Germany: Rights conferred to a Bosnian citizen who was given status by the UNHCR in Germany in July 1992 and on whether such recognition entitles a person to remain in Germany indefinitely if the person entered Germany as a convoy refugee
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | DEU28999.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Germany: Rights conferred to a Bosnian citizen who was given status by the UNHCR in Germany in July 1992 and on whether such recognition entitles a person to remain in Germany indefinitely if the person entered Germany as a convoy refugee, 1 March 1998, DEU28999.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ace543.html [accessed 26 May 2023] |
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On the rights confered to a Bosnian citizen who was given refugee status by the UNHCR in Germany in July 1992, and on whether such recognition entitles a person to remain in Germany indefinitely if the person entered Germany as a convoy refugee, an official from the German Federal Office for Recognition of Foreign Refugees stated in a 23 March 1998 fax that:
Bosnian citizens who entered Germany as UNHCR/convoy refugees in July/August 1992 didn't recieve [sic] refugee status in Germany. The refugees came to Germany within the framework of a special admission quota. In fact their status was not governed by the so called Quota Refugee Law.
The Bosnian citizens got a permit to stay (renewable) according to paragraph 32 of the Aliens Act. Admission under this special humanitarian quota is authorized by the Federal Ministery [sic] of Interior in agreement with the Interior Ministry of the federal state concerned.
Later ( after Dayton [peace accord, December 1995]( these Bosnian nationals got a toleration permit according to paragraph 55 section 2 of the Aliens Act.
The permit to stay and the toleration permit are temporary (not permanent) rights to stay.
Additional information on the German Aliens Act is available in the REFWORLD database.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Federal Office for Recognition of Foreign Refugees, Nuremberg, Germany. 23 March 1998. Fax sent by official.
