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Six (6) non-Iranian non-Indochinese UNHCR-recognized refugees in the Philippines have, according to the provisions of Philippine law and its attendant procedures, applied for Section 47(b) humanitarian/refugee status in the Philippines. UNHCR has sponsored their requests and has pledged to provide adequate financial support during their stay in the Philippines pending resettlement in another country. Four of these applications were filed with the Ministry of Justice in April 1985, 1 in September 1985, and the remaining 1 in January 1986. To date we have received no official feedback, from the Ministry regarding these applications. Annex D provides a list of those for whom applications have already been filed with the Ministry of Justice.
Lastly, and in support of the Government's stated interest in having all aliens in the Philippines hold some legal status, we would like to request your concurrence that those Iranians who are not married to Filipinas could, with UNHCR sponsorship and pledge of adequate financial support during their stay in the Philippines, also apply for Section 47(b) humanitarian/refugee visas pending their eventual resettlement Annex E provides a list of those Iranians not married to Filipinas for whom Section 47(b) visas would be sought following the Ministry's official concurrence to this procedure.
to another country.
Please accept, Mr. Minister, our sincere best wishes to you and to your Ministry. We look forward to further strengthening the already close ties which exist between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the UNHCR. hope that our cooperation with the Ministry of Justice will also increase over the coming months.
With warm regards, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Андрозин
GREGG A. BEYER Representative
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UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva (with Annexes) New Government File (no Annexes) Iranian General File (with Annexes)
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