crisis Group (ICG), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United States Department of State.