Since 2015 and the refugee crisis in Europe due to various conflicts in the World, the Dublin Regulation does not cease to be contested by a lot of people, including NGOs but also politicians and countries such as Italy, Greece or Malta. But Dublin Regulation, what is it? It is an European regulation, signed in 1990 in Dublin, which organizes the distribution of asylum seekers within the EU. Its basis is simple: a person can only seek asylum in one country of the EU. This cou

On 15 November 2018, the Maltese Government announced the SRA ( Specific Residence Authorisation) policy which offers the possibility for asylum seekers to pass from a temporary situation to a more stable one, a policy that respects the principles of “transparency and predictability.” This policy will also contribute to struggle against migrants poverty and anxiety. It's accessible to holders of the Temporary Humanitarian Protection status. It is also accessible to people th

Refugee status: procedure for application. According to UNHCR, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their c

When you flee your own country because of persecution for political, economic, religious or other reasons, and enter in another state, if you are unwilling to return to your country of origin, you are a refugee by The 1951 Refugee Convention. To move from a refugee status to an asylum seeker status, you must file an application at the national Office of the Refugee Commissioner. Everybody can apply for asylum but not every person will be protected. There are two different ty

Immigrants may go at the Office of the Refugee Commissioner, to inform about their intentions to make an application for international protection. There are two different types of international protection and one national : Refugee status Subsidiary protection Temporary forms of protection according to the host country, which are humanitarian protection and SRA (Specific Residence Authorization) Refugee status: procedure for application. According to UNHCR, a refugee is someo