Stateless Person Residence Permit

GeorgiaHumanitarian protection

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

A statelessness-determination procedure; once statelessness is determined, a stateless-person residence permit is issued, initially for 3 years.

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e) a residence permit of a stateless person to be issued to an individual whose status of statelessness has been determined in Georgia;
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c) a temporary residence permit provided for by Article 15(e) of this Law shall initially be issued for a term of 3 years;

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

People without any nationality: the status is refused if the person is found to be a Georgian or foreign citizen, or if the 1954 UN Statelessness Convention exclusions apply. Some stateless former citizens and people living in Georgia since 31 March 1993 get permanent residence rights.

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Limits of the record

Coverage is described through refusal grounds; no positive definition captured.

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a) it is determined that he/she is a citizen of Georgia or of a foreign state;
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e) there are circumstances specified in Article 1(2) of the 1954 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons applying to him/her.
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4. A residence permit with the right of permanent residence shall be granted to a stateless person whose citizenship of Georgia has been terminated by reason of renunciation of the citizenship of Georgia, or who has permanently lived in Georgia as of 31 March 1993, or who has not been considered a citizen of Georgia and has not been deregistered his/her permanent registration in Georgia after 31 March 1993.

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

A direct application to the Agency to determine stateless-person status; the Agency may invite the applicant for an interview. The official source does not state whether the application must be made in Georgia, at the border or from abroad.

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Limits of the record

The law does not state whether the application must be made in Georgia, at the border or from abroad.

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1. An individual interested in determining the status of stateless person shall submit an application to the Agency.
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2. The Agency may invite an applicant for an interview to determine the circumstances necessary for making a decision.

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

During the procedure stay without a lawful basis is treated as justified; the applicant gets a 1-year temporary identity card; a decision must come within 9 months.

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4. The period of stay in Georgia of an individual staying in Georgia without a lawful basis shall be considered as justified during the process of administrative proceedings for determining the status of stateless person.
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5. The Agency shall issue a temporary identity card to an individual who has submitted an application for determining the status of stateless person. A temporary identity card shall be issued for a period of one year.
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6. The overall timeframe for making a decision on determining the status of stateless person or on refusal to determine such status shall not exceed nine months.

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

The Agency handling the statelessness procedure may seek help from Georgian missions abroad and international organisations.

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Limits of the record

No UN body contact or fraud warning found in sources read.

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3. The Agency may request the assistance of diplomatic missions and consular offices of Georgia abroad, and of international organisations, to obtain information necessary for considering a case.

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Stateless Person Residence Permit

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

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

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

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

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

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