RSD Procedural Standards

UNHCR has published a revised and updated 2020 version of the Procedural Standards for RSD under UNHCR’s Mandate (RSD Procedural Standards), originally published in 2003, which set out core standards and best practices to ensure harmonised, efficient and quality UNHCR RSD procedures, including for reception and registration.

The full text of the 2020 RSD Procedural Standards can be found at: Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination Under UNHCR's Mandate UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020

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2020 RSD Procedural Standards by Chapter

2020 RSD Procedural Standards Full Booklet: Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination Under UNHCR's Mandate UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020

Please find below links to the individual chapters of the 2020 RSD Procedural Standards.

2020 RSD Procedural Standards Chapters:
• Unit 1: Introduction, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.1: Confidentiality and Data Protection in UNHCR RSD Procedures, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.2: Refugee Status Determination (RSD) File Management and Recordkeeping Procedures, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.3: Physical Facilities for RSD Procedures, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.4: Office Security, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.5: Interpretation in UNHCR RSD Procedures, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.6: Feedback and Complaints, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.7: Legal Representation in UNHCR RSD Procedures, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.8: Children in UNHCR RSD Procedures, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 2.9: Applicants with Mental Health Conditions or Intellectual Disabilities in UNHCR RSD Procedures, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 3: Reception and Registration for Mandate RSD, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 4: Adjudication of Refugee Status Claims, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 5: Processing Claims Based on the Right to Family Unity, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 6: Notification of RSD Decisions, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 7: Appeal of Negative RSD Decisions, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 8: UNHCR Refugee Identity Documentation, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 9: Procedures for RSD Case Closure and Re-opening, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 10: Procedures for Cancellation and Revocation of Refugee Status, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Unit 11: Procedures for Cessation of Refugee Status, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 26 August 2020
• Annex: Aide Memoire & Glossary of case processing modalities, terms and concepts applicable to RSD under UNHCR's mandate

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