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Special Residence Permit — Human Trafficking Victim

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

A special residence permit for foreign nationals presumed to be victims of or affected by human trafficking (not asylum).

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

Foreign nationals reasonably presumed to be victims of or affected by human trafficking, in the cases set by the Law on Combating Human Trafficking.

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

Not a direct application: the permit is granted or extended at the request of an institution that serves trafficking victims or the body handling the proceedings.

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  • https://www.matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2278806?fullscreen=1&impose=parallelEn
    5. An alien about who is reasonably assumed to a victim of or affected by the crime of human trafficking shall be granted a special residence permit (or the validity period of his/her permit shall be extended) at the request of an institution providing services to victims of human trafficking or a body handling the proceedings.

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

A presumed victim cannot be expelled during the reflection period set by the anti-trafficking law. The permit is free (GEL 0, 10th calendar day). The official source does not state support services or family handling.

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Limits of the record
  • Support services and family handling not described in the sources read.

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

The channel is the agency providing services to trafficking victims or the authority conducting the proceedings; the permit application needs their petition.

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Limits of the record
  • Names/contacts of the service agency and any fraud warnings not found in sources read.
  • https://sda.gov.ge/en/products/migration-residence-permits
    When issuing a special residence permit to a victim of, or a person affected by, the crime of trading in persons (human trafficking) – a petition from the agency providing services to the victims of trading in persons (human trafficking) or from the authority conducting the proceeding;

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

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