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São Tomé and Príncipe · Humanitarian protection

São Tomé and Príncipe UNHCR-Referred Asylum Assessment

6 facts quoted from the official source

For a person seeking international protection who is referred to UNHCR because Sao Tome and Principe has no domestic RSD procedure.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
2
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

2 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Eligibility summaryUNHCR reports that no domestic status-determination or appeal law exists and asylum seekers are referred to UNHCR.
  • Registration with the authority or UNHCRAsylum seekers identified on arrival are referred to UNHCR.
Also stated by the source
  • Appeal availableUNHCR confirms that no domestic asylum appeal procedure is established.
  • Official source basisUNHCR reports that no domestic status-determination or appeal law exists and asylum seekers are referred to UNHCR.
  • Report summaryUNHCR reports that no domestic status-determination or appeal law exists and asylum seekers are referred to UNHCR.
  • What the official source statesThe Constitution recognises asylum for foreigners persecuted or gravely threatened for activity supporting democratic rights.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to São Tomé and Príncipe?
The official source states: For a person seeking international protection who is referred to UNHCR because Sao Tome and Principe has no domestic RSD procedure.

Every answer is quoted from the official rimap.unhcr.org page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 6 points against the official source; 6 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official source of the governing body rimap.unhcr.orgLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this São Tomé and Príncipe government page.
Source evidence incomplete — confirm on the official source before acting · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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