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Deemed Permission - Misadventure at Sea or in the Air

South GeorgiaHumanitarian protection

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

This route covers a person who lands in the Territories by misadventure at sea or in the air. It is not an asylum or protection-seeking mechanism.

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

It covers any person who lands in the Territories by misadventure at sea or in the air, provided that the person either leaves the Territories or applies for a permit at the earliest opportunity; it falls under Part C (persons who have deemed permission for other reasons).

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  • Recorded source · laws.gov.gs
    Part C – Persons who have deemed permission for other reasons
  • Recorded source · gov.gs
    9. Any person who lands in the Territories by misadventure at sea or in the air, provided that the person either leaves the Territories or applies for a permit at the earliest opportunity.

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?

After landing, the person has deemed permission for a 'specified period', a limited period during which they may remain in the Territories; for persons of a Schedule 2 Part C description this is the period during which they continue to be of that description, or such other period (longer or shorter) as the Principal Immigration Officer determines.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources state no registration step, family handling, support or rights for this class.
  • Recorded source · laws.gov.gs
    “specified period” means a limited period during which a permit holder or person who has deemed permission or permission under section 12 may remain in the Territories;
  • Recorded source · laws.gov.gs
    (2) The specified period in relation to a person who has deemed permission is — (a) in the case of persons of a description in Schedule 2 Parts A and C, the period during which they continue to be of that description;
  • Recorded source · laws.gov.gs
    (d) such other period (whether longer or shorter than the period that would otherwise apply under paragraphs (a), (b) or (c)) as may be determined by the Principal Immigration Officer.

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

The competent authority is the Principal Immigration Officer, who is responsible to the Commissioner for the administration of the Ordinance; the Government's Immigration team can be contacted by email at immigration@gov.gs.

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Limits of the record
  • No UN body, humanitarian helpline or fraud/scam warning is named in the sources.
  • Recorded source · laws.gov.gs
    (1) The Principal Immigration Officer is responsible to the Commissioner for the administration of, and for the performance of the functions of the Principal Immigration Officer under, this Ordinance.
  • Recorded source · gov.gs
    The Immigration team can be contacted directly via email at: immigration@gov.gs

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

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