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Canada/Iran: Whether an applicant for a Canadian visitor's visa (CVV) is required to be present at the visa office in Tehran at any time during the process; whether a third party may submit the documents and receive the CVV on behalf of the applicant; procedure before and after September 2001

Further to the information provided in Response to Information Request ZZZ41231.E of 31 March 2003, not every applicant for a Canadian visitor's visa in Tehran is necessarily interviewed, according to an official with the Canadian embassy in Tehran (10 June 2003). An application can be submitted by a relative, friend, organizer or a messenger (ibid.). The visa can also be picked up by someone other than the applicant when the former is known to the embassy, for example, a messenger from an oil company (ibid.). However, in the case of a visa obtained for personal travel, the embassy may require a letter of permission from the applicant for the visa to be picked up by someone other than an immediate member of the applicant's family (ibid.). According to the embassy official, if there is any doubt about the recipient the passport and visa will not be released (ibid.).This procedure was in place prior to September 2001 and remains current practice (ibid.).

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.

Reference

Canada. 10 June 2003. Embassy of Canada, Tehran. Correspondence.

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