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Asylum-Seeker or Refugee Residence Permit

SurinameHumanitarian protection

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

A residence permit for asylum seekers and refugees who have received a UNHCR certificate (Residence Permit for Asylum/Refugee).

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  • The guide does not describe how asylum/refugee status itself is determined in Suriname (national procedure vs. UNHCR certificate process); it only describes the residence permit linked to a UNHCR certificate.

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

The category covers foreigners in the asylum procedure, i.e. immigrants who are in possession of a UNHCR asylum seeker/refugee certificate.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm where and how protection is requested.

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  • Searched all SR extractions (guide, gov.sr travel, residence-permit, PSA and work-permit pages) for where/how asylum or refugee protection is requested (border, in-country, UNHCR referral); no official text states it.

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

The asylum/refugee residence permit may be granted for a maximum of 1 year. Immigrants with refugee status are listed among the categories of immigrants who do not need a work permit. The official source does not state registration, family handling or support during the process.

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  • Registration steps after the request, family handling and support (housing, health, subsistence) are not stated in the consulted sources.
  • The work-permit exemption is stated for refugee status; the sources do not say whether it also covers asylum seekers still in the procedure.

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

The official guide lists the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) among immigration-serving organisations for refugees and asylum seekers, at Verlengde Gemenelandsweg no. 132 (on the premises of the national women's movement), telephone 766-0885. The official source does not name the competent Surinamese authority.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not name the competent Surinamese authority that decides asylum/refugee protection, and give no official fraud/scam warning for this route.

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

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