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Temporary Humanitarian Protection

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

Temporary Humanitarian Protection (THP) is a national form of protection given to rejected asylum seekers (applicants who have not met the eligibility criteria for refugee or subsidiary protection status), at the discretion of the International Protection Agency and not subject to appeal.

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  • https://ipa.gov.mt/asylum-procedures/types-of-protection/
    Temporary Humanitarian Protection is a national form of protection that is given to rejected asylum seekers, i.e., applicants who have not met the eligibility criteria for refugee or subsidiary protection status. THP is given at the discretion of the International Protection Agency, and as such, is not subject to appeal. It is given on the basis of three grounds:

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

Rejected asylum seekers falling under one of three grounds: an unaccompanied minor who cannot be returned to his country of origin pursuant to the principle of the best interests of the child; an individual who is terminally ill or suffers from a severe or life-threatening medical condition that cannot be treated in his/her country of origin, or to whose treatment he/she would not have access; or a person who cannot be returned due to other humanitarian considerations, which may include cases of serious disability that significantly affect the person's ability to conduct a normal life.

See recorded sources
  • https://ipa.gov.mt/asylum-procedures/types-of-protection/
    Temporary Humanitarian Protection is a national form of protection that is given to rejected asylum seekers, i.e., applicants who have not met the eligibility criteria for refugee or subsidiary protection status.
  • https://ipa.gov.mt/asylum-procedures/types-of-protection/
    An unaccompanied minor who cannot be returned to his country of origin pursuant to the principle of the best interests of the child An individual who is terminally ill or suffers from a severe or life- threatening medical condition that cannot be treated in his/her country of origin, or if treatment is available, he/she would not have access to it A person who cannot be returned due to other humanitarian considerations. Such considerations may include cases of serious disability that significantly affect the person’s ability to conduct a normal life.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm where and how protection is requested.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what happens after the protection request is made.

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

The International Protection Agency (IPA) decides on THP at its sole discretion; it has no legal obligation to grant this national form of protection and the decision is not subject to appeal.

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Limits of the record
  • No contact channel, UN body or fraud/scam warning on the captured THP page.

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

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