South SudanHumanitarian protection
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This is asylum: South Sudan grants asylum to people who arrive on its territory fleeing from war and persecution.
South Sudan grants asylum to people when they arrive on its territory, fleeing from war and persecution.
It covers people who have left their home country because of war, conflict or a credible threat to their life and liberty and who are unwilling or unable to return because of that fear.
If you have left your home country because of war, conflicts or a credible threat to your life and liberty and are unwilling or unable to go back as you fear for your own life, you can seek asylum in South Sudan.
To request registration, the person approaches the protection desk and/or the Reception Centre at their nearest office to ask for registration. The official source does not state whether a request can be made at the border or which organisation runs the nearest office.
To request this document, please approach the protection desk and/or the Reception Centre in your nearest office to ask for registration.
After registration, asylum seekers and refugees receive identity documentation issued by UNHCR and the Commission for Refugee Affairs. The certificate is valid for one year for asylum seekers and three years for refugees.
Upon registration, asylum seekers and refugees receive ID documentation issued by UNHCR and the CRA. This certificate is valid for one year in case of asylum seekers and three years if you are a refugee.
UNHCR and its partners are the service channel named on the page: the UNHCR-issued ID should be shown on request to the authorities and/or UNHCR and partners to access services, and the page offers a contact link if the UNHCR-issued ID is lost. Identity documentation is issued by UNHCR and the Commission for Refugee Affairs.
Keep it safe and be ready to show it upon request by authorities and/or UNHCR and partners if needed to access services.
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Upon registration, asylum seekers and refugees receive ID documentation issued by UNHCR and the CRA. This certificate is valid for one year in case of asylum seekers and three years if you are a refugee.
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