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Asylum Application and Refugee Status Procedure

MozambiqueHumanitarian protection

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

A refugee-status application procedure: Decree No. 32/2007 of 10 August is the Regulation on the Procedure for Granting Refugee Status in the Republic of Mozambique, setting the procedural and material norms for submitting an application for refugee status in Mozambique under Law No. 21/91, the 1967 Additional Protocol to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1969 OAU Convention.

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  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/node/3397
    Decree No. 32/2007 of 10 August Regulation on the Procedure for Granting Refugee Status in the Republic of Mozambique
  • https://rimap.unhcr.org/node/3397
    The Regulation stipulates the procedural and material norms for the submission of an application for refugee status in Mozambique, according to Law No. 21/91, of December 31, the Additional Protocol to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, of January 31, 1967, and the OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, of September 10, 1969.

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

It applies to a foreign national who declares an intention to request refugee status in Mozambique. The official material does not establish a narrower nationality or geographic eligibility test.

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  • The capture does not establish every material condition asked by this question.
  • Asylum Application and Refugee Status Procedure page, relevant section
    Sempre que um cidadão estrangeiro declare a sua intenção<br /> de requerer o estatuto de refugiado em Moçambique, as<br /> autoridades que receberem tal pedido deverão efectuar uma<br /> primeira triagem e posteriormente diligenciar com vista ao seu<br /> encaminhamento imediato ao Instituto Nacional de Apoio aos<br /> Refugiados (I.N.A.R.), para efeitos de assistência material e<br /> jurídica.

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

The receiving authorities must conduct an initial screening and arrange immediate referral to INAR for material and legal assistance. The official source does not identify every place where a request may be made.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture does not establish every material condition asked by this question.
  • Asylum Application and Refugee Status Procedure page, relevant section
    Sempre que um cidadão estrangeiro declare a sua intenção<br /> de requerer o estatuto de refugiado em Moçambique, as<br /> autoridades que receberem tal pedido deverão efectuar uma<br /> primeira triagem e posteriormente diligenciar com vista ao seu<br /> encaminhamento imediato ao Instituto Nacional de Apoio aos<br /> Refugiados (I.N.A.R.), para efeitos de assistência material e<br /> jurídica.

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

The asylum applicant is given a provisional identification document valid for two years and revalidated semi-annually; it also extends to members of the applicant's household. Applicants with manifest protection needs (children, especially unaccompanied children, elderly people, persons with disabilities, torture and trauma victims, women with special needs and anyone needing medical care) must receive special attention during the procedure. Where pertinent, INAR may issue movement restrictions for the applicant and household.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured provisions do not state rights to work, education or other material support during the procedure.
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    1. Ao requerente de asilo é concedido um documento<br /> provisóno de identificação, válido por dois anos, revalidado<br /> semestralnrente.
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    2. A atribuição do documento provisório de identificação é<br /> extensiva aos membros do agregado familiar do requerente nos<br /> termos do n: 2 do artigo 4 da Lei n ° 21/91.
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    2. Os requerentes com manifesta necessidade de protecção,<br /> nomeadamente, .crianças, em particular crianças não<br /> acompanhadas, idosos, pessoas portadoras de deficiência,<br /> pessoas vítimas de torturas- e com traumas, mulheres com<br /> necessidades especiais e todos os que carecerem de assistência<br /> médica e medicamentosa, deverão obter atenção especial no<br /> decorrer da tramitação do seu pedido de asilo.
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    Caso se mostre pertinente, o INAR pode emitir instruções<br /> sobre restrições de movimento do requerente e seu agregado<br /> familiar.

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

The Minister of the Interior decides the asylum application and the decision is communicated to the applicant by the CCR through INAR; if the decision is negative, the applicant may appeal to the Administrative Court (Tribunal Administrativo) for reconsideration under Law No. 21/91 of 31 December.

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Limits of the record
  • No UN body, application contact point or fraud/scam warning is named in the captured provisions.
  • The acronym CCR is not expanded in the source.
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    1. A decisão do Ministro do Interior sobre o pedido de asilo<br /> deve ser comunicada ao requerente pela CCR, através do INAR.
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    Sendo a decisão negativa, o requerente pode recorrer ao<br /> Tribunal Administrativo para a reapreciação do seu pedido, nos<br /> termos do no 2 do artigo 3 da Lei n° 21/91, de 31 de Dezembro.

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

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