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Asylum or UNHCR Mandate Protection (Public Procedure Not Verified)

NepalHumanitarian protection

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

Nepal has a longstanding tradition of providing asylum. The official source does not describe a public asylum application procedure or the legal status granted.

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  • The source does not describe a public asylum application procedure or the legal basis/status granted; it does not distinguish asylum from UNHCR mandate recognition.

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

Nepal hosts around 20,000 refugees, including those from Tibet, Bhutan and other states; the main arrivals were in 1959 (influx from Tibet) and 1990/1991 (influx from Bhutan). The official source does not state who can newly obtain protection.

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  • Describes the hosted population, not criteria for who can newly obtain protection; coverage of new arrivals from other states is not stated.
  • Recorded source · www.unhcr.org
    The country hosts around 20,000 refugees, including those from Tibet, Bhutan and other states. The main arrivals of refugees took place in 1959 with an influx from Tibet, and again in 1990/1991 with an influx from Bhutan.

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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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

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

UNHCR supports the Government of Nepal with advocacy for legal identity documentation, livelihood programmes to achieve self-reliance, and inclusion of refugees into policies, public services and the Government of Nepal's Emergency, Development and SDG planning. The official source does not state registration steps or family handling after a request.

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  • Registration steps and family handling after a request are not described by the source.
  • Support is described as UNHCR programmes/advocacy, not as legal entitlements.
  • Recorded source · www.unhcr.org
    UNHCR supports the Government of Nepal in various programmes to protect and assist refugees in the country.
  • Recorded source · www.unhcr.org
    This includes advocacy for legal identity documentation, livelihood programmes to achieve self-reliance, and the inclusion of refugees into policies, public services and the Government of Nepal’s Emergency, Development and SDG planning.

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

The Ministry of Home Affairs citizen-service listing includes a 'Refugee Management' service, naming the Local Administration and Province Co-Ordination Section as the responsible section.

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  • No UNHCR or other assistance channel, and no official fraud/scam warning, is named in the captured sources.
  • The listing gives no procedure for using this service.

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

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