Humanitarian admission – Page 4 – EU Migration Pact information

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Article 1 – Subject matter

1. This Regulation: (a) establishes a Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework (the ‘Union Framework’) for the admission of third-country nationals or stateless persons to the territory of the Member States with a view to granting them, in accordance with this Regulation: (i) international protection; or (ii) humanitarian status under national law which provides for […]

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Recital 20

A positive conclusion on admission means that a person in relation to whom an admission procedure has been carried out for the purpose of resettlement or humanitarian admission has been accepted for admission by the Member State that reached that conclusion. A negative conclusion on admission means that such a person has not been accepted […]

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Article 2 – Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions apply: (1) ‘resettlement’ means the admission to the territory of a Member State, following a referral from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), of a third-country national or a stateless person, from a third country to which that person has been displaced, who: (a) […]

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Recital 23

An admission procedure should be concluded as soon as possible, while ensuring that Member States have sufficient time for an adequate examination of each case. Member States should make every effort to ensure that a third-country national or stateless person in relation to whom a positive conclusion on admission was reached enters their territory no […]

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Article 3 – Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework

The Union Framework shall: (a) provide for the legal and safe arrival to the territory of a Member State of third-country nationals or stateless persons who are eligible for admission and who do not fall under the grounds for refusal under this Regulation with a view to granting them international protection in accordance with this […]

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Recital 25

There is no right to request admission or to be admitted by a Member State. Moreover, there is no obligation on Member States to admit a person pursuant to this Regulation.

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Article 4 – Determination of regions or third countries from which Union resettlement or humanitarian admission is to occur

The determination of the regions or third countries from which Union resettlement or humanitarian admission occurs shall primarily have as a basis: (a) the Projected Global Resettlement Needs; (b) the scope for improving the protection environment and increasing the protection space in third countries; (c) the scale and content of commitments to resettlement or humanitarian […]

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Recital 26

Resettlement should be the primary type of admission, complemented by humanitarian admission and emergency admission, as appropriate, to address specific circumstances.

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Article 5 – Eligibility for admission

1. For the purpose of resettlement, the following third-country nationals or stateless persons shall be eligible for admission, provided that they also fall within at least one of the categories referred to in paragraph 3, point (a): (a) third-country nationals who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, […]