UNHCR’s observations to proposal to amend criteria for selection of refugees for resettlement to Denmark
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to Denmark’s proposal to amend the criteria for selection of refugees to be resettled to Denmark.
The observations are available here.
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UNHCR’s observations on Danish proposal for new resettlement scheme
11.10.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the Danish government’s proposed amendments to the Aliens Act, introducing a new resettlement system. The amendments introduce a conditional quota scheme effective from 2018. Denmark’s participation in UNHCR’s resettlement program will be conditional on social and financial conditions, including the number […]
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UNHCR’s observations to Denmark’s proposed amendments to the Aliens Act
18.09.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Danish government’s proposal for amendments to the Aliens Act (Restricting the possibility of obtaining a permanent residence permit for foreigners who have actively opposed the clarification of their identity in connection with an application for a residence permit in […]
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UNHCR’s observations on Estonian law proposal on expulsion of refugees
25.08.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s law proposal amending the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens. The aim of the proposal is to include the possibility to revoke refugee status and to allow an exception to the non-refoulement principle in cases when […]
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Observations from UNHCR on Finnish law proposal on promotion of integration
15.06.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Finnish government’s law proposal to amend the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration. UNHCR wishes to welcome Finland’s approach to integration as a two-way process and Finland’s holistic approach to the situation of the whole family. UNHCR recommends […]
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Observations on Swedish law proposal on age assessment in the asylum procedure
07.06.2017UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish government’s law proposal on age assessment earlier in the asylum procedure.
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UNHCR observations on Norwegian law proposal on attachment requirement in family reunification cases
05.04.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Act and Regulations. The proposed amendment would make it possible for the Norwegian immigration authorities to refuse family reunification applications submitted by persons who have been granted international protection in Norway, if it […]
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UNHCR Observations on proposed permanency of restrictions to the Norwegian Immigration Act
17.03.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Norwegian Government’s proposal to make the provisions of Restrictions package II, adopted in May 2016, permanent. The proposal also seeks to give the Ministry of Justice and Public Security permanent authority to instruct the Appeals Board on the interpretation […]
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UNHCR observations on Latvian law proposal to amend the asylum law
08.03.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Latvian government’s proposed amendments of the asylum law. The proposal contains a number of changes regarding provision of reception facilities and social support. It also introduces new provisions regarding relocation and resettlement under the EU and the auspices of […]
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Observations from UNHCR on Estonia’s proposed law amendments to the Penal Code and Aliens Act
01.03.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s law proposal amending the Penal Code and the Aliens Act. The proposal seeks to bring Estonia’s national legislation in line with the European Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. In UNHCR’s view, […]
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UNHCR’s observations on Denmark’s proposal for an “emergency break”
22.02.2017UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the Danish government’s proposal for a law to amend the Aliens Act (Possibility to reject asylum seekers at the border in a crisis situation). The proposed amendments give the minister the opportunity to close the Danish border completely, even for asylum seekers […]