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Yellow Notices do not create legal obligations for member countries to detain or restrict movement. However, border authorities in many jurisdictions — particularly within the Schengen Area, United States, and Gulf states — routinely query Interpol databases during immigration processing. A Yellow Notice may trigger secondary screening, questioning, or notification to the requesting country’s NCB. In parental abduction cases, this can result in the child being temporarily held while authorities assess the situation, even if no Red Notice or arrest warrant exists.
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