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Temporary Protection

CroatiaHumanitarian protection

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

Temporary protection: urgent, temporary protection granted under an exceptional procedure in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons from third countries who cannot return home, in particular where the international-protection procedure could not be completed efficiently because of the influx.

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  • chars 820-1301
    Temporary protection means protection of an urgent and temporary nature granted under an exceptional procedure in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons from third countries who are unable to return to their country of origin, in particular if there is also a risk that the procedure for international protection cannot be efficiently completed due to the said influx, in the interests of the displaced persons and other persons seeking protection.

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

Temporary protection covers displaced persons from third countries who cannot return home, in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • chars 820-1301
    Temporary protection means protection of an urgent and temporary nature granted under an exceptional procedure in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons from third countries who are unable to return to their country of origin, in particular if there is also a risk that the procedure for international protection cannot be efficiently completed due to the said influx, in the interests of the displaced persons and other persons seeking protection.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm where and how protection is requested.

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  • The page does not say where or how temporary protection is requested (no authority, border/in-country procedure or registration step).

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

Persons under temporary protection are entitled to stay, basic means of subsistence and accommodation, health care, primary and secondary education, information on rights and obligations, work, family reunification, freedom of religion and a one-year identity card for foreign nationals under temporary protection. The official source does not state registration steps or how family members are handled after the request.

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  • registration and the handling of family members after the request are not stated; only the entitlement to family reunification is listed
  • chars 1834-2212
    Foreign nationals under temporary protection are entitled to: a stay basic means of subsistence and accommodation health care primary and secondary education information on their rights and obligations work family reunification freedom of religion an identity card for foreign nationals under temporary protection (issued for a period of validity of one year).

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the competent authority or official help channel.

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  • No competent authority, UN body, assistance channel or scam warning is named on the page; the only body mentioned is the Council of the European Union, for extending or terminating the protection.

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

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