whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
SS country scene

Prima Facie Refugee Recognition

South SudanHumanitarian protection

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Explore pathways in South Sudan Read the five questions ↓

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

This is direct prima facie refugee recognition for specified groups, rather than an ordinary visa application. UNHCR states that South Sudan directly recognises some people arriving from specified countries as refugees.

See recorded sources

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

Due to the internal situation of some countries, it covers people from Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.

See recorded sources

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

For new arrivals from Sudan, registration currently takes place in Maban, Jamjang and Aweil, following a Government of South Sudan decision; they are no longer registered at the Gorom settlement or the Juba Reception Center. The official source does not state where arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo or the Central African Republic register.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • No registration location is stated for arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo or the Central African Republic.

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

Refugees who require assistance access services at designated refugee camps and settlement areas in Maban, Jamjang and Aweil. The official source does not state family handling or rights during the process.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • These pages state nothing about family handling or rights during the process.

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

People must register with the Government of South Sudan to receive assistance; all services provided by UNHCR and its partners are free of charge. The official source does not state a channel for arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo or the Central African Republic.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The notice concerns arrivals from Sudan; no channel is stated for arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo or the Central African Republic.

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

Explore more pathways in South Sudan · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Explore pathways in South Sudan →