Derived Refugee or Stateless Status for Family

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Which family relationships qualify?

Qualifying family members of a refugee or stateless person are the spouse or spouses, first-degree descendants and other persons dependent on that person under the applicable legislation; family members who hold another nationality and enjoy the protection of that country are excluded.

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https://www.vie-publique.sn/docs/f9745258-30b0-4490-b28d-8e5100270ef1/JO-7518-du-23-avril-2022.pdf
Aux fins des dispositions des alinéas 1 et 2 du présent article, les membres de la famille d'un réfugié ou d'un apatride s'entendent du ou des conjoints, des descendants au premier degré et des autres personnes qui sont à sa charge en vertu de la législation applicable.
https://www.vie-publique.sn/docs/f9745258-30b0-4490-b28d-8e5100270ef1/JO-7518-du-23-avril-2022.pdf
sauf s'ils sont d'une autre nationalité et jouissent de la protection du pays dont ils sont ressortissants

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The person bringing the family is a refugee or a stateless person; family members who accompany or join that person receive derived refugee or stateless status.

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https://www.vie-publique.sn/docs/f9745258-30b0-4490-b28d-8e5100270ef1/JO-7518-du-23-avril-2022.pdf
Les membres de la famille d'un réfugié ou d'un apatride, qui l'accompagnent ou le rejoignent, bénéficient du statut dérivé de réfugié ou d'apatride

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

Derived status is granted subject to verification of the claimed family links. The official source does not state which documents prove marriage, parentage or dependency.

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Limits of the record

The law does not say what documents or evidence prove marriage, parentage or dependency, or who carries out the verification.

https://www.vie-publique.sn/docs/f9745258-30b0-4490-b28d-8e5100270ef1/JO-7518-du-23-avril-2022.pdf
sous réserve de vérification des liens de famille allégués

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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Limits of the record

Searched Law 2022-01 (ac34ce98892b8a06.txt, d4b7dbac343906a1.txt) for financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance conditions on the family or the sponsor (ressources, logement, assurance, prise en charge): none stated; Art. 9 contains no support test.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Family members who received derived status keep it after divorce or death. Senegal, with UNHCR and international organisations, assists family reunification of refugees and stateless persons. Holders of refugee or stateless status have the same rights as nationals in areas including healthcare, work, property, justice, social security, housing, education and freedom of movement. The official source does not state an application procedure specific to family members or the duration of the status.

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Limits of the record

The law gives no application procedure specific to family members and no duration of the status; card validity is left to decree.

https://www.vie-publique.sn/docs/f9745258-30b0-4490-b28d-8e5100270ef1/JO-7518-du-23-avril-2022.pdf
En cas de divorce ou de décès, les membres de la famille, auxquels le statut de réfugié ou d'apatride a été accordé sur le fondement de l'alinéa précédent, continuent à bénéficier dudit statut.
https://www.vie-publique.sn/docs/f9745258-30b0-4490-b28d-8e5100270ef1/JO-7518-du-23-avril-2022.pdf
L'Etat du Sénégal, en collaboration avec le HautCommissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (UNHCR) et les organisations internationales, apporte son concours au regroupement familial des réfugiés et des apatrides.
https://www.vie-publique.sn/docs/f9745258-30b0-4490-b28d-8e5100270ef1/JO-7518-du-23-avril-2022.pdf
Art. 12. - Le bénéficiaire du statut de réfugié ou d'apatride jouit des mêmes droits que les nationaux en ce qui concerne notamment : - l'accès aux soins médicaux ; - l'accès au travail ; - la liberté de religion et de culte ; 378 JOURNALOFFICIELDELAREPUBLIQUEDUSENEGAL 23 avril 2022 - le droit de propriété ; - l'accès à la justice, y compris l'assistance judiciaire et l'exemption de la caution de judicature ; - l'accès à la sécurité sociale et à la protection sociale ; - le droit au logement ; - le droit à l'éducation ; - la liberté de circulation ;

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Derived Refugee or Stateless Status for Family

Which family relationships qualify?

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

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