ArmeniaHumanitarian protection
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This is temporary protection, a distinct mechanism from ordinary asylum/refugee status, established for Nagorno-Karabakh-linked persons under RA Government Decision No. 1864-N of 26 October 2023.
According to RA Government Decision No. 1864-N of October 26, 2023, it was established to grant temporary protection to:
It covers three groups linked to Nagorno-Karabakh: persons registered in the Nagorno-Karabakh population registry; persons located in Armenia or abroad whose last registered address was in Nagorno-Karabakh; and persons not registered in the Nagorno-Karabakh population registry but who resided there and, as a result of forced displacement caused by the military operations launched by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September 2023, were registered by the Migration and Citizenship Service.
Persons registered in the population registry of Nagorno-Karabakh,
Protection under this decision is linked to registration by the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, rather than to an ordinary asylum application; the official page does not describe a separate application form or in-person process distinct from that registration.
Persons who were not registered in the population registry of Nagorno-Karabakh but resided there and, as a result of forced displacement caused by the military operations launched by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, 2023, were registered by the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what happens after registration for temporary protection, including family handling, support and rights.
According to RA Government Decision No. 1864-N of October 26, 2023, it was established to grant temporary protection to:
The competent authority named on the official page is the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. The official page states no UN body, fraud warning or other official assistance channel for this temporary-protection category.
Persons who were not registered in the population registry of Nagorno-Karabakh but resided there and, as a result of forced displacement caused by the military operations launched by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, 2023, were registered by the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.
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