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Private and family life — Recognised stateless person

New CaledoniaHumanitarian protection

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

A 'vie privée et vie familiale' residence card for which a foreign national holding stateless-person status (statut d'apatride) is eligible.

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

Direct application to the services of the High Commission of the Republic in New Caledonia, at the latest within two months of arrival, with a certificate of recognition of stateless status issued by OFPRA.

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  • The source does not describe how stateless status itself 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.

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  • The captured official material did not establish the route-specific detail requested by this answer.

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

Stateless status is recognised by OFPRA; the contact given on the New Caledonia residence-permit document lists is Tel 20 02 04 or etrangers@nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.fr.

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Limits of the record
  • No fraud/scam warnings given.

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

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