Armenia: Governmental Decision No. #219-N of 2003, On the Procedure of the Provision of Accommodation and Basic Assistance to Asylum-Seekers and Persons Granted Political Asylum Status in the Republic of Armenia
| Publisher | National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities |
| Publication Date | 3 April 2003 |
| Cite as | National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities, Armenia: Governmental Decision No. #219-N of 2003, On the Procedure of the Provision of Accommodation and Basic Assistance to Asylum-Seekers and Persons Granted Political Asylum Status in the Republic of Armenia, 3 April 2003, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/423846304.html [accessed 4 October 2022] |
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In accordance with the provision 3 of article 4 and provision 2 of article 9 of the "Law on Political Asylum" of the Republic of Armenia the Government of the Republic of Armenia decides:
1. To approve the procedure of provision of accommodation and basic assistance to asylum-seekers and persons granted political asylum status in the Republic of Armenia according to the annex.
2. The given decision enters into force on the following day after the official publication.
Annex to the Governmental Decision #219-N (07/03/2003).
PROCEDURE OF PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND BASIC ASSISTANCE TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND PERSONS GRANTED POLITICAL ASYLUM STATUS IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The given procedure is approved according to the provision 3 of article 4 and provision 2 of article 9 of the "Law on Political Asylum" of the Republic of Armenia and stipulates the procedure of provision of accommodation and basic assistance to asylum-seekers and persons granted political asylum in the Republic of Armenia.
2. The Department of Migration and Refugees under the Government of the Republic of Armenia (hereafter the Department) provides asylum-seekers and persons granted political asylum with accommodation and basic assistance. Special hostels under the management of Department are used as temporary dwellings for asylum-seekers and persons granted political asylum.
3. An asylum-seeker is provided with temporary dwelling for the period of the discussion of his/her application to be granted political asylum, for one month, and if the discussion of the case needs additional investigation - up to three months.
4. A person granted political asylum is provided with the temporary dwelling until the elimination of his/her right of political asylum in accordance with the procedure established by the "Law on Political Asylum" of the Republic of Armenia.
II. PROVISION OF AN ASYLUM-SEEKER WITH ACCOMMODATION AND BASIC ASSISTANCE
5. To be granted temporary dwelling an asylum-seeker applies to the Department with a request to provide him/her and his/her family with temporary dwelling. After the receipt of the application within two days the Department gives the asylum-seeker a permit for provision with temporary dwelling, which is the basis for granting an asylum-seeker a relevant hostel accommodation.
6. An asylum-seeker's application for temporary asylum may be rejected by the procedure established by the Legislation of the Republic of Armenia if the asylum-seeker has obtained an accommodation with the right of privatization or other in the Republic of Armenia or resides with his/her relatives or acquaintances.
7. An asylum-seeker provided with the temporary dwelling is also provided with the basic assistance (household facilities, beds, linen etc.).
An asylum-seeker cannot be provided with the basic assistance if he/she is not provided with temporary dwelling in accordance with the provisions of the given procedure.
8. Provision of basic assistance to an asylum-seeker is free, on account of the means provided by the state budget of the Republic of Armenia for the above-mentioned purposes.
III. PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION TO A PERSON GRANTED POLITICAL ASYLUM STATUS IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
9. A person granted political asylum in the Republic of Armenia presents an application to the Department to move him/her and the members of his/her family from the temporary dwelling for asylum-seekers to the temporary dwelling for persons granted political asylum.
10. If the person granted political asylum within the period of the discussion of his/her case was not provided with the temporary dwelling for the residence of the applicants in accordance with the established procedure, within ten days after being granted political asylum s/he may apply to the Department with the request of providing him/her and the members of his/her family with temporary dwelling for the reason of being granted political asylum in the Republic of Armenia, unless there are grounds mentioned in the provision 6 of the given procedure.
11. For being provided with temporary dwelling a person should also submit the copy of the certificate on being granted political asylum in the Republic of Armenia.
12. A basis for moving in the temporary dwelling is the visa given by the Department. The visa form is established by the Department.
