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Humanitarian entry visa

SwitzerlandHumanitarian protection

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

This is a visa on humanitarian grounds: a Swiss diplomatic representation examines the visa application on humanitarian grounds, with doubtful cases referable to SEM. Asylum applications cannot be submitted abroad.

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Limits of the record
  • The complete humanitarian-visa eligibility conditions and the procedure for an asylum request inside Switzerland are not established by this passage.
  • SEM, Asylum applications from abroad, last modified 01.03.2019
    us danger of bodily harm. People who are already in a third country are not considered to be at risk. The diplomatic representation that receives a visa application examines whether it meets the conditions for granting a visa on humanitarian grounds. In case of doubt, applications can be submitted to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) for a decision. Under the current Asylum Act, asylum applications cannot be submitted abroad. Last modification 01.03.2019
  • SEM, Asylum applications from abroad, last modified 01.03.2019
    The diplomatic representation that receives a visa application examines whether it meets the conditions for granting a visa on humanitarian grounds. In case of doubt, applications can be submitted to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) for a decision.

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

The visa is for a person who is considered to be in imminent and serious danger of bodily harm in their current location. People who are already in a third country are not considered to be at risk for this purpose, and therefore do not qualify.

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

The application is made directly at a Swiss diplomatic representation (embassy or consulate) abroad. That representation examines whether the conditions for a humanitarian-grounds visa are met; in case of doubt, the application can be referred to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in Switzerland for a decision.

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  • SEM, Asylum applications from abroad, last modified 01.03.2019
    The diplomatic representation that receives a visa application examines whether it meets the conditions for granting a visa on humanitarian grounds. In case of doubt, applications can be submitted to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) for a decision.

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

After the request, the Swiss diplomatic representation examines whether the conditions for a visa on humanitarian grounds are met; in case of doubt, the application can be submitted to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) for a decision. The official source does not state registration steps, family handling, support or rights during the process.

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Limits of the record
  • Source does not describe family handling, support or rights after the decision.

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

The competent channel is a Swiss diplomatic representation abroad, which may refer doubtful applications to SEM; asylum applications cannot be submitted abroad under the current Asylum Act.

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Limits of the record
  • No official fraud/scam warning found in the source read.

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

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