UNHCR publishes study of unaccompanied Afghan children arriving in Sweden
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has carried out a study of the profile, experiences and reasons for flight of unaccompanied or separated children from Afghanistan seeking asylum in Sweden in 2015. The survey was conducted and supervised jointly by UNHCR Regional Bureau...
Observations from UNHCR on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Citizenship Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Danish Citizenship Act in regard to parents’ consent and a child’s ‘good conduct’, when the child derives Danish citizenship from a parent. The observations are available...
UNHCR Observations on Sweden’s proposed amendments to the law on reception of asylum-seekers
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the law proposal concerning activities for asylum-seekers and municipality placements of unaccompanied children. The observations are available here....
UNHCR’s observations to proposed law amendments to the Icelandic Act on Foreigners
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Icelandic government’s law proposal on the Icelandic Act on Foreigners. The amendments are introducing a number of modifications in temporary permits for unaccompanied and separated children, duration...
Observations from UNHCR on Finnish law proposal on alternatives to detention of asylum-seekers
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendments of the Finnish Aliens Act. The proposal has a number of objectives. Firstly, it seeks to improve the efficiency of the asylum procedure and ensure that rejected asylum-seekers...
Observations from UNHCR on Estonian law proposal on preventing gender-based violence and trafficking
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s law proposal that seeks to bring the national legislation in line with the European Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence as well as...
UNHCR’s observations to the Icelandic government’s law proposal on the Foreigners’ Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Icelandic government’s law proposal on the Icelandic Act on Foreigners. The amendments are introducing a number of modifications in increasing the number of Appeals Board members, transferring...
UNHCR observations on law proposal to restrict the possibility to obtain a residence permit in Sweden
UNHCR’s observations to the law proposal on restrictions of the possibility to obtain a residence permit in Sweden.
Observations from UNHCR on Estonia’s revised law proposal to amend the law on granting international protection
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s revised law proposal amending the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens and other related laws. In 2015, UNHCR submitted comments on the proposed amendments twice....
UNHCR observations to modalities surrounding the Citizenship test and Naturalization test in Denmark
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the modalities surrounding the Citizenship Test and Naturalization Test in Denmark. The document is available...
Observations from UNHCR on Finnish law proposal on restricting rules for family reunification
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendments of the Finnish Aliens Act regarding the rules for family reunification. The aim of the proposal is to make the rules for family reunification stricter. The amendment would extend...
Observations from UNHCR on the proposed amendments to the Finnish Aliens Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendments of the Finnish Aliens Act. UNHCR welcomes the amendments to strengthen the role of the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) as the single and central determining authority and...
UNHCR’s observations on Denmark’s proposed amendments to the Social Security legislation
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the Danish government’s proposal to amend the Danish Social Security legislation and its explanatory memorandum (Widening the scope of persons receiving the integration benefit). The observations are...
UNHCR observations on law amendments to the Danish Aliens Act (L87)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations on the proposed amendments to the Danish Aliens Act, L87 (Udskydelse af retten til familiesammenføring for personer med midlertidig beskyttelsesstatus, skærpelse af reglerne om tidsubegrænset...
UNHCR Observations to law amendments of the Danish Alien’s Act (L 62)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the law amendments to the Danish Alien’s Act (L62), “Håndtering af flygtninge- og migrantsituationen”. Generally, UNHCR regrets the introduction of a range of restrictions in asylum...
Observations from UNHCR on law proposal on restrictions in the Finnish asylum system
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Finnish government’s law proposal that seeks to introduce a number of restrictions in the Finnish asylum system. The proposed amendments include reductions of legal aid in the first instance, removal...
UNHCR observations on Danish law proposal to introduce carrier sanctions during border controls
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the draft law proposal to introduce carrier sanctions during temporary intra-Schengen border controls in Denmark. The observations are available...
UNHCR observations on Swedish proposal on measures during threats to the public order
UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish law proposal concerning particular measures in situation of serious threat to the public order or the internal security of the country.
UNHCR’s observations on proposal to amend Finland’s Aliens Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our comments to the draft Law Proposal of 10 November 2015, amending the Aliens Act of the Republic of Finland. The proposal includes three proposed amendments to the law: To abolish the protection category...
Observations from UNHCR on Icelandic proposal to amend the Foreigner’s Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Icelandic government’s law proposal on the Icelandic Act on Foreigners. The amendments are introducing a number of modifications in affairs of the Appeals Board, the Refugee Committee and applications...