Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?
The permit is issued on the basis of a petition from the criminal prosecution authority, several of the usual supporting documents are then not required, and certain refusal grounds do not apply to persons assisting criminal-prosecution authorities. The official source does not state where the application is filed.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The full scope of the exception needs confirmation.
- source 871, captured official text
In case providing assistance to criminal prosecution authorities;
- SMS page/74, trafficking/prosecution-assistance permit paragraph
A temporary residence permit on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan to foreigners or stateless persons recognized as victims of human-trafficking, or to persons assisting the criminal prosecution bodies, is issued on the basis of a petition from the criminal prosecution body. In this case, to submit the documents referred to in Articles 46.1.4, 46.1.6, 46.1.9, 46.1.10 and 46.1.11 of the Migration Code is not required. Registration of these persons at the place of residence is carried out at the address of the criminal prosecution authority.