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Humanitarian Residence on a Ministry Proposal

Bosnia and HerzegovinaHumanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

The Law creates a humanitarian temporary-residence basis for other justified humanitarian grounds, but only as defined by a Council of Ministers bylaw adopted on the Ministry’s proposal. It is a residence procedure, not a guaranteed protection status.

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  • The statutory and implementing-material capture is not a consolidated 2026 code; effective date remains unknown and independent review is pending.
  • The case class and operative requirements depend on the Council of Ministers bylaw and case-specific assessment; the consulted SFA form is not a complete route checklist.

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

The statute names no population; each group is defined by a Council of Ministers bylaw adopted on the Ministry of Security’s proposal. The Decision of 20 April 2022 (VM 20/22, Official Gazette BiH 28/22) covers Ukrainian nationals who left Ukraine because of the war, have secured means of subsistence and entered with one of the listed documents; it stays in force until the Council of Ministers decides that the humanitarian grounds have ceased. No other active bylaw under Article 58(2)(d) for a different nationality is identified.

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  • Whether further Council of Ministers bylaws under Article 58(2)(d) exist for other nationalities in 2026 could not be confirmed from the gazette search performed; treat other groups as not found rather than excluded.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

The person applies for temporary residence and must show that the case falls within the applicable bylaw. Under the Ukraine decision the application is filed in person, on the prescribed form, at the competent unit of the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs, with a copy of the qualifying document and proof of means of subsistence for the intended stay; the residence is granted for up to six months. For other cases, Article 59 calls for an assessment by the authority handling a relevant proceeding, a recommendation of another competent authority, a medical specialist finding or similar evidence.

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  • The intake procedure is confirmed only for the Ukraine bylaw; other groups would follow their own bylaw, none of which was found.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

The Law and the SFA form do not set out a common registration, accommodation, support or family procedure for this residual category. Article 58(6) makes the grant unavailable in the circumstances specified by Article 84(1)(f) and (h).

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Limits of the record
  • The statutory and implementing-material capture is not a consolidated 2026 code; effective date remains unknown and independent review is pending.
  • The case class and operative requirements depend on the Council of Ministers bylaw and case-specific assessment; the consulted SFA form is not a complete route checklist.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The Service for Foreigners’ Affairs is the application authority identified in the SFA form; it directs applicants to the competent field office for case-specific information.

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Limits of the record
  • The statutory and implementing-material capture is not a consolidated 2026 code; effective date remains unknown and independent review is pending.
  • The case class and operative requirements depend on the Council of Ministers bylaw and case-specific assessment; the consulted SFA form is not a complete route checklist.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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