certificate as may be necessary (depending on the country of origin) and other documents specified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin who have secured the Ethiopian Origin Identity Card do not need an entry visa or/and residence permit to enter into or/and live in Ethiopia. Foreigners residing in Ethiopia shall be registered by the National Intelligence and Security Service with the exception of diplomats and international civil servants and members of their families residing in Ethiopia and foreigners who are recognized as refugees by the Government of Ethiopia and the UNHCR. A foreigner who is registered with the Immigration and Nationality Main Department will be issued with a temporary or permanent residence permit. The Departments issues permanent residence permit for foreigners who enter into the country with an immigrant visa, have a domicile in Ethiopia and lived in Ethiopia for at least three years preceding the submission of his application, is married to an Ethiopian national, is engaged in investment or humanitarian activities in Ethiopia or has made or is expected to make outstanding contributions in the interest of Ethiopia. A temporary residence permit is valid for one year and is issued for a person registered with the Immigration and Nationality Main Department and who is not entitled to a permanent resident permit. Refugees and asylum seekers would not be required to obtain entry visa or residence permit to enter into the country. Upon recognition of their refugee status, an identification card showing their refugee status is issued to them; pending their application they are issued with an identity card attesting their asylum-seeker status. Nor do they need to possess valid travel documents and an international health certificate to enter the country. A valid travel document is issued to them for the purpose of travelling outside of Ethiopia; and it may be issued for exit only or for re-entry. A refugee who is a lawful resident in Ethiopia shall not be expelled except on the ground of national security and public order. The execution of any expulsion order may, if the concerned refugee requests, be delayed for a reasonable period to enable such refugee to seek admission to a country other than the country to which he is to be expelled. An order to expel can only be done by the head of the NISS and the concerned refugee is also allowed to present his/her case. Under the Ethiopian legal system no person shall be refused entry to, expelled or returned from Ethiopia where, as a result of this act the person may be subject to prosecution or torture or on 68