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Admission from Abroad for International-Law or Urgent Humanitarian Reasons

GermanyHumanitarian protection

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

Humanitarian admission from abroad: a residence permit may be granted for admission from abroad for reasons of international law or urgent humanitarian reasons.

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

Section 22 covers foreign nationals admitted from abroad on international-law or urgent humanitarian grounds, for whom a residence permit may be issued. A separate limb requires a residence permit where the federal interior ministry or its designated body declares admission to safeguard Germany’s political interests. BAMF describes that latter limb as exceptional individual cases of particular political significance, including people individually endangered after outstanding advocacy for freedom of expression, democracy or human rights, or others whose admission serves political interests. BAMF says there is no individual entitlement to admission from abroad.

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  • Current AufenthG §22, two admission grounds
    Nichtamtliches Inhaltsverzeichnis § 22 Aufnahme aus dem Ausland Einem Ausländer kann für die Aufnahme aus dem Ausland aus völkerrechtlichen oder dringenden humanitären Gründen eine Aufenthaltserlaubnis erteilt werden. Eine Aufenthaltserlaubnis ist zu erteilen, wenn das Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat oder die von ihm bestimmte Stelle zur Wahrung politischer Interessen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland die Aufnahme erklärt hat.
  • Current BAMF §22 sentence2 political-interest exceptional cases
    Das Aufenthaltsgesetz eröffnet die Möglichkeit der Erteilung einer Aufenthaltserlaubnis im Einzelfall, wenn das Bundesministerium des Innern ( BMI ) auf Vorschlag des Auswärtigen Amtes "zur Wahrung politischer Interessen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" die Aufnahme erklärt hat. Diese Möglichkeit gemäß §  22 Satz 2 AufenthG  ist begrenzt auf besondere Ausnahmefälle, die von hervorgehobener politischer Bedeutung sind. In den Blick genommen sind insbesondere Personen, die sich in herausragender Weise für Meinungsfreiheit, Demokratie und Menschenrechte eingesetzt haben und hierdurch individuell besonders gefährdet sind oder an deren Aufnahme aus sonstigen Gründen ein politisches Interesse besteht. Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aufnahme aus dem Ausland.

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

Not a normal application: a permit is issued in the individual case when the Federal Ministry of the Interior, on a proposal from the Federal Foreign Office, declares admission; there is no entitlement to admission.

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Limits of the record
  • Source does not say how or where an individual can ask to be considered.

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

Family reunification to join a person admitted from abroad under Section 22 is restricted. The official source does not state registration or support during the process.

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Limits of the record
  • Registration, support and other rights after admission not stated.

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

The competent authority is the Federal Ministry of the Interior or the body it designates, which declares the admission.

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Limits of the record
  • No official help channel or fraud warning found.

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

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