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Application for Asylum and Refugee Status

AzerbaijanHumanitarian protection

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

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Azerbaijan’s protection mechanism is an asylum application decided by the State Migration Service under international conventions and domestic law.

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

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A person outside the country of origin who fears persecution or serious harm there may apply for international protection in Azerbaijan.

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

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An asylum application may be made in Azerbaijan or at a port of entry, including an airport, land border crossing or seaport.

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  • source 3128, captured official text
    Please note that you must be in the territory of Azerbaijan, or at a port of entry (an airport, land border crossing checkpoint, or seaport) in order to apply for asylum in Azerbaijan.

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

The applicant is interviewed within 15 days of approaching the State Migration Service; original travel and identity documents are presented and family members attend the required appointments.

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  • The source describes the process but does not guarantee an outcome.
  • source 3129, captured official text
    Within 15 days of your approach to the State Migration Service, you will be interviewed by a government official where an asylum application form will be filled in.

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

The State Migration Service receives and decides asylum applications, and adopts its decision on refugee status within three months from the date the application is registered. UNHCR also publishes information on the asylum application process in Azerbaijan.

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

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