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Presidential Right of Asylum

MongoliaHumanitarian protection

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

Political asylum: foreign nationals have the right to seek political asylum, and the right of asylum is granted by the President of Mongolia.

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  • Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Nationals is cited from an English text marked "Unofficial translation" on the Immigration Agency site

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

A foreign national who is persecuted for convictions that are honoured in Mongolia.

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  • Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Nationals is cited from an English text marked "Unofficial translation" on the Immigration Agency site

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 right of asylum is granted by the President of Mongolia.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

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

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