108. Travel documents are issued in the following circumstances – a) any citizen of Mauritius who has lost his passport abroad and has to travel back to Mauritius; b) any Commonwealth Citizen who has lost his passport and has to travel back to his country of residence or has to travel to a specific destination and return to Mauritius; and c) a Citizen of Mauritius whose passport has been sent abroad for visa purposes and has to travel to another country in the meantime. 109. All citizens of Mauritius are entitled to a travel document. However, a Court of Law may impose restrictions on the use of such travel documents. 110. A person travelling to Mauritius without the required travel documents may be returned back to his country of origin or residence. ASYLUM SEEKERS 111. Mauritius, being a small and densely-populated island with limited resources, has not yet adopted a policy or law to grant refugee status to foreigners. Mauritius signed the 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa on September 1969, but until now has not ratified or acceded to this Convention. However, Mauritius attempts to treat applications for refugee status or political asylum on a humanitarian, case-to-case basis by facilitating their settlement in a friendly country willing to receive them. Moreover, in collaboration with the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees in Pretoria, the State of Mauritius is coming up with a guideline for all stakeholders to adhere to in the eventuality of refugees seeking asylum. This one of its kind document is expected to be presented at the high level meeting on Global Compact of Refugees organised by UNHCR in Geneva. It aims at demonstrating how Mauritius is committed to the plight of refugees though it has not signed the relevant Convention. Furthermore, it is hoped that the guideline prepared by Mauritius could be used as a reference and be adopted in other African countries. DEPORTATION 112. A Deportation Order under the Deportation Act is required to make a non-citizen leave and remain out of Mauritius. The Deportation Act sets the procedures for a deportation order in respect of a convicted person, an undesirable person, a destitute person or a prohibited immigrant as defined under the Immigration Act. 113. The Deportation Act also provides, inter alia, for detention in custody pending decision; how deportation orders are to be executed; deportation orders in respect of persons undergoing a 79