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Temporary Permission for an Asylum or Humanitarian Claimant

South GeorgiaHumanitarian protection

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

Section 12 (Asylum seekers and refugees) of the Ordinance is a discretionary temporary permission: the Commissioner may give a claimant permission to remain in the Territories for a specified period and may extend it. The explanatory note says there are no facilities or services to properly support refugees in the Territories, and the provision recognises that in exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to accommodate refugees temporarily while arrangements are made for them to be transferred to another country or territory.

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

The section covers people who have entered the Territories, with or without a permit or deemed permission, and claim asylum or humanitarian grounds that it would be unconscionable to remove them. The section does not specify a nationality, country-of-origin group or family category.

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  • No nationality or family-specific eligibility rule is stated in section 12(1); this is not proof that no other legal rule could apply.

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

This is an in-territory, post-arrival claim to the Principal Immigration Officer. The claimant must make it as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 48 hours of landing in the Territories.

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

Permission to remain may be subject to conditions and may be withdrawn if the claimant breaches a condition, would have been refused a permit under section 8(1)(a) to (c) or 8(2) had they applied, or the Commissioner has reasonable grounds for believing their continued presence is a risk to the security of the Territories or otherwise not consistent with the purpose of the Ordinance. No appeal lies against a removal order or from decisions or determinations made by the Commissioner under section 12. The official source does not state registration, family handling or support.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources state no registration procedure, family handling, or support/rights during the claim.

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

The claimant is directed to make the claim to the Principal Immigration Officer; the Commissioner decides whether to grant permission to remain and must give written notice if the claim is refused or that permission is withdrawn. The official source does not name a separate humanitarian helpline or fraud-warning channel.

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Limits of the record
  • No dedicated humanitarian support contact or scam warning was found in the official materials reviewed; the general permit email is not asserted to be an asylum service.

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

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