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Individual Refugee Status Procedure

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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?

The route is an individual refugee-status determination procedure for an asylum seeker in Niger.

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  • The UNHCR page warns that information was valid at publication and should be checked regularly; independent review and current legal confirmation are pending.

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

It is the general procedure for asylum seekers, except that the page identifies separate protection regimes for people from northern Mali and north-eastern Nigeria.

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  • The UNHCR page warns that information was valid at publication and should be checked regularly; independent review and current legal confirmation are pending.

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

The asylum seeker makes a direct written application: a handwritten letter requesting recognition as a refugee, filed with the Directorate-General of Civil Status and Refugees (DGEC-R), which acts as permanent secretariat of the National Refugee Status Eligibility Commission (CNE). When filing, the applicant must complete a questionnaire relating to the application.

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

On filing, the applicant receives a provisional attestation valid for three months, signed by Interior Ministry authorities, which serves as a residence document in Niger and is renewable as often as necessary at the applicant's request until a final decision is notified. A DGEC-R officer interviews the applicant, compiles an individual file and has an administrative enquiry carried out. If recognised, the applicant is issued a refugee identity card by the Minister of the Interior (CNE President), valid for two years and renewable on expiry at the refugee's request. If refused, the applicant may appeal within 60 days of receiving the written negative decision. A family member accompanying or joining a refugee is admitted to refugee status under the family-unity principle on proof of the principal applicant's refugee status and of the family link.

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

The application is addressed to the Minister in charge of the Interior, who is also President of the National Refugee Status Eligibility Commission (CNE). The complete file is sent to the members of the CNE, which is composed of representatives of several ministries.

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  • The source gives no fraud or scam warning and no separate assistance channel for this procedure.

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

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