What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?
While the claim is pending, the law provides for stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina, information in a language the applicant understands, reception accommodation, primary health care, access to primary and secondary education, free legal aid, interpretation and psychosocial assistance. Access to the labour market is conditional: it is available if the Ministry has not decided within nine months for reasons not attributable to the applicant. The Ministry may arrange reception-centre accommodation or, in exceptional high-volume circumstances, suitable alternative accommodation.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The captured Law on Asylum is Official Gazette 11/16; no official consolidated text confirming amendments through 2026 was obtained in this run. The Ministry information PDF listed for asylum seekers returned HTTP 404. Do not treat this candidate as proof that a temporary-protection group decision is currently active.
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- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
Tražitelj azila ima pravo na:
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
a) boravak u BiH;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
b) informiranje u skladu s članom 15. ovog zakona;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
c) smještaj u centar za tražitelje azila;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
d) primarnu zdravstvenu zaštitu;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
e) pristup osnovnom i srednjem obrazovanju;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
f) pristup tržištu rada;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
g) pristup besplatnoj pravnoj pomoći;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
h) praćenje toka postupka na jeziku koji razumije ili za koji se osnovano pretpostavlja da razumije;
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(1)
i) psihosocijalnu pomoć.
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 76(4)
Tražitelju azila bit će omogućen pristup pravu iz stava (1) f) ovog člana ako Ministarstvo odluku po njegovom zahtjevu nije donijelo u roku od devet mjeseci od podnošenja zahtjeva za azil, a razlozi zbog kojih odluka nije donesena ne mogu se staviti na teret tražitelju azila.
- Law on Asylum 11/16, Article 34(2)
Stranac koji je iskazao namjeru za podnošenje zahtjeva za azil ima pravo na smještaj u centar iz stava (1) ovog člana. Izuzetno, u vanrednim okolnostima povećanog broja zahtjeva za azil, prihvat i smještaj tražitelja azila može se osigurati u privatnim kućama, stanovima, hotelima ili drugim prostorijama prilagođenim za tu namjenu.