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Sudan: Information on the number of digits in a Sudanese passport issued between the years 1983 to 1989

According to a representative of the Sudanese Embassy in Ottawa, a Sudanese passport contained five digits preceded by a letter from 1983 to 1989. Since 1990 a Sudanese passport contains six digits preceded by a letter (18 Apr. 1996).

A representative of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, however, stated that to the best of his knowledge, a Sudanese passport contained six digits in 1983. He added that from 1984 to 1990 Sudanese passports contained six digits. From 1984 to 1990 the first of the six digits was a zero, whereas thereafter, a Sudanese passport still contained six digits, but they did not necessarily begin with a zero (17 Apr. 1996).

Additional information on Sudanese passports may be found in Responses to Information Requests SDN17013.e of 18 April 1994 and SDN19102.e of 7 December 1994. Additional information from Canadian immigration authorities overseas could not be obtained within time constraints.

According to the Passport Handbook to Check the Authenticity of Passports, while the older version of the Sudanese national passport contained five digits (S37, 1987), the new version contains six digits (S41, 1987). The source does not stipulate when the old version ceased being issued and the new version began.

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.

References

Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, Ottawa. 18 April 1996. Telephone conversation with representative.

Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, Washington. 17 April 1996. Telephone conversation with representative.

Passport Handbook to Check the Authenticity of Passports (with current amendments). 1987. Vol. 1. Utrecht: Kluwerpers.