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Temporary Settlement Visa

NauruHumanitarian protection

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

A Temporary Settlement visa: where the Secretary for Multicultural Affairs determines, or a Refugee Determination Record is issued to, the holder of a regional processing centre visa recognising the holder as a refugee, as granted a derivative status, or as in need of complementary protection, the regional processing centre visa is deemed to have changed to a Temporary Settlement visa.

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

It covers the holder of a regional processing centre visa whom the Secretary for Multicultural Affairs determines, or a Refugee Determination Record recognises, as a refugee, as granted a derivative status, or as in need of complementary protection. It also covers a person recognised as a refugee, granted derivative status, or found in need of complementary protection by a country other than Nauru, where the Secretary for Multicultural Affairs has recognised that determination under the Refugees Convention Act 2012; the Secretary may issue such a person a Temporary Settlement visa.

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  • The population recognised in Nauru (regional processing centre visa holders, reg 9A(1)) is cited in the R1 box of this via and not repeated here.

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.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched reg 9A and the fee row for where/how protection is requested (application place, channel, referral). The capture only describes the deemed change (reg 9A(1), cited in R1) and issue by the Secretary after recognising a foreign determination (reg 9A(2), cited in R2); no request procedure or place is stated.

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

The visa lasts 6 months and is extended from time to time unless the Secretary for Multicultural Affairs directs otherwise in writing. The holder may work for an employer authorised by the Secretary, apply for a business licence under the Business Licences Act 2017, apply for a refugee travel document, leave and re-enter Nauru during the visa period, and apply for a dependant to join them on a dependant's visa if the Secretary for Multicultural Affairs permits. The holder must not behave in a manner prejudicial to the peace and good order of Nauru and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a dependant holding a Temporary Settlement visa complies with its conditions.

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

The competent authorities named are the Secretary for Multicultural Affairs, who may grant the visa subject to other reasonable conditions not inconsistent with the Refugees Convention Act 2012, and the Minister, who may cancel a Temporary Settlement visa at any time; where the principal holder's visa is cancelled, the dependant's visa is also cancelled.

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Limits of the record
  • No UN body, official assistance channel or fraud/scam warning is stated in the capture.

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

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