But officials were waiting to see if he would stay in Germany, forcing the French government to file extradition papers to have him returned.

Idaho authorities were concerned that Orchard's confession would not be enough to persuade a judge to issue extradition papers.

The Home Office receives extradition papers from the relevant domestic prosecuting authority.

The provisional arrest will be carried out before extradition papers are formally submitted to the requested state.

Serbian officials said the extradition papers could be signed as early as next Tuesday.

A hearing to set bail is scheduled tomorrow in Boston, but lawyers said it might be postponed because the authorities had not yet received extradition papers.

During the 80 days between his shooting and death, his only official act was to sign an extradition paper.

Where are the extradition papers which warrant the arrest of this man?

We have already filed extradition papers on you, and we are holding your agents as material witnesses.

It took until Thursday night for the extradition papers to be processed.