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State-Level Humanitarian Admission Order

GermanyHumanitarian protection

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

A humanitarian admission mechanism: the supreme authority of a federal state (Land) may order, for reasons of international law, humanitarian reasons or German political interests, that a residence permit be issued (§ 23(1) AufenthG). Not an asylum procedure.

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

Foreigners from specific states or otherwise defined groups of foreigners named in the order.

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

Admission follows a state order, not an individual visa application; the order may require a formal declaration of commitment (§ 68) by a sponsor.

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Limits of the record
  • The concrete procedure is set in each state order, which was not captured.

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

The permit does not allow work unless the order provides otherwise; the order may apply § 24 (temporary protection rules). Spouse/child reunification only for international-law, humanitarian or political reasons. Humanitarian permits are issued or extended for at most three years at a time. The official source does not state registration or support during the process.

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Limits of the record
  • Registration and support arrangements are not stated.

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

The order is issued by the state's supreme authority and requires the agreement of the Federal Ministry of the Interior; residence matters are handled by the foreigners authorities.

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Limits of the record
  • No official fraud/scam warning was found.

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

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