01What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?
A temporary residence permit for foreign victims under the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women and/or Domestic Violence (not asylum).
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Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?
Victims protected by a restraining or protective order, victims whose case is under criminal prosecution, and/or victims using a shelter or crisis centre.
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- https://www.matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2278806?fullscreen=1&impose=parallelEn
and for providing the protection of whom a restraining order or a protective order has been issued, and/or in relation to a fact of violence against women and/or domestic violence carried out against whom, acts of criminal prosecution have been in progress, and/or who employs services of the shelter for victims of violence against women and/or domestic violence or of the crisis centre;
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 issued at the request of an institution serving domestic-violence victims or the body handling the proceedings.
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What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?
The victim cannot be expelled until the proceedings end and/or while staying at a shelter. The official source does not state registration steps, support or family handling.
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Limits of the record- Permit duration, support and family handling not stated in sources read.
Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?
The channel is a service provider for victims of violence against women/domestic violence or the authority handling the proceedings; they apply to the Agency, which issues and prolongs the permit.
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Limits of the record- No named hotline or fraud warning found in sources read.
- https://www.matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2278806?fullscreen=1&impose=parallelEn
. The Agency shall issue a temporary residence permit to an alien who is a victim of violence against women and/or domestic violence and shall prolong such permit based on application of an institution providing services to victims of violence against women and domestic violence or the agency responsible for the proceedings.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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