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| Title | France: The legal status of foreigners serving in the Foreign Legion; whether the Foreign Legion ever issues to foreigners serving in the Foreign Legion identity documents in which the names that appear are different from the names that appear on identity documents that were issued in the countries where those foreigners hold citizenship; whether the Foreign Legion ever retains the identification documents of foreigners that were issued in the countries where those foreigners hold citizenship (January 1998 - October 1998) |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | France |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | FRA30284.E |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, France: The legal status of foreigners serving in the Foreign Legion; whether the Foreign Legion ever issues to foreigners serving in the Foreign Legion identity documents in which the names that appear are different from the names that appear on identity documents that were issued in the countries where those foreigners hold citizenship; whether the Foreign Legion ever retains the identification documents of foreigners that were issued in the countries where those foreigners hold citizenship (January 1998 - October 1998), 1 October 1998, FRA30284.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6ac8e8.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
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France: The legal status of foreigners serving in the Foreign Legion; whether the Foreign Legion ever issues to foreigners serving in the Foreign Legion identity documents in which the names that appear are different from the names that appear on identity documents that were issued in the countries where those foreigners hold citizenship; whether the Foreign Legion ever retains the identification documents of foreigners that were issued in the countries where those foreigners hold citizenship (January 1998 - October 1998)
No information on the legal status of foreigners serving in the Foreign Legion beyond that contained in FRA28998.E of 20 March 1998, and no information on the Legion's issuance and retention of identity documents, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, the Website of the Embassy of France in Washington has a section on the Foreign Legion which states: "Once he has joined, under an assumed name if he wishes, the legionnaire enjoys an unequalled protection for as long as he serves, because of the anonymity rule. Only he can decide to break it."
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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Embassy of France, Washington, DC. [Internet] <www.info-france-usa.org/america/embassy/legion/legion> [Accessed: 22 October 1998].
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic Sources: IRB databases, Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS.
Tolley's Immigration and Nationality Law and Practice [Croydon, Surrey, UK]. Winter 1998, Summer 1998.
Resource Centre country file on France. January 1998 - October 1998.
One oral source contacted did not provide information on the requested topic.
Unsuccesful attempts to contact other oral sources.
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