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REFUGEE PROCESSING UNIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

In 1999, the Philippines became the first member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to establish a formal refugee status determination system. The Refugee Processing Unit (RPU), located in the Department of Justice, undertakes refugee status determinations. UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees] receives refugee applications and forwards them to the RPU.

OBS

There is also a RPU at the Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Il existe un bureau de traitement des cas des réfugiés à l'aéroport international Lester B. Pearson, à Toronto.

Spanish

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