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UNHCR Mandate Refugee Status Determination in Guyana

GuyanaHumanitarian protection

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

This is registration and refugee status determination carried out by UNHCR under its mandate, because Guyana lacks national asylum and refugee legislation and procedures.

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  • The captured source does not establish every material condition requested by this question; independent review and route-specific successor sources remain pending.
  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/countries/guyana
    In the absence of national asylum and refugee legislation and procedures in Guyana, UNHCR conducts registration and refugee status determination (RSD) based on its mandate

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

The mechanism covers asylum-seekers and refugees in Guyana, whose registration and refugee status determination UNHCR carries out under its own mandate. The official source does not state further population, circumstance or geographic criteria.

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  • The captured source does not establish every material condition requested by this question; independent review and route-specific successor sources remain pending.

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

Guyana has no national asylum and refugee legislation or procedures. In their absence, UNHCR carries out registration and refugee status determination under its mandate, and matters related to asylum-seekers and refugees in Guyana are overseen by UNHCR's regional office in Washington. The official source does not state where or how a person submits a request.

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  • The official source does not state where or how a person submits a request.

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

Guyana is not a State Party to the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol and has no national asylum and refugee legislation or procedures. UNHCR carries out registration and refugee status determination under its mandate and searches for durable solutions for recognised refugees; voluntary repatriation and resettlement in a third country are presently the only established durable solutions for refugees in Guyana. The official source does not state how family members are handled or what support or rights apply during the process.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state how family members are handled or what support or rights apply during the process.
  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/countries/guyana
    Guyana is not a State Party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, nor to its 1967 Protocol.
  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/countries/guyana
    In the absence of national asylum and refugee legislation and procedures in Guyana, UNHCR conducts registration and refugee status determination (RSD) based on its mandate and undertakes the search for durable solutions for recognized refugees.
  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/countries/guyana
    Voluntary repatriation and resettlement in a third country are the only established durable solutions presently for refugees in Guyana.

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

UNHCR conducts registration and refugee status determination under its own mandate, in the absence of national asylum and refugee legislation and procedures in Guyana; UNHCR's regional office in Washington oversees the matter.

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